Comparison
The short answer
RevenueCat and Superwall now overlap: both run entitlements and purchase APIs. Superwall's infrastructure is free and it bills 1% only on revenue from its own paywalls once that passes $10K a month, so it often costs less. RevenueCat has more stores, SOC 2 Type II and a longer record. Superwall has the deeper paywall tooling. RevenueDot is the open-source third option, with the RevenueCat SDK.
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Side by side
| Topic | RevenueCat | Superwall | RevenueDot | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A subscription backend with paywalls, experiments, charts and support tools | A paywall platform with free subscription infrastructure: entitlements, purchase APIs, webhooks and SQL access | An open-source backend that speaks the RevenueCat SDK's API, with paywalls and charts included | RevenueCat homepage Superwall pricing page |
| Free tier and rate | Free to $2,500 monthly tracked revenue, then 1% of all tracked revenue | Infrastructure free at any scale; paywalls free up to $10K of paywall-attributed revenue, then 1% of all of it | Cloud free to $10K; planned 0.5% above that, capped at $999. Self-host $0 | RevenueCat pricing page RevenueCat staff on how the 1% is charged (Nov 2023) Superwall pricing page Superwall pricing FAQ |
| What the bill counts | All revenue RevenueCat tracks, before the platform cut | Only revenue attributed to a Superwall paywall | All tracked revenue, once the planned plan starts above $10K | RevenueCat pricing page Superwall pricing page |
| Paid tiers | Pro, Growth Tools and Enterprise | Indie $0, Startup $49 a month, Scale $199 a month, plus 1% of attributed revenue; Enterprise is custom | Free and self-host; paid plan planned | RevenueCat pricing page Superwall pricing page |
| Stores and web | App Store, Google Play, Amazon, Samsung Galaxy Store, Stripe and Paddle | App Store, Google Play and Stripe, with App-to-Web checkout; no Amazon or Roku | App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and Stripe | RevenueCat quickstart (Amazon configuration) RevenueCat platform resources (Amazon, Galaxy Store, Paddle, Stripe) RevenueCat web docs (Stripe, Paddle) Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) Superwall App-to-Web Checkout |
| Paywalls and experiments | Paywall editor with templates, targeting and A/B testing | Paywall editor, template gallery, A/B testing, audiences, campaigns, placements and an AI paywall builder | Template gallery (10 templates), visual editor, AI generator, localization, no app release needed; Audiences, targeting rules with placements and schedules, and offering A/B experiments with chance to win | RevenueCat pricing page Superwall pricing page Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) |
| Analytics and data access | 40+ metrics and scheduled exports to S3, GCS, Azure or email | Charts, conversion stats and row-level SQL access on its Query API | 43 charts with filters, segments, 14 display currencies and CSV export; SQL on your own Postgres when self-hosted | RevenueCat pricing page RevenueCat scheduled data exports Superwall pricing page |
| In-app currency and ad revenue | Virtual currency in its docs and revenue reporting for in-app ads | Says it does not run virtual-currency systems and does not track ad revenue | In-app currencies with a ledger, and an ads overview with AdMob rewards | RevenueCat pricing page RevenueCat docs index (virtual currency, offerings) Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) |
| Integrations | Engagement, analytics, MMP and ad-network integrations, plus webhooks | Integrations and webhooks on every plan | 36 integrations, plus webhooks and scheduled data exports (CSV or Parquet to S3, R2 or GCS) | RevenueCat integrations docs Superwall pricing page |
| Compliance and data location | SOC 2 Type II and GDPR; no hosting region named | GDPR processor with a DPA; no SOC 2 report or hosting region named on its GDPR page | No certification yet. Self-hosting inherits your own controls | RevenueCat security and compliance RevenueCat GDPR page Superwall GDPR page |
| Open source and self-hosting | Open-source SDKs (MIT); hosted service | Open-source SDKs (MIT); hosted service | Server under AGPL-3.0, SDK forks under MIT; self-hostable | RevenueCat iOS SDK license (MIT) Superwall iOS SDK on GitHub (MIT) Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) |
| Switching cost | The reference SDK | Its own SDK. Superwall says an automated agent ports an app from RevenueCat in under an hour | Keeps the RevenueCat SDK, so purchase code does not change | RevenueCat iOS SDK license (MIT) Superwall pricing page |
Facts about other companies come from their public pages, checked October 2026. Tell us about anything out of date at hello@revenuedot.app.
Price
Formulas: RevenueCat charges 1% of all monthly tracked revenue once you reach $2,500. Superwall's upper bound assumes every dollar converts through a Superwall paywall, billed at 1% of it once it passes $10K, with $0 if none does; Startup and Scale add $49 and $199 a month. RevenueDot Cloud is free up to $10,000 a month (live). Above that, the planned rate is 0.5% of the revenue above $10,000, capped at $999 a month (planned, not charged yet). Self-hosting has no revenue share, only your own server costs.
| Monthly tracked revenue | RevenueCat | Superwall (upper bound) | RevenueDot Cloud (planned above $10K) | RevenueDot self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $50 | $0 | $0 | $0 + servers |
| $10,000 | $100 | $0 | $0 | $0 + servers |
| $50,000 | $500 | $0 to $500 | $200 | $0 + servers |
| $250,000 | $2,500 | $0 to $2,500 | $999 | $0 + servers |
| $1,000,000 | $10,000 | $0 to $10,000 | $999 | $0 + servers |
Sources: RevenueCat pricing page · RevenueCat staff on how the 1% is charged (Nov 2023) · Superwall pricing page · Superwall pricing FAQ. RevenueDot Cloud paid pricing is planned and not yet available.
RevenueCat counts everything it tracks. Superwall counts only what its paywalls convert. For an app with $50,000 a month in which half the purchases come through Superwall paywalls, RevenueCat costs $500 and Superwall about $250. If every purchase comes through its paywalls, both cost $500.
Superwall also makes the subscription layer free at any scale. A team that wants entitlements, webhooks and SQL access, and builds its own paywalls, can pay nothing.
RevenueDot keeps the RevenueCat SDK and replaces the hosted backend with one you can run yourself, or use on Cloud free to $10K a month. It includes paywalls, experiments, in-app currencies and charts. It is newer than both and has no SOC 2 report yet.
FAQ
Often, when part of your revenue skips its paywalls. Superwall's infrastructure is free and it bills 1% only on paywall-attributed revenue above $10K a month. RevenueCat bills 1% of all tracked revenue from $2,500. If every purchase goes through a Superwall paywall, the bills are about equal above $10K.
For the App Store, Google Play and Stripe, yes. Superwall runs entitlements, purchase APIs and webhooks, and says an automated agent can port an app from RevenueCat. It does not cover Amazon or Roku, in-app currency or ad revenue, and your app switches to Superwall's SDK.
Yes. RevenueCat lists Superwall as an integration, so apps often keep RevenueCat for purchases and run Superwall paywalls on top. Superwall also offers its own purchase backend, so you can use it alone.
Its GDPR page names no SOC 2 report or hosting region, and we found no SOC 2 statement on its public pages in October 2026. RevenueCat publishes SOC 2 Type II. Ask Superwall directly if your buyers require it.
Yes. RevenueDot is an open-source backend (AGPL-3.0) that works with the RevenueCat SDK, has a paywall gallery, editor and AI generator, and can be self-hosted. Its Cloud is free to $10,000 a month. It is newer and has no SOC 2 report yet.
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