Canonical URL: https://chargezen.com/blog/shopify-subscription-apps-no-transaction-fees Subscriptions2 min read # Shopify Subscription Apps With No Transaction Fees (2026): Costs at Three Order Volumes ![Jerry Abrahamson](https://chargezen.com/assets/blogpost1.6581a30d.png) Jerry Abrahamson Founder & CEO • Oct 9, 2026 ![Shopify Subscription Apps With No Transaction Fees (2026): Costs at Three Order Volumes](https://chargezen.com/og-default.png) _Disclosure: Chargezen is one of the apps below. Prices come from each app's public pricing page or Shopify App Store listing, checked on October 9, 2026. Negotiated and enterprise rates are not included._ Most Shopify subscription apps charge two things: a monthly base price and a fee on every subscription order. The base price is easy to compare. The per-order fee is what grows with you, and above a few hundred orders a month it is usually the larger number. ## Annual cost at three order volumes Each row uses the app's main published plan for growing brands and assumes every order is a subscription order with a $50 average order value. | App and plan | Published price | 1,000 orders/mo | 5,000 orders/mo | 20,000 orders/mo | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Appstle](https://apps.shopify.com/subscriptions-by-appstle) Business Premium | $100/mo, 0% transaction fee | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | | [Chargezen](https://chargezen.com/pricing) Subscriptions | $1,990/yr or $199/mo, no commission (Shopify Advanced and Plus stores) | $1,990 | $1,990 | $1,990 | | [Bold](https://apps.shopify.com/bold-subscriptions) Scale | $74.99/mo + 0.9% | $6,300 | $27,900 | $108,900 | | [Loop](https://loopwork.co/pricing) Pro | $399/mo + 0.75% | $9,288 | $27,288 | $94,788 | | [Awtomic](https://apps.shopify.com/awtomic) Growth | $299/mo + 1% | $9,588 | $33,588 | $123,588 | | [Smartrr](https://www.smartrr.com/pricing) Grow | $299/mo + 1% of subscriber GMV | $9,588 | $33,588 | $123,588 | | [Stay AI](https://stay.ai/pricing) Pro | $499/mo + 1% + $0.19 | $14,268 | $47,388 | $171,588 | | [Skio](https://skio.com/pricing) Scale | $499/mo billed annually + 1% + $0.20 | $14,388 | $47,988 | $173,988 | | [Recharge](https://getrecharge.com/pricing/) Plus | $499/mo + 1.34% + $0.19 | $16,308 | $57,588 | $212,388 | Annual software cost only. Excludes SMS, payment processing, taxes and add-ons. Seal Subscriptions is free up to 50 subscriptions with 0% fees and publishes paid tiers up to 500 subscriptions; its larger plans are not priced publicly, so it is not in the table ([Seal listing](https://apps.shopify.com/seal-subscriptions)). ## Apps with no transaction fees * **Appstle**: Free plan, then $10, $30 and $100 a month, each listed with a 0% transaction fee. * **Seal Subscriptions**: Free up to 50 subscriptions, then tiers from $5.95 to $24.95 a month up to 500 subscriptions, all with 0% fees. * **Chargezen**: Subscriptions is $199 a month or $1,990 a year for Shopify Advanced and Shopify Plus stores, with no commission or per-order fee. ## How to read the table * **Features differ**: The cheapest app is not automatically the right one. Check that bundles, SMS, a customer portal, payment recovery and analytics are on the plan you would actually buy. * **Fees scale, flat prices do not**: At 20,000 orders a month, a 1% fee on a $50 order is $120,000 a year before the base price. * **Ask about volume rates**: Recharge, Loop, Stay AI, Skio and Smartrr all offer custom or negotiated pricing for larger brands. Use the published numbers as your ceiling. * **Count moving costs**: Switching takes planning: matching plans, importing subscriptions and stopping billing in the old app before each next charge date. See our [migration guide](https://chargezen.com/docs/subscriptions/migration). To compare one app in detail, see [Chargezen vs Recharge](https://chargezen.com/compare/recharge) and [Chargezen vs Skio](https://chargezen.com/compare/skio), or read [what the Recharge and Skio deal means for merchants](https://chargezen.com/blog/recharge-acquired-skio-what-merchants-should-do). ![Jerry Abrahamson](https://chargezen.com/assets/blogpost2.32f70dbd.png) Written by ### Jerry Abrahamson Jerry is the Founder and CEO of Chargezen, helping brands build sustainable omni-channel businesses. With over 10 years of experience in omni-channel commerce and SaaS, he's passionate about helping brands create recurring revenue streams. 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