Subscriptions
Find where Shopify's native subscriptions stop, and choose between Recharge, Skio and Loop for your model, from boxes to B2B replenishment.
Common Questions
Can Shopify actually do subscriptions natively now, or do I still need Recharge/Skio/Loop?
Shopify Subscriptions, Shopify's own app, runs replenishment natively for $0: weekly, monthly or yearly renewals with discounts that customers pause, skip or cancel (Shopify App Store, October 2026). Bundles don't work with it (Shopify Help Center), so curated boxes need a paid platform. Recharge, Skio and Loop earn fees on retention depth: gifting, prepaid cycles, failed-payment recovery.
What's the actual subscriber-loss risk migrating from a legacy subscription platform onto Skio mid-replatform?
Subscriber loss moving onto Skio mid-replatform runs 2 to 5% in community-reported migrations (Deploi Build vs. Buy, July 2026 research), mostly because payment methods cannot follow the subscriber. Skio counts the unmovable part of your own base before cutover: its migration preview lists every subscription it cannot migrate, and why (Skio Help Center, October 2026).
What's the real implementation timeline for Skio on a $10M-$30M GMV Shopify Plus brand with an existing subscriber base to migrate?
A Skio implementation for a $10M to $30M Shopify Plus brand moving existing subscribers takes 60 to 90 days, the range merchants report for subscription migrations (Deploi Build vs. Buy, July 2026 research). Skio's integration and migration timeline is only 4 to 5 weeks (Skio Help Center, October 2026), so vault discovery, variant mapping and product-page work fill the gap.
What subscription features does Shopify's native Subscriptions app NOT cover that force an upgrade to Recharge or Skio?
Shopify Subscriptions forces an upgrade only for bundles, which "aren't compatible" with it (Shopify Help Center, October 2026), and for retention tools such as cancellation saves (Shopify Help Center) and prepaid or gift subscriptions (Shopify Help Center). Draft orders, local payment methods and gift-card renewals stay limited on Recharge and Skio, because those limits bind every app on Shopify's checkout (Shopify Help Center).
What is Loop Subscriptions, and how is it different from Loop Returns (they are NOT the same company)?
Loop Subscriptions is Loop Solutions Inc's Shopify subscription app, free to 50 active subscriptions, then $99 a month plus 1.0% or $399 plus 0.75% per transaction (Shopify App Store, October 2026). Loop Returns & Exchanges, free or from $155 a month, is another company's returns app, because the App Store lists it under a different developer, Loop (Shopify App Store, Loop Returns pricing).
Is there a subscription app built specifically for Shopify Plus checkout (not just a bolt-on), and does that matter for conversion?
No subscription app is built specifically for Shopify Plus checkout: Shopify requires every App Store app to sell through its checkout and subscription interfaces (Shopify developer docs, October 2026). The checkout is the same whichever app you pick, so below Plus it can't separate apps on conversion. Plus changes what surrounds it, like editable consent wording (Shopify Help Center).