Modern portal.
Smarter backend.
Skio built the modern subscription portal that customers love. Chargezen matches that experience and adds cancellation risk scores, connected messaging and affiliates, and no commission on subscription revenue.All the features. None of the transaction fees.
Self-serve software or help with setup and migration.
Side by side
See exactly what you get with each one.
Who each one is best for. Choose Skio if you want a polished passwordless portal and two-way subscription texts from a team now backed by Recharge, and the per-order fee fits your margins. Choose Subscriptions if you sell on Shopify Advanced or Shopify Plus and want subscriptions with no cut of your revenue, plus AI agents, texts and rewards that share one customer record.
Checked October 9, 2026. Skio is now part of Recharge, which acquired it in April 2026 and says both platforms will keep operating for now. Skio facts come from Skio pricing and the Recharge announcement. “Not listed” means those pages didn’t name the feature when we checked, not that Skio can’t do it.
| Feature | Skio | Chargezen |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribe & save Traditional recurring subscriptions | Included | Included |
| Build-a-box Customer-curated boxes | Included | Included |
| Passwordless portal SMS OTP + magic link login | Included | Included |
| One-click checkout Shopify native checkout | Included | Included |
| Volume discounts Tiered pricing incentives | Included | Included |
| Payment recovery Failed payment campaigns | Included | Included |
| Analytics dashboard Monthly revenue, cancellations and how long customers stay | Included | Included |
| Two-way SMS (SkioSMS) Subscription management via text | Included | Included |
| Mystery box Merchant-curated surprise boxes | Not listed | Included |
| Cancellation risk score A daily score for how likely each subscriber is to cancel | Not listed | Included |
| Automated retention offers Personalized save campaigns | Included | Included |
| Inventory forecasting Predict demand from subscription signals | Not listed | Included |
| Membership tiers VIP programs with exclusive benefits | Not listed | Included |
| One Inbox Texts, chat and calls in one inbox | SMS only | Included |
| Affiliate sales tracking See which partners brought in subscribers | Referrals only | Included |
| Upsells Offer more products to subscribers | Upsell carousel | Included |
| No per-order fees No fee on each subscription order | Not included | Included |
Skio
- Subscribe & save
- Included
- Build-a-box
- Included
- Passwordless portal
- Included
- One-click checkout
- Included
- Volume discounts
- Included
- Payment recovery
- Included
- Analytics dashboard
- Included
- Two-way SMS (SkioSMS)
- Included
- Mystery box
- Not listed
- Cancellation risk score
- Not listed
- Automated retention offers
- Included
- Inventory forecasting
- Not listed
- Membership tiers
- Not listed
- One Inbox
- SMS only
- Affiliate sales tracking
- Referrals only
- Upsells
- Upsell carousel
- No per-order fees
- Not included
Chargezen
- Subscribe & save
- Included
- Build-a-box
- Included
- Passwordless portal
- Included
- One-click checkout
- Included
- Volume discounts
- Included
- Payment recovery
- Included
- Analytics dashboard
- Included
- Two-way SMS (SkioSMS)
- Included
- Mystery box
- Included
- Cancellation risk score
- Included
- Automated retention offers
- Included
- Inventory forecasting
- Included
- Membership tiers
- Included
- One Inbox
- Included
- Affiliate sales tracking
- Included
- Upsells
- Included
- No per-order fees
- Included
What you’d really pay
Compare subscription software costs at 5,000 monthly orders with a $50 average order value.
Skio
- Scale, annual billing
- $499/mo
- Transaction fee
- 1% + $0.20/order
- Fees at the example volume
- $3,500/mo
- Base + transaction fees
- $3,999/mo
Estimated Annual Cost
$47,988/year
Example uses Scale with annual billing; month-to-month base pricing is $599/month. Messaging, payment processing, taxes, and other services are excluded. Skio pricing, checked October 9, 2026.
Chargezen
- Subscriptions, annual billing
- $1,990/yr
- Commission on subscription revenue
- $0
- Per-order fee
- $0
- Cancellation risk scores and customer groups
- Included
Annual Cost
$1,990/year
Chargezen Subscriptions is $1,990 billed annually or $199/month, for Shopify Advanced and Shopify Plus stores, with no commission. Software only; excludes applicable usage, taxes, and any payment processing charges. Chargezen pricing.
Annual cost difference in this example
$45,998
Annual difference in subscription software costs for this example, before excluded costs. Actual totals depend on your plan and usage.
Plan your move from Skio
Check your data, billing dates and launch plan before you switch.
Talk through your move- 01
Export from Skio
Export your active subscriptions from Skio as a spreadsheet.
- 02
Create matching plans
Create a Chargezen plan for each frequency you sell, so every row has a selling plan ID.
- 03
Import the CSV
Map each subscription to Chargezen's CSV columns and upload it. Any row with an error is listed before anything imports.
- 04
Stop billing in Skio
Cancel the imported subscriptions in Skio before their next charge date. See the migration guide.
“Skio's passwordless portal was great, but at our scale, we were paying over $4K/month in transaction fees. Chargezen has the same modern portal experience, but with AI retention tools and no transaction fees. We saved $40K in the first year and reduced churn by 25%.”
Why brands switch to Chargezen
Unified Platform
Run AI agents, texts and email, upsells, creators and subscriptions from one place.
AI-Powered
AI agents answer customers, follow up and handle everyday busywork for your team.
Clear Pricing
See prices and usage costs, billed monthly or yearly.
Ready to switch from Skio?
See the products, prices and setup help that fit your brand.
Common questions
At 5,000 monthly orders with a $50 average order value, Skio Scale costs about $47,988 a year: $499/month billed annually plus 1% + $0.20 per subscription order, at public rates checked October 9, 2026. Chargezen Subscriptions is $1,990 a year ($199/month) for Shopify Advanced and Shopify Plus stores, with no commission or per-order fees. Messaging, payment processing and taxes are excluded from both.
Yes. Recharge announced its acquisition of Skio in April 2026 and said both platforms would keep operating, with a combined roadmap to follow.
Export your subscriptions from Skio, create a Chargezen plan for each frequency you sell, and upload a CSV with one contract per row. If any row has an error nothing imports and each problem is listed. Then cancel the imported subscriptions in Skio before their next charge date. Because Skio runs on Shopify, subscribers keep the payment method already saved in Shopify.
