Comparison
Pelcro is built for publishers and media companies. PayFacile is built for non-technical founders - all-in-one, with EU compliance and no coding required.
No credit card. No lock-in. Cancel anytime.
Side by side
The real cost
Pelcro charges $99+/mo with 0% transaction fees, but you still pay Stripe fees (~2.9%), and you need a separate website ($12 to $100+/mo) and email tool ($20 to $300+/mo). The actual cost for a comparable setup: €182 to €492/mo. PayFacile total: €44/mo. Everything included.
With Pelcro, you stitch together 3 to 4 tools. With PayFacile, you open an account and start selling.
Why PayFacile
With PayFacile, you launch a complete subscription business in days. Drag your website together, set up plans, configure payments, all in one dashboard. Pelcro forces you to own a separate website and wire email, analytics, and CRM integrations yourself.
PayFacile is European-made and built for European commerce from day one. SEPA direct debit, VAT compliance, invoice automation, it's native, not a hack. Pelcro supports BACS (UK) and ACH (US), but SEPA and VAT require manual setup.
PayFacile includes email templates and automation workflows. Trigger an email when someone signs up. Send a dunning email before a payment fails. Pelcro integrates with external email tools via Zapier, reliable, but you pay for two SaaS tools.
Upload digital files (500MB), create online courses, and restrict access by membership tier, all inside the platform. Pelcro is built for paywalls (meter access to articles). Digital product delivery requires a separate CMS.
PayFacile charges a clear monthly fee + transaction fee. €24/mo + 1% per transaction. Pelcro charges $99+/mo but adds up once you factor in website hosting, email tool, and integrations.
PayFacile's design principle: non-technical founders are smart, just not developers. Pelcro is built for publishers and developer-led companies. Their documentation assumes coding knowledge.
Who it's for
Pelcro is an excellent platform if you're a media/publishing company with an existing website, you want best-in-class paywalls and meter-based access control, you have a technical team to handle integrations and API customization, and you need advanced analytics for a large subscriber base.
Pelcro is not a fit if you're a solo founder, coach, course creator, or SME looking to launch fast without hiring a developer. If you want one platform that handles everything (website, payments, email, compliance) PayFacile is built for you.
Got questions
Yes. PayFacile integrates natively with Stripe, GoCardless, and Braintree. You control your merchant account; we don't hold your money.
PayFacile is a standalone platform with its own website builder. You don't need Webflow. If you already have a site, you can use our payment links and customer portal alongside it.
Yes. Automatic invoicing, EU VAT handling, GDPR compliance, and compliance with local subscription laws. This is built in, not optional.
Cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex), SEPA direct debit, PayPal (via Braintree), bank transfers. We support 180+ countries through our gateways.
Built-in website builder, automatic billing & compliance, email workflows out of the box.
No credit card. No lock-in. Cancel anytime.
