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Recurly, Inc. · commercial

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See what an agent can do with Recurly before you ever sign up. Pick a story: recorded sessions replay real probe-harness transcripts; commands tagged live-capable can re-run against the real endpoint from our edge, right now (▶ run live — the exact same request, live and recorded lines always labeled); the live MCP handshake runs real requests from our edge, right now — including, where the server allows it, one real read-only tool call (bring your own key for auth-gated servers); sandboxed self-drive sessions are designed and gated (docs/TRY-IT.md).

$curl -si https://v3.recurly.com/accounts -H 'Accept: application/vnd.recurly.v2021-02-25' # versioned keyless call → 401 Bearer challengerecorded session — replayed, not live
recorded 2026-09-14 · exit 0 · captured verbatim by our probe harness, secrets redacted · pure-HTTP probe — ▶ run live re-runs it from our edge

Verified integrations

No integration evidence found in our corpus for this product yet — that means none was found, never that it doesn’t integrate.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

23.9/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

21.0/100

Billing agent access — stories about billing agent access in this arenaBilling agent accessevidence →

Stories about billing agent access in this arena

27.6/100

Billing math — stories about billing math in this arenaBilling mathevidence →

Stories about billing math in this arena

25.2/100

Dunning recovery — stories about dunning recovery in this arenaDunning recoveryevidence →

Stories about dunning recovery in this arena

30.0/100

Entitlements — stories about entitlements in this arenaEntitlementsevidence →

Stories about entitlements in this arena

36.0/100

Invoicing tax — stories about invoicing tax in this arenaInvoicing taxevidence →

Stories about invoicing tax in this arena

10.0/100

Migration portability — stories about migration portability in this arenaMigration portabilityevidence →

Stories about migration portability in this arena

22.8/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

14.4/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

0.0/100

Revenue recognition — stories about revenue recognition in this arenaRevenue recognitionevidence →

Stories about revenue recognition in this arena

0.0/100

Subscription lifecycle — stories about subscription lifecycle in this arenaSubscription lifecycleevidence →

Stories about subscription lifecycle in this arena

18.7/100

Usage metering — stories about usage metering in this arenaUsage meteringevidence →

Stories about usage metering in this arena

18.0/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

What’s free: 0 free · 4 paid · 0 enterprise · 24 not stated in evidence

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 53/53 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial7/10T

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial4/10T

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial4/10C

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partialpaid4/10C

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial3/10X

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1noneuntestednone yet

Create, update, pause, and cancel subscriptions through a documented API — the full lifecycle without touching a dashboard C

Lifecycle api

developerSubscription lifecycle — stories about subscription lifecycle in this arenaSubscription lifecycle3partial6/10C

Features and limits are modeled as entitlements attached to plans, and my application can check a customer's entitlements at runtime via API or SDK C

Entitlement checks

developerEntitlements — stories about entitlements in this arenaEntitlements3full6/10C

An agent can operate my billing — create a subscription, apply a credit, change a plan — through a programmatic surface with scoped permissions G

Agent operations

ai-native userBilling agent access — stories about billing agent access in this arenaBilling agent access3partial5/10T

Failed renewal payments are retried automatically on an ML- or schedule-optimized cadence that measurably recovers involuntary churn C

Smart retries

finance leadDunning recovery — stories about dunning recovery in this arenaDunning recovery3partialpaid5/10X

Mid-cycle upgrades and downgrades are prorated with documented, auditable math — credits, partial periods, and invoice line items that reconcile to the penny C

Proration

finance leadBilling math — stories about billing math in this arenaBilling math3partial5/10C

Price with tiered, volume, graduated, per-unit, and hybrid subscription-plus-usage models — including credits, commitments, and overage — without custom code G

Pricing models

finance leadUsage metering — stories about usage metering in this arenaUsage metering3partial5/10C

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3partialpaid4/10X

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partial4/10X

Migrate live subscriptions in from a spreadsheet or a competing platform — including PCI-compliant card data transfer — without customers noticing C

Import

ops userMigration portability — stories about migration portability in this arenaMigration portability3partial3/10X

Stream high-volume usage events — API calls, tokens, compute-seconds — into a metering pipeline with idempotent ingestion and backdating support C

Event ingestion

developerUsage metering — stories about usage metering in this arenaUsage metering3partial3/10C

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3n/auntestednone yet

Revenue is recognized on an ASC 606 / IFRS 15 basis — deferred revenue schedules and audit-ready recognition reports straight from billing data G

Revrec reports

finance leadRevenue recognition — stories about revenue recognition in this arenaRevenue recognition3noneuntestednone yet

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3noneuntestednone yet

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial6/10C

Configure automated dunning sequences — branded emails, in-app banners, grace periods, and final-state rules like cancel vs unpaid C

Dunning comms

ops userDunning recovery — stories about dunning recovery in this arenaDunning recovery2partialpaid5/10X

Expiring or replaced cards update themselves — network account updater, backup payment methods, and hosted update-payment pages C

Card recovery

ops userDunning recovery — stories about dunning recovery in this arenaDunning recovery2partial5/10C

Export every subscription, invoice, and usage record — and port stored payment methods out to another provider — if I choose to leave G

Export

finance leadMigration portability — stories about migration portability in this arenaMigration portability2partial5/10X

My customers can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel themselves through a hosted portal or embeddable components, without a support ticket C

Self serve

founderSubscription lifecycle — stories about subscription lifecycle in this arenaSubscription lifecycle2partial5/10C

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial5/10C

The platform generates compliant invoices, credit notes, and receipts — sequential numbering, custom fields, memos — delivered to customers automatically C

Invoices

ops userInvoicing tax — stories about invoicing tax in this arenaInvoicing tax2partial5/10C

An agent can answer questions about my billing state — MRR, delinquent accounts, upcoming renewals, a customer's invoices — by querying the platform directly G

Agent queries

ai-native userBilling agent access — stories about billing agent access in this arenaBilling agent access2partial4/10T

Control billing anchors and cycles — calendar vs anniversary billing, alignment across a customer's subscriptions, custom invoice dates G

Billing cycles

ops userBilling math — stories about billing math in this arenaBilling math2partial3/10C

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial3/10C

Change pricing without breaking existing subscribers — versioned plans, grandfathering, and bulk migration tools for moving cohorts to new prices G

Plan versioning

ops userEntitlements — stories about entitlements in this arenaEntitlements2none0/10

Customers and my team can see current-cycle usage and accrued cost in real time, with thresholds and alerts before an invoice surprises anyone C

Usage visibility

ops userUsage metering — stories about usage metering in this arenaUsage metering2none0/10

Every subscription state change — renewal, upgrade, payment failure, cancellation — emits a webhook or event my systems can act on reliably C

Lifecycle events

developerSubscription lifecycle — stories about subscription lifecycle in this arenaSubscription lifecycle2none0/10

I get MRR, churn, cohort retention, and LTV analytics computed from the billing source of truth, not a bolted-on BI export G

Analytics

founderRevenue recognition — stories about revenue recognition in this arenaRevenue recognition2none0/10

Invoices, payments, and recognition entries sync to my general ledger or ERP — QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite — so the close doesn't need CSV surgery C

Gl sync

finance leadRevenue recognition — stories about revenue recognition in this arenaRevenue recognition2none0/10

Bill customers in their local currency with per-currency price points and consolidated reporting in my home currency G

Multi currency

finance leadInvoicing tax — stories about invoicing tax in this arenaInvoicing tax2noneuntestednone yet

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2n/auntestednone yet

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2noneuntestednone yet

Run free trials, coupons, and promotion codes with automatic conversion to paid — including trial-end notifications required by card-network rules C

Trials promos

ops userSubscription lifecycle — stories about subscription lifecycle in this arenaSubscription lifecycle2noneuntestednone yet

Sales tax, VAT, and GST are calculated on every invoice — natively or through a first-class tax integration — with the right registrations and rates C

Tax

finance leadInvoicing tax — stories about invoicing tax in this arenaInvoicing tax2noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1noneuntestednone yet

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 47 stories with headroom

What would move Recurly’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDelegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 45

    Recurly is a subscription billing platform; evidence shows an MCP server for connecting AI dev tools to documentation/API knowledge, but nothing indicates a built-in AI assistant within the product that users can delegate tasks to.

  2. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Evidence only shows Recurly publishing its own MCP server (Compass) so external AI tools can query Recurly's docs/API — this is Recurly acting as an MCP server provider, not as a client that can plug in and use other MCP servers' tools.

  3. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core product

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The axis applies to this product kind (peer products hold positive or none verdicts on this story), so lack of evidence for an applicable capability is "none", never "na".

  4. Revenue recognition — stories about revenue recognition in this arenaRevenue is recognized on an ASC 606 / IFRS 15 basis — deferred revenue schedules and audit-ready recognition reports straight from billing data

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Evidence covers subscriptions, invoicing, dunning, entitlements, and data import/export for general compliance, but nothing addresses ASC 606/IFRS 15 deferred revenue schedules or audit-ready recognition reporting specifically.

  5. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productGet AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 30

    No evidence Recurly generates AI-driven insights or suggestions from a merchant's own subscription/billing data; the only AI-related feature (Compass MCP) merely connects AI dev tools to documentation/API knowledge, not to account data analytics.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productUse an official CLI

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    No evidence of an official Recurly CLI; documentation instead references client libraries (Ruby, Node.js, Python, etc.), mobile SDKs, and an MCP server for AI tools, but nothing about a command-line interface.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    No evidence of scoped or least-privilege API key/credential issuance for agents; the MCP server (recurly-docs-12, recurly-probe-2) only connects AI tools to documentation, not scoped API credentials, and no API key management or permission-scoping docs are present.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examples

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Missing: interactive API console, runnable code examples, in-browser execution/testing of API calls.

Showing the top 8 of 47 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map4 surfaces · 28 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

Recurly subscriptions docs26 stories

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$curl -si https://v3.recurly.com/accounts -H 'Accept: application/vnd.recurly.v2021-02-25' # versioned keyless call → 401 Bearer challengereproduced
$ curl -si https://v3.recurly.com/accounts -H 'Accept: application/vnd.recurly.v2021-02-25'  # versioned [redacted]less call → 401 Bearer challenge
HTTP/2 401

www-authenticate: Bearer realm="partner-api"

{"error":{"type":"unauthorized","message":"You must provide a valid Authorization header"}}
$curl -si -X POST https://mcp.recurly.com/mcp -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>' # the Compass public MCP server Recurly documentsreproduced
$ curl -si -X POST https://mcp.recurly.com/mcp -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '<jsonrpc initialize>'  # the Compass public MCP server Recurly documents
HTTP/2 401

www-authenticate: Bearer resource_metadata="https://mcp.recurly.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
$curl -sL https://recurly.com/llms.txt | head -3reproduced
$ curl -sL https://recurly.com/llms.txt | head -3
# Recurly

> Recurly is the subscription management and recurring billing platform trusted by 2,000+ subscription businesses, handling the full subscription lifecycle — plans, billing, dunning, revenue recognition, retention, and analytics — across SaaS, media, ecommerce, and consumer subscription verticals.

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

4 of 11 testable claims verified · 0 contradictedintegrity 36/100

15 distinct capability claims found in Recurly’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

4

Verified

7

Unverified

0

Contradicted

17

Undersold

Verified (6)
Unverified (8)
Undersold (17)
Claims outside our story set (1)

Real capability claims found in Recurly’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Higher-tier plans can create up to 50 targeted marketing campaigns for customer segments

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Business model

subscription-flatusage-basedenterprise-custom

Starter is $249/mo plus 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K of billings included); All-Access is under 1% of volume with a $1M billing-volume minimum; RevRec from $850/mo.

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Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score22 (Sep 14 '26)19 (Sep 14 '26)
Agent-ready38 (Sep 14 '26)38 (Sep 14 '26)

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