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Compare Stay AI's subscription platform with Chargezen Subscriptions: features, transaction fees, and what each costs at your order volume.$199/month for Shopify Advanced and Shopify Plus stores.
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 Stay AI if you want AI personalization, A/B testing and digital punch cards from your subscription app, with migration done by their team. 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. Stay AI facts come from Stay AI pricing. “Not listed” means those pages didn’t name the feature when we checked, not that Stay AI can’t do it.
| Feature | Stay AI | Chargezen |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribe & save Recurring subscriptions with a discount | Included | Included |
| Prepaid Subscriptions Several deliveries paid upfront | Included | Included |
| Bundles and build-a-box Customer-built subscription boxes | Included | Included |
| Mystery box Merchant-curated surprise boxes | Not listed | Included |
| Customer portal Self-service subscription management | Included | Included |
| Passwordless login Portal access with a one-time code | Not listed | Included |
| Payment recovery Automatic retries and customer notices | Included | Included |
| Cancellation flows Ask why and offer alternatives before cancelling | AI-powered | Included |
| Cancellation prediction Spot subscribers likely to cancel | Predictive analytics | Daily risk score |
| SMS subscription management Subscribers manage orders by text | Email & SMS chatbot | SMS commands |
| Inventory forecasting Predict demand from subscription data | Not listed | Included |
| Recharge migration Move subscriptions from Recharge | Done by their team | Self-serve App sync |
| No commission No percentage of subscription revenue | Not included | Included |
Stay AI
- Subscribe & save
- Included
- Prepaid Subscriptions
- Included
- Bundles and build-a-box
- Included
- Mystery box
- Not listed
- Customer portal
- Included
- Passwordless login
- Not listed
- Payment recovery
- Included
- Cancellation flows
- AI-powered
- Cancellation prediction
- Predictive analytics
- SMS subscription management
- Email & SMS chatbot
- Inventory forecasting
- Not listed
- Recharge migration
- Done by their team
- No commission
- Not included
Chargezen
- Subscribe & save
- Included
- Prepaid Subscriptions
- Included
- Bundles and build-a-box
- Included
- Mystery box
- Included
- Customer portal
- Included
- Passwordless login
- Included
- Payment recovery
- Included
- Cancellation flows
- Included
- Cancellation prediction
- Daily risk score
- SMS subscription management
- SMS commands
- Inventory forecasting
- Included
- Recharge migration
- Self-serve App sync
- No commission
- Included
What you’d really pay
Compare subscription software costs at 5,000 monthly orders with a $50 average order value.
Stay AI
- Pro plan
- $499/mo
- Transaction fee
- 1% + $0.19/transaction
- Fees at the example volume
- $3,450/mo
- Base + transaction fees
- $3,949/mo
Estimated Annual Cost
$47,388/year
Example uses public Pro rates, without negotiated or Enterprise pricing. Messaging, payment processing, taxes, and other services are excluded. Stay AI pricing, checked October 9, 2026.
Chargezen
- Subscriptions, annual billing
- $1,990/yr
- Commission on subscription revenue
- $0
- Per-order fee
- $0
- Portal, payment recovery and App sync
- 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
$45,398
Annual difference in subscription software costs for this example, before excluded costs. Actual totals depend on your plan and usage.
Plan your move from Stay AI
Check your data, billing dates and launch plan before you switch.
Talk through your move- 01
Export from Stay AI
Export your active subscriptions from Stay AI 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 Stay AI
Cancel the imported subscriptions in Stay AI before their next charge date. See the migration guide.
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 Stay AI?
See the products, prices and setup help that fit your brand.
Common questions
At 5,000 monthly orders with a $50 average order value, Stay AI Pro costs about $47,388 a year: $499/month plus 1% + $0.19 per transaction, 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.
Stay AI lists AI personalization, predictive analytics, AI-powered cancellation and win-back flows, A/B testing, digital punch cards and an email and SMS chatbot. Compare each one you rely on with Chargezen before switching.
Export your subscriptions from Stay AI, 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 Stay AI before their next charge date. Because Stay AI runs on Shopify, subscribers keep the payment method already saved in Shopify.
