Subbly vs WooCommerce

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • WooCommerce costs less for a six-person team.
  • WooCommerce fits retail shop, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
  • Subbly fits restaurant or café.
CompareSubblySubblyWooCommerceAutomattic
In one lineA storefront built around subscription boxes and membershipsFree store plugin for WordPress, if you run your own hosting
Starting priceFrom $51/moFrom $25/mo
Six-person team$51/mo$25/mo
On $10,000 of card salesYour own card processor$355/mo
PlansSubbly $51/mo billed annually ($69 monthly); Max $111/mo ($149 monthly); Subbly X from $499/mo; fees 1% + 12¢ on Stripe, 1.25% on other gatewaysPlugin free; hosting about $25-350/mo; extensions $29-299/yr each; WooPayments 2.9% + 30¢ for US cards
Pricing modelFree trialFree tier
Free trial——
UsersUnlimitedUnlimited
Both connect toMailchimp, Klaviyo
Also connects toNo others on recordQuickBooks Online, Xero, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend, Sender +2 more
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNot looked up yet
Live chatNone listedPlans not stated
Support hoursNot publishedNot published
Incidents posted5 incidents posted on Subbly's status page, which covers all Subbly products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Subbly. Status pageAutomattic has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score4.8 / 5 from 220 reviewsNot listed
Trustpilot score3.2 / 5 from 5 reviews (few reviews)2.1 / 5 from 144 reviews
Fit: Retail shop5065
Fit: Restaurant or café4025
Fit: Service business4540
Fit: Agency or studio1555
Fit: Trades or contractor1020
Fit: Online store8885
Why people pick it
  • Subscription logic is native
  • Checkout surveys and box builders
  • Full control, no platform fee
  • Huge plugin ecosystem
Where it falls short
  • Transaction fee on top of processing
  • Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify
  • You manage hosting and updates
  • Costs spread across many vendors
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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