Companies that use Recurly

Source: Analysis of 100 job postings that mention Recurly

I noticed that Recurly buyers span multiple departments, with Directors of Finance (17%) and Directors of Revenue (9%) making up the core purchasing decision-makers. Product leaders including Directors of Product Management (11%) and Product Managers (11%) are equally prominent, suggesting Recurly is evaluated both as a financial operations tool and a product infrastructure investment. Backend Engineers (11%) also appear frequently, indicating technical leadership involvement in vendor selection. These buyers are focused on scaling subscription businesses globally while modernizing legacy billing systems.

The day-to-day users are primarily billing operations teams, revenue accountants, and technical engineers who maintain integrations between Recurly and other systems like Salesforce, NetSuite, and various payment processors. I found practitioners responsible for managing subscription lifecycles, processing invoices and refunds, handling payment failures and dunning workflows, and ensuring accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606. Several roles specifically mention owning the entire quote-to-cash process and maintaining billing system integrations across multiple platforms.

The pain points center on scaling complexity and operational efficiency. Companies describe needing to "deliver a seamless and secure digital purchasing experience across a complex business" and build "scalable, secure, reliable" platforms that can handle "high-volume, subscription and consumption-based business." Multiple postings emphasize "automation" and reducing manual work, with roles focused on "maximizing investment, scalability and performance" while supporting "recurring revenue growth." The consistent theme is transforming billing from a cost center into a growth enabler.

Source: Analysis of tech stacks from 423 companies that use Recurly

I noticed that Recurly customers are subscription-first SaaS companies, likely in the scale-up phase. The presence of Chargebee alongside Recurly is particularly revealing. While it seems odd for competing billing platforms to coexist, it suggests these companies either migrated between systems or operate multiple subscription models simultaneously. The strong correlation with Wistia and Amplitude tells me these are product-led businesses that invest heavily in video content for onboarding and user education, then track every aspect of how customers interact with their platform to optimize retention.

The pairing of Recurly with Sentry and Retool reveals an operations-focused mindset. These companies need rock-solid reliability because billing errors directly impact revenue, so they use Sentry for error monitoring. Retool appearing so frequently suggests they're building internal tools to manage subscription complexity, whether that's custom dashboards for the finance team, support tools for handling billing inquiries, or operations panels for managing plan changes. The Zendesk Help Center correlation reinforces this: subscription businesses generate specific, recurring customer questions about billing, plan changes, and payment failures that require robust self-service documentation.

My analysis shows these are product-led growth companies that have reached a stage where subscription revenue complexity demands specialized infrastructure. They're past the startup phase but not enterprise-level yet. They care deeply about instrumentation, monitoring every user action and system error. They're building rather than buying solutions for internal workflows, which suggests technical sophistication and specific needs that off-the-shelf tools don't meet.

Source: Analysis of Linkedin bios of 423 companies that use Recurly

I noticed that Recurly's customers are predominantly subscription-based businesses and companies selling directly to consumers. These aren't just SaaS companies. I'm seeing fitness platforms like Asana Rebel and ABC Fitness, beauty and personal care brands like Anastasia Beverly Hills and Wander Beauty, educational services like StraighterLine and Demme Learning, and entertainment platforms like Epidemic Sound and FabFitFun. What unites them is recurring revenue models, whether that's membership fees, monthly boxes, software subscriptions, or ongoing services.

These companies span the growth spectrum, but most are in active scaling mode. I see Series A through D funding rounds, employee counts typically between 50 and 500, and companies describing themselves as "fast-growing" or mentioning rapid expansion. Some like DoorDash and PetSmart are massive enterprises, but the majority are mid-market companies that have found product-market fit and are expanding geographically or adding product lines.