Bold Subscriptions review 2026 · Shopify recurring billing

Bold Subscriptions covers the recurring-revenue basics on Shopify and adds a genuine differentiator: Maximizers — upsells, dynamic discounts and add-ons aimed at average order value. Every plan ships the full feature set, migration is free, and entry is $24.99/mo (verified 2026-06-05). The tier ladder buys down the transaction fee: Launch +2%, Grow ($49.99) +1%, Scale ($74.99) +0.9%, Ultimate Retention ($399.99) +0.9% with ProsperStack cancellation prevention. That transaction fee is the catch. A base fee PLUS a per-order percentage on every subscription order — applied to the full order, including one-time items — compounds as subscription revenue grows, which is exactly when you least want a tax on success. Operators also report theme-compatibility glitches and uneven support. Pick Bold if AOV-boosting Maximizers and an all-features-on-every-plan model fit how you sell. Skip it if transaction fees on growth bother you — Recharge is the Shopify subscriptions default at scale, Skio is the modern challenger built on Shopify Checkout, and Loop Subscriptions leans hard into retention tooling; all three are worth pricing against Bold's base-plus-percentage model before you commit.