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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chargebee

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AChargeBee is an all in one subscription billing solution designed to handle all the complexity of recurring billing. The product integrates with a range of other SaaS applications including SalesForce, accounting, and order fulfillment systems. Some key features include: Managed Subscription Billing, Flexible Billing Support and Automated Notifications.

    $599

    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter

    Cleverbridge

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ACleverbridge is an enterprise eCommerce solution with subscription management capability to drive growth.N/A
    Pricing
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
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    Chargebee
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    Cleverbridge
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Chargebee and Cleverbridge
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Cleverbridge
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Chargebee and Cleverbridge
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Cleverbridge
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Chargebee and Cleverbridge
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Cleverbridge
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings9.72 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Chargebee and Cleverbridge
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Cleverbridge
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Chargebee and Cleverbridge
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Cleverbridge
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Multi-site management00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Order processing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (21 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeCleverbridge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chargebee
    Well-suited:
    • In a B2B set up - Post achieving some scale and having outgrown Google Sheets/ Excels. Won't add much value if you are dealing with fewer than 400-500 invoices a year.
    • We haven't explored their B2C subscription management side - but that is one of the key strengths of the platform.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cleverbridge
    Cleverbridge is well-suited for big companies that have a client base and want to start online. If you have a wide range of products, and you sell worldwide--where different languages and different settings are needed for each region--then Cleverbridge is good solution. If you just want to start selling with limited stock and with couple of product types only in one region, then it's not good idea to begin with Cleverbridge.
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    Pros
    Chargebee
    • Reliable: We've had virtually no issues since launch.
    • Care about customers: Chargebee's account managers/support team have always been very helpful/responsive.
    • Feature-rich: Chargebee has a ton of features that help us do what we want and they are consistently adding new features every quarter.
    Incentivized
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    Cleverbridge
    • Excellent partnet
    • Terrific at subscription software
    • Excellent security and uptime
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Chargebee
    • It wasn't allowing us to add a one time purchase without making it an ongoing subscription with only one payment. They may have fixed it very recently but that was a big pain from a reporting perspective (it was including one time purchasers as subscribers)
    • Email automation is not very robust. Difficult to customize triggers by subscription, you have to send the same message to all subscribers for a specific action
    • Wish it had a way to write off and cancel the subscription of customers who haven't updated their cc info. That can be a long painful and very manual process. And if that feature is available somewhere they don't do a good job of making that clear.
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    Cleverbridge
    • Because of the many different settings, it becomes hard sometimes to set everything up
    • The slow system can take up to 10 seconds to save something
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Chargebee
    It's very easy to use once you know what you're doing. I found it very straight forward once I got the hang of things and was able to create plans easily for my business. I was also able to just charge my clients right away easily. Refunding was also easy when needed.
    Incentivized
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    Cleverbridge
    Usability is native, but the system is complex. It has a knowledge base, but who reads that, right? So without explanation, sometimes it's hard to understand how to move and set things. But as soon as you get it, it's not a problem anymore. There are 2 major things, which keeps me from giving a higher score: 1 - Delay in time when making changes; can take up to 2 sec when opening a product, and 10 secs when saving a product update. When you do several updates, it is time consuming; 2 - A lot of settings, which also in the end becomes time consuming.
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    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
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    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Chargebee
    The major reason to go with chargebee is its costing as compared to its competitors it is much useful and value for money.Also it has many features that is very practical and efficient to use it.I recommend to the people who involves low costing as well as futuristic features.
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    Cleverbridge
    DR Waco e screwed up the company when we worked with them - they didn’t like customers - I know that sounds odd but it was true and their software was dreadful
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    Return on Investment
    Chargebee
    • It was a step in the right direction compared to ReCharge
    • It had negative impacts on our revenue before we had our developers put some work into improving its capabilities with our website and software
    • Now, we are seeing some positive results (after some costly updating from our end)
    Incentivized
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    Cleverbridge
    • We couldn’t have done this on our own
    • They provided cost-effective eCommerce for us
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Chargebee Screenshots

    Screenshot of Chargebee's metrics and reportingScreenshot of the Recurring Business Command CentreScreenshot of customer subscription nanagement organized onto a single page, where users can change plans, edit card details, add add-ons, apply credits, apply ad hoc charges and delay billing dateScreenshot of the customizable hosted checkout page