Stripe Subscriptions vs Bristm Subscriptions App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026.
The short answer
- Bristm Subscriptions is detected on 14× as many Shopify stores as Stripe Subscriptions: 122 vs 9 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Stripe Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews and Bristm Subscriptions 4.8 from 93 reviews.
- Bristm Subscriptions lists 5 features Stripe Subscriptions’s listing doesn’t mention, including Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Dynamic pricing.
Head to head
- United States
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Stripe Billng
FREE
- · Automate Email Notifications
- · Basic Subscription Automation
- · Customer Subscription Portal
- · Pause, Skip & Cancel Subscriptions
- · Product Swap Management
- · Smart Subscription Links
Starter
- · Advanced Dunning Management
- · Automated Billing Recovery
- · Automated Subscription Emails
- · Everything in Free +
- · Language Translation Support
- · Product Swap & Retention Tools
Growth
- · Anchor Billing & Next Billing
- · Build-a-Box Subscription Bundles
- · Customer Segmentation
- · Everything in Starter +
- · Gift Subscription Support
- · Prepaid Subscription Plans
Enterprise
- · Custom CSS & JavaScript
- · Custom Subscription Features
- · Custom Widget Design + Tag Workflows
- · Everything in Growth +
- · Manual Subscription Management
- · Multi-Currency Support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
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Grow recurring revenue with Bristm (Previously Utterbond), a Shopify subscription app for product subscriptions, subscribe and save, and build-a-box experiences. Create prepaid, pay-as-you-go, and recurring billing plans with flexible options. Simplify subscription management with customer portals, automated emails, product swaps, and cancellations.
- Manage customer subscriptions with Stripe, regardless of your payments processor
- Access 15+ pricing models, including usage-based billing
- Automate revenue recovery workflows to optimize collections based on your model
- Gain a comprehensive view of your business with billing metrics and analytics
- Automate recurring billing for recurring payments & recharge customers with ease
- Enable prepaid subscriptions (abonnements), repeat purchases, and pay as you go
- Push AOV via build a box subscription (custom subscription box) & preset bundles
- Prevent subscriptions’ revenue loss due to card failures with dunning management
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Stripe Subscriptions |  Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 9 | 122(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Health & Beauty, Apparel & Accessories | Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | United States, France, United Kingdom | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Stripe Subscriptions | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 93(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Stripe Subscriptions | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $19/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Stripe Subscriptions | Bristm Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #29(ahead) | #34 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #16 in Subscriptions |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Dec 3, 2025 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Stripe | Bristm LLP |
FAQ
Stripe Subscriptions and Bristm Subscriptions: common questions
- Which is more popular, Stripe Subscriptions or Bristm Subscriptions?
- Bristm Subscriptions is detected on 14× as many Shopify stores as Stripe Subscriptions: 122 vs 9 as of Nov 9, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, Stripe Subscriptions or Bristm Subscriptions?
- On the Shopify App Store: Stripe Subscriptions 5.0 from 1 reviews and Bristm Subscriptions 4.8 from 93 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Stripe Subscriptions lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Donations, One-time payment. Bristm Subscriptions lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Dynamic pricing, Tiered pricing. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 9, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 9, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.