Subscriptions or reminders?
Recharge turns customers into subscribers with payment on file and a fixed schedule. Oftenflow is for everyone who doesn’t want to subscribe: it reminds them when they’re actually due.
Choose Recharge if
- Your customers want automatic delivery on a fixed schedule.
- You’re fine with a monthly fee plus a fee per transaction.
Choose Oftenflow if
- Many customers don’t want a subscription but do reorder.
- Their intervals vary, so a fixed schedule leads to skips and cancellations.
- You want one monthly plan, without a fee on every transaction.
| — | Recharge | Oftenflow |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Subscriptions and recurring payments, mainly for Shopify | AI agent that proposes who to contact, why now, and drafts the message |
| How email is sent | Transactional subscription emails and paid SMS. Not a marketing email tool | Through what you already use: Klaviyo, Brevo, Shopify Messaging or your own sending account (Amazon SES, Postmark). You stay the sender |
| Pricing | From $99 a month plus a fee per transaction | Plans by monthly orders, from €29, AI credits included. Never per contact |
| Store platforms | Shopify and BigCommerce | Shopify now. Shopware and Lightspeed next |
| Reorder timing | Customers commit to a fixed subscription schedule | An expected reorder date per customer, from their own order history, and a daily list of who is late |
| Discounts | Set per subscription offer | Checks each customer’s history and leaves the coupon out where it isn’t needed |
| Data export | See Recharge’s documentation | Everything as CSV or JSON, any time |
| Use them together | Yes. Subscriptions for those who want them, Oftenflow reminders for everyone else | Yes. Subscriptions for those who want them, Oftenflow reminders for everyone else |
Checked on 17 October 2026. Something out of date? Email hello@oftenflow.com and we’ll fix it.
Sources: getrecharge.com/pricing/ · support.getrecharge.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006356293
Use both.
Subscribers stay on Recharge. Oftenflow looks after the customers who reorder on their own: it notices when they’re late and drafts a reminder, without asking them to commit.
Questions
Questions
Is Oftenflow a subscriptions app?
No. There’s no payment on file and nothing ships automatically. Customers order themselves; Oftenflow makes sure they don’t forget.
Can both run in the same store?
Yes. Oftenflow can leave active subscribers out of its proposals.