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.
Side by side
Gro vs Skio, feature by feature
FeatureGro
Pricing
Free planGroUp to 10 active subscriptionsSkioNone
Monthly feeGroNone. $250 minimum once you pass 10 subscriptionsSkio$599, or $499 billed yearly
Fee on subscription ordersGro0.9%Skio1%
Per-order feeGroNoneSkio20¢
Subscriptions
SchedulingGroBuilt around delivery datesSkioBuilt around charge dates
Build-a-Box and bundlesGroEvery planSkioIncluded
Cancel and retention flowsGroEvery planSkioMulti-step cancel flow builder
AutomationsGroPlaybooksSkioJourneys
Failed payment recoveryGroGro planSkioIncluded
Customer portalGroPasswordlessSkioPasswordless
Marketing
Email marketingGroGro Email & SMS, $0 to $39 a monthSkioNot included
SMSGroGro Email & SMS (sends charged)SkioOne and two way SMS
Company
OwnershipGroIndependentSkioPart of Recharge
Migration to GroGroFree and done for you, usually 2 to 3 daysSkioNot applicable
Which fits
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 are already at scale and want SMS, retention journeys and payment recovery in one plan.
You rely on a long list of integrations. Skio lists more than 200.
You're comfortable with Skio's future being decided inside Recharge.
Free migration
Moving off Skio? We carry the boxes.
We do the move, free. Most stores are live on Gro in 2 to 3 days, and your customers keep
buying the whole time.
4Zero downtime cutover. We stay for the first charge.
FAQ
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.
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.
Free up to 10 active subscriptions. After that, 0.9% of subscription revenue with a $250 a month minimum. Only subscription orders count, and there is no per-order fee.
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.
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 2 to 3 days.
Yes. Gro Subscriptions works on its own, and our Klaviyo app sends every subscription event into Klaviyo in one click.
See it with your own subscriptions.
Start free, or talk to us about moving.
Either way you talk to the people who build Gro.
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