Out of Dark vs. Recurly

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Out of Dark
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Out of Dark helps companies to sort customer touchpoints into persona-centric customer journeys and get their CX and marketing operations under control. Multiple journey views Customer journey can be viewed in the Activity map timeline where the touchpoints can be moved using drag-and-drop or in a traditional Detail view that’s better suited for editing the touchpoints. Customer touchpoints Each customer interaction can be defined with additional details like…N/A
Recurly
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Recurly is a subscription billing platform and manages customer communications via email, business performance monitoring, and account changes. A merchant bank account is required to work with Recurly. A payment gateway is part of the product but it integrates with other gateways, such as PayPal, to give shoppers a more comprehensive suite of payment options.
$249
per month
Pricing
Out of DarkRecurly
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$249
per month
Professional
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per month
Elite
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per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Out of DarkRecurly
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.For startups and SMBs looking to launch today and grow their subscription business fast, the Starter plan (formerly Core) is available with no monthly platform fee plus no payment volume fee for first $40,000 USD per month in first 3 months for new customers only.
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User Ratings
Out of DarkRecurly
Likelihood to Recommend
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6.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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7.5
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Support Rating
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Out of DarkRecurly
Likelihood to Recommend
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Recurly is great for tracking transactions and reviewing payment method declines. The platform is extremely helpful when dealing with scenarios where someone believes they have been fraudulently charged for the product. Recurly allows for transaction filtering, which is very helpful when trying to find possibly fraudulent charges very easy. If expecting precise, detailed information about a card decline, Recurly would not be very helpful.
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Pros
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  • Recurly is very easy to use. Their UI is very clean and intuitive, so my staff has no problem understanding how to handle payments in Recurly. They just released a new UI, which is currently in Beta, but does an even better job making the user experience great.
  • Recurly really helps reduce the time involved in collecting payment from a client. They have a dunning process which detects when a transaction has failed, and automatically re-tries running the payment several times before giving up. Recurly gives you full flexibility on how the dunning process works, including the ability to send your client payment declined notifications every few days to inspire them to update their payment info.
  • Recurly just added a new feature which can automatically update credit card information from clients whose card has expired. They ping the credit card company (visa, MC, AMEX, Discover) to retrieve new card information for cards who have just gone past their expiration dates. This is extremely handy, and has reduced the number of times we've had to contact our client to get updated billing information.
  • Recurly has excellent customer service. You can chat with an agent and receive an instant reply to your questions. I love this.
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Cons
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  • I would like it if an agent accessed Recurly for any reason that it tracks it using the agent's name or login information.
  • The time stamp on refunds processed can be confusing as it sometimes shows midnight when we don't, as such, I would like to see a change in that.
  • Would like if the report for transitioned showed who completed the transition.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I believe we would continue to use Recurly because they have shown that they are continually improving their software, and they listen to their customers
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Usability
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Apart from a lot of scope, which it has for improvement, like analytics, api's, customer service, downtimes. It still provides a lot of value, it is helpful for us in Business crtical areas, managing subscriptions and creating and launching coupons, ease of usability, camparatively lower maintainence are some valid reasons to prefer Recurly.
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Support Rating
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They have always been quick to respond and help. I love their chat feature at the bottom right-hand corner of the platform.
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Implementation Rating
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We implemented Recurly ourself both for client, backend and bi in a weeks time
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Alternatives Considered
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We did try to custom build a recurring option in these tools that we've tried, but Recurly offers a different level of support on our ever growing customers who either fit into our normal subscription business/billing model and those who do not. It allows us to see what's going on in our side of the business without digging through a lot of codes and reports.
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Return on Investment
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  • If you have considered spending a little and saving a lot of time, then Recurly is a great fit. We are a small team and we handle a lot of subscriptions and also get good insights into how our business is doing. So in a way Recurly is helping us a lot.
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ScreenShots

Out of Dark Screenshots

Screenshot of the activity map with touchpoints on a timelineScreenshot of a view of a touchpoint's performance metric with trend graphScreenshot of the warnings indicating under or over-performing KPIsScreenshot of the assignment of team members to individual touchpointsScreenshot of a customizable persona profileScreenshot of the creation of opportunities and actions

Recurly Screenshots

Screenshot of payments with smart routing to improve transaction success rates and conversions by offering a variety of payment methods, such as credit cards, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH.Screenshot of the flexible ways to configure subscription billings workflows, and automate recurring invoicing based on the subscription parameters.Screenshot of automated dunning communications to increase collection effectiveness. Configurable across period and timing, if the payment is past due or declined, selected and personalized dunning campaign launch.Screenshot of the features to set up and test different products, plans, and pricing options, plus promotional tools like free trials, coupons, and gift subscriptions and cards to attract more customers.Screenshot of Recurly analytics, which provides a 360° view into the health of a subscription business's plan performance, churn trends, campaigns results, financial metrics. These inform decisions for business growth.