Start with what you want to sell.
Komashi focuses on the service offer and the customer workflow, not only billing infrastructure.
Compare ways to run your subscription business.
Compare the workflow, responsibilities and setup requirements behind different subscription platforms.
Understand who handles payments and tax.
Platform models differ. Compare provider responsibilities before choosing.
Review your integration needs.
Consider the checkout, customer portal, APIs, data and configuration your team needs.
Compare by responsibility
- Storefront who presents the offer and runs checkout.
- Payment processing which provider receives customer payments.
- Invoicing and taxes who issues invoices and which tax treatment applies.
Read a comparison
Komashi and Stripe Billing
Start from billing or start from the service: how the two approaches differ in workflow, checkout and responsibilities.
- Best for
- Teams building a custom product around Stripe billing.
- Key difference
- Komashi starts from the service, its packages and storefront. Stripe Billing starts from billing primitives.
- Check before choosing
- Whether you need a storefront, and who issues your invoices.
Komashi and Chargebee
How an offer is set up, how customers buy, and how your business operates it day to day.
- Best for
- Operators running a service offer, or complex subscription revenue operations.
- Key difference
- Komashi starts from the service you sell. Chargebee starts from the subscription revenue operation.
- Check before choosing
- How many payment and invoicing connections you need, and how often prices change.
Komashi and Recurly
Subscriber lifecycle, self-service and gateway setup compared with a service-first storefront.
- Best for
- Subscription businesses focused on subscriber retention and running several gateways.
- Key difference
- Komashi starts from the service and its storefront. Recurly starts from the subscriber lifecycle.
- Check before choosing
- Which gateways you must run, and whether you need a storefront built around a service.
Komashi and Paddle
Who is the seller of record, who handles VAT and sales tax, and what that means for your business.
- Best for
- Digital product sellers who want a merchant of record, or service businesses that stay the seller of record.
- Key difference
- Paddle is a Merchant of Record. Komashi is not, so your business keeps the seller relationship and tax obligations.
- Check before choosing
- Whether you need a merchant of record to take on VAT and sales tax.