By Carson Cobb. Last updated November 2026.
My verdict. Pick Loop if you want the lower price, lower percentage fees and the option to start free. Pick Skio if you want one plan with SMS, build a box and a strong cancel flow builder all included, and the price fits your volume. Skio is now part of Recharge, while Loop is independent, which matters if you want an alternative to Recharge.
| Skio | Loop | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | None listed | Free Forever, up to 50 active subscriptions |
| Main plan | Scale: $499/month billed annually or $599/month billed monthly + 1.25% + 20¢ per subscription order | Starter: $99/month + 1.0% per transaction + 15¢ per loyalty order |
| Higher plan | Enterprise: custom | Pro: $399/month + 0.75% per transaction + 10¢ per loyalty order |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Month to month, no term commitment |
| Migration support | Comprehensive migration on Scale, free migration included | White glove migration on every paid plan, no migration fee |
| SMS | SkioSMS, one and two way | No SMS of its own. Postscript and Attentive integrations on Pro |
| Owner | Recharge, announced April 27, 2026 | Loop, independent |
| Shopify App Store rating | 5.0 from 247 reviews | 5.0 from 814 reviews |
Values from each vendor’s pricing page and Shopify App Store listing, checked November 2026. Sources are listed at the end.
I’m Carson Cobb, a subscription and CRO specialist. I set up and fix subscription programs on Recharge, Skio and Loop for Shopify brands, and I don’t get paid by any of them. For all three side by side, see my main Recharge vs Skio vs Loop comparison.
Pricing
Skio’s one public plan, Scale, is $499/month billed annually or $599/month billed monthly, plus 1.25% + 20¢ per order that involves a subscription. Enterprise is custom, with lower rates for high volume. Skio loyalty is an extra charge, and the price isn’t published.
Loop has a Free Forever plan for up to 50 active subscriptions, Starter at $99/month plus 1.0%, and Pro at $399/month plus 0.75%. Loyalty orders cost 15¢ on Starter and 10¢ on Pro. Paid plans have a 14 day free trial.
Loop costs less at every public tier, and its percentage fee on Pro is lower than Skio’s.
Migration
Loop says migration is fully managed end to end and included on every paid plan, with no setup, migration or onboarding fees, and that more than 1,100 brands have migrated to it. Its Enterprise plan adds a risk free test environment and post migration support.
Skio lists comprehensive migration on Scale and custom migration development on Enterprise, and its demo page says free migration is included.
My main comparison has the checklist I use to move subscribers without losing them.
Features that matter for retention
- Cancel flows. Skio has a multi step cancel flow builder. Loop has personalized cancellation flows on every plan, with A/B testing on Pro.
- Bundles. Skio has advanced build a box. Loop has build your own and preset bundles on every plan.
- Upsells. Skio has an AI driven upsell carousel. Loop has portal upsells on every plan and personalized upsells on Pro.
- SMS. SkioSMS is included. Loop connects with SMS tools on Pro.
- Failed payments. Skio has payment recovery campaigns with timing optimization. Loop includes dunning on every plan and a backup payment method on Pro.
- Analytics. Skio includes a full analytics suite with advanced segmentation. Loop includes a subscription revenue dashboard and cancellation analytics on every plan.
Who each one is best for
Loop fits a newer brand, or any brand watching fees, that wants to start free or cheap and get managed migration without a fee.
Skio fits a brand where the subscriber experience is the business, and that wants SMS and the full feature set in one plan.
Most subscription problems I find are in the offer, the product page and the cancel flow, not the app. My Shopify subscriptions page covers what I fix first.