Is Skio part of Recharge?

Yes. Recharge bought Skio for $105 million on April 30, 2026. Skio says both platforms keep running while they work out how to combine them over the next year or so.

How much does Gro cost?

Free up to 10 active subscriptions. After that, 0.9% of subscription revenue with a $249 a month minimum. Only subscription orders count, and there is no per-order fee.

Will you move my subscriptions from Skio?

Yes, for free. We move customers and consent, subscriptions and plans, payment methods and your flows, check it with you side by side, then cut over with zero downtime. It usually takes 1 to 2 days.

Can I keep using Klaviyo?

Yes. Gro Subscriptions works on its own, and our Klaviyo app sends every subscription event into Klaviyo in one click.

Gro vs Skio: what you pay and what you get.

Q: Is Gro cheaper than Skio?

At every size we modelled. At a $50 average order and $100,000 a month in subscription revenue, it is $900 on Gro against about $1,899 on Skio billed yearly, before payment processing.

Skio is now part of Recharge. Here's how it compares to Gro on price, features and fit, checked against Skio's published pricing on 28 September 2026.

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Which is better, Gro or Skio?

For most stores, Gro. It is free for your first 10 subscriptions and was cheaper at every size we modelled: at $100,000 a month in subscription revenue it is $900 on Gro against about $1,899 on Skio. It also schedules around delivery dates and stays independent. Skio is the better pick if you want SMS built into your subscriptions app, rely on a long list of integrations, or are happy with Skio's future being decided inside Recharge.

Gro and Skio at a glance

Gro

Pricing: Free under 10 active subscriptions. Then 0.9% of subscription revenue, $249 a month minimum. No per-order fee.
Built around: Delivery dates. Customers see when the box arrives, and skips and moves anchor to that day.
Email and SMS: Gro Email & SMS, from the same team. Free up to 10,000 emails, then $39 a month.
Support: The people who build Gro, by email, video or phone, on every plan.
Company: Independent.

Skio

Pricing: Scale plan $599 a month, or $5,988 a year (about $499 a month), plus 1% and 20¢ per subscription order. Enterprise is custom.
Entry plan: No free plan.
Email and SMS: One and two way SMS built in. Email through Klaviyo or similar.
Integrations: 200+ listed integrations.
Company: Part of Recharge since April 2026. Both products still run separately for now.

What you would pay each month

The same store at four sizes, on each platform's published rates.

Monthly subscription revenue Revenue Gro Skio, billed yearly Yearly Skio, billed monthly Monthly

$5k $249 (lowest) $569$669

$10k $249 (lowest) $639$739

$30k $270 (lowest) $919$1,019

$100k $900 (lowest) $1,899$1,999

Monthly platform fees only, before payment processing. Assumes a $50 average subscription order and more than 10 active subscriptions. Lowest in each row highlighted. Skio at its published rates on 28 September 2026. Prices change, so check before you decide.

Gro vs Skio, feature by feature

Feature Gro

Pricing

Free plan Up to 10 active subscriptions None

Monthly fee None. $249 minimum once you pass 10 subscriptions $599, or $499 billed yearly

Fee on subscription orders 0.9% 1%

Per-order fee None 20¢

Subscriptions

Scheduling Built around delivery dates Built around charge dates

Build-a-Box and bundles Every plan Included

Cancel and retention flows Every plan Multi-step cancel flow builder

Automations Playbooks Journeys

Failed payment recovery Every plan Included

Customer portal Passwordless Passwordless

Marketing

Email marketing Gro Email & SMS, $0 to $39 a month Not included

SMS Gro Email & SMS (sends charged) One and two way SMS

Company

Ownership Independent Part of Recharge

Migration to Gro Free and done for you, usually 1 to 2 days Not applicable

Who each one suits

Gro may suit you better if

The day the box arrives matters: fresh, frozen, chilled or anything time sensitive.
You're growing and don't want a $499 to $599 monthly fee before the first order.
You want email and SMS from the same team as your subscriptions.
You want an independent company, and to talk to the people who build it.

Skio may suit you better if

You want SMS built into your subscriptions app, not a separate product.
You rely on a long list of integrations. Skio lists more than 200.
You're comfortable with Skio's future being decided inside Recharge.

Moving off Skio? We carry the boxes.

We do the move, free. Most stores are live on Gro in 1 to 2 days, and your customers keep buying the whole time.

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What comes across

Customers and consent
Subscriptions and plans
Payment methods
Flows and automations
Campaigns and templates
Order and send history

How it runs

One call to map what you run
We move the data and rebuild the flows
You check old and new side by side
Zero downtime cutover. We stay for the first charge.

Gro vs Skio, answered

As of 28 September 2026, Skio publishes one plan, Scale: $599 a month, or $5,988 a year billed annually, plus 1% and 20¢ per subscription order. Enterprise pricing is custom. There is no free plan.

See it with your own subscriptions.

Start free, or talk to us about moving. Either way you talk to the people who build Gro.