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Zoho Payments is a subscription billing software product from Zoho Corporation, Chennai, priced at Pay as you go. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 1 have a free plan, 5 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Zoho Payments are Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo), PayU Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Stripe Billing (Pay as you go) and Paddle (Pay as you go). Instamojo Subscriptions is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹1,500/month.
There is no free plan
Zoho Payments has no free tier. 1 alternatives do, which lets you test with real data before you pay.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Zoho Payments's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Zoho Payments (current) | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | — |
| 1 |  Cashfree Subscriptions | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 2 |  Pabbly Subscriptions | ₹1,500/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 3 |  PayU Subscriptions | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 4 |  Stripe Billing | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 5 |  Paddle | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 6 |  FastSpring | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 7 |  Lemon Squeezy | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 8 |  Billsby | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 9 |  2Checkout (Verifone) | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 10 |  Baremetrics | ₹9,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 11 |  Instamojo Subscriptions | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 12 |  Recharge | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 13 |  Bold Subscriptions | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 14 |  Rebilly | $15/mo + 1% of collected revenue (Basic) | No | Web | No | 4/5 | |
| 15 |  Skio | ₹40,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 16 |  ChargeOver | Starts at $229/month | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 17 |  Memberful | $49/month + 4.9% transaction fee | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 18 |  Sticky.io | $499/month + 1% of gross sales | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 19 |  ChargeDesk | $29/month (Hobby) | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 20 |  Razorpay Subscriptions | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 |
Cashfree Payments · Bengaluru · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Recurring collections with UPI AutoPay and e-NACH.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Key features
Pabbly · Bhopal · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Subscription billing with zero transaction fees and Indian gateways.
₹1,500/mo
Free trial
PayU India · Gurugram · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Recurring payments with e-mandates and UPI AutoPay.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Stripe · San Francisco · Subscription billing software · 4.5/5
Recurring billing built on Stripe payments.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Paddle · London · Subscription billing software · 4.4/5
Merchant of record for SaaS with billing and tax handled.
Pay as you go
Free trial
FastSpring · Santa Barbara · Subscription billing software · 4.5/5
Merchant of record e-commerce for software companies.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Lemon Squeezy (Stripe) · Wilmington · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Merchant of record for selling software and digital products.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Billsby · London · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Subscription billing with low percentage fees.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Verifone · Atlanta · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Global payments and subscription billing platform.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Baremetrics · Chattanooga · Subscription billing software · 4.2/5
Subscription analytics and dunning for Stripe businesses.
₹9,000/mo
Free trial
The closest matches to Zoho Payments on App Advisor are Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo), PayU Subscriptions (Pay as you go). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Zoho Payments, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 1 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Instamojo Subscriptions (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Pabbly Subscriptions starts lowest at ₹1,500/mo. Instamojo Subscriptions also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 5 alternatives are built in India, including Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo), PayU Subscriptions (Pay as you go). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Cashfree Subscriptions is the closest match to Zoho Payments in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in subscription billing software or a category Zoho Payments also covers, and Zoho Corporation's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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