DeclineKit vs. Baremetrics Recover
Recover is the failed-payment add-on to Baremetrics, the subscription analytics product. It makes the most sense if you already pay for Baremetrics. DeclineKit does one job: when a Stripe renewal is declined, it gets the customer to enter a working card. If that’s the job you need done, here’s how the two compare.
| Baremetrics Recover | DeclineKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Add-on to a Baremetrics subscription, priced by MRR | $29, $79 or $149/month by MRR. Flat, no cut of recoveries |
| Focus | Subscription analytics, with recovery as an add-on | Failed and expiring cards on Stripe, nothing else |
| Emails | Configurable campaigns and templates | Up to four plain-text notes over 12 days in your name, replies to your inbox |
| Free trial | See their site | 7 days, no card |
Baremetrics Recover pricing from public sources, checked October 2026. Check their site for current plans.
Where Baremetrics Recover is the better pick
- Recovery sits next to full subscription analytics: MRR, churn, LTV, forecasting
- In-app reminders and paywalls for customers with failed payments
- Support for several billing providers
Where DeclineKit is the better pick
- You don’t need a metrics dashboard, just the money back
- You don’t want to pay for an analytics plan to get dunning
- You want flat pricing that starts at $29/month
Not sure you need either?
Run the free audit first. It reads your last 90 days of Stripe invoices with a read-only key and shows how much declined cards cost you. If the number is small, Stripe’s Smart Retries and built-in emails may be enough.
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