Comparison
The short answer
All three run entitlements and purchases for the App Store and Google Play; they differ on price and where they run. RevenueCat charges 1% of all tracked revenue from $2,500 a month and has SOC 2 and the longest record. Superwall's infrastructure is free and it bills 1% only on revenue from its own paywalls above $10K. RevenueDot is open source, keeps the RevenueCat SDK, is free on Cloud to $10K with a $999 cap, and can be self-hosted.
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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; Standard 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 above $10K | RevenueCat pricing page Superwall pricing page |
| Bill at $100,000 a month | $1,000 | $0 to $1,000, depending on how much converts through its paywalls | $450 on Cloud; $0 self-hosted | RevenueCat pricing page RevenueCat staff on how the 1% is charged (Nov 2023) Superwall pricing page Superwall pricing FAQ |
| 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 | Cloud Standard at 0.5% above $10K, capped at $999; Enterprise is custom | RevenueCat pricing page Superwall pricing page |
| Client SDK | The reference SDK, open source (MIT) | Its own SDKs: iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Expo, Unity, Web, Kotlin Multiplatform and Capacitor | Works with the stock RevenueCat SDKs (set the proxy URL), plus hard forks of all ten SDKs on GitHub | RevenueCat iOS SDK license (MIT) Superwall pricing page Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) |
| Where it runs | RevenueCat's cloud; no self-host option is listed | Superwall's cloud; no self-host option is described on its pricing or docs pages | RevenueDot Cloud (free up to $10K a month), or your own servers with Docker and Postgres | RevenueCat pricing page RevenueCat homepage Superwall pricing page Superwall llms.txt (coverage and limits) |
| 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, Samsung Galaxy Store, Roku, Stripe and Paddle | 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. Paywalls are single-screen; 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 |
| 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, GCS, Azure or email) | RevenueCat integrations docs 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) |
| 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) |
| Maturity | Mature: its homepage cites 148K+ apps and $17B+ revenue processed | Hosted service with open-source SDKs; its pricing model changed in October 2025 | New: launched in 2026, with far less production history | RevenueCat homepage Superwall on its October 2025 pricing change Superwall pricing page |
| Switching cost from RevenueCat | None: it is the reference | 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; an importer copies the project | 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, so $10,000 costs $100. 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. Above that, Cloud Standard charges 0.5% of the revenue above $10,000, capped at $999 a month. Self-hosting has no revenue share, only your own server costs. Enterprise plans are custom and not shown.
| Monthly tracked revenue | RevenueCat | Superwall (upper bound) | RevenueDot Cloud | RevenueDot self-host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $100 | $0 | $0 | $0 + servers |
| $100,000 | $1,000 | $0 to $1,000 | $450 | $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.
RevenueCat counts every dollar it tracks: nothing up to $2,500 a month, then 1% of all of it, with no ceiling, so $1,000,000 a month costs $10,000.
Superwall gives the subscription layer away and counts only purchases that convert through its paywalls: nothing up to $10,000 of that revenue, then 1% of it, plus $49 or $199 a month on the Startup and Scale plans.
RevenueDot counts every dollar above $10,000 a month at 0.5% and stops at $999, so $1,000,000 a month costs $999 on Cloud and $0 self-hosted.
RevenueCat lists Superwall as an integration, so many apps keep RevenueCat for purchases and run Superwall paywalls on top; Superwall now also offers its own purchase backend. RevenueDot lists Superwall as an integration partner for events too, so Superwall paywalls on the RevenueCat SDK keep working when the SDK points at RevenueDot.
RevenueDot and RevenueCat can run side by side: RevenueDot forwards each store notification to RevenueCat, so both stay current while you compare them. That is how RevenueDot has run in a production app next to RevenueCat since October 2, 2026.
Migration
RevenueDot answers the same API the RevenueCat SDKs call, so the move is an import, a side-by-side run and a one-line release. Nothing in your purchase code changes.
Create a free Cloud account, then run npx revenuedot import --from-revenuecat with a read-only RevenueCat secret key. It copies apps, SDK keys, products, offerings, customers and purchase history, and it is safe to re-run.
Point App Store and Google Play server notifications at RevenueDot. RevenueDot forwards each one to RevenueCat, so both systems stay current while you compare them.
Ship a release that sets the SDK's proxy URL to https://api.revenuedot.app, then turn RevenueCat off once most active users have updated.
FAQ
Self-hosted RevenueDot, at $0. On hosted plans, RevenueDot Cloud is free to $10,000 a month and never more than $999: $450 at $100,000 and $999 at $1,000,000. RevenueCat costs $1,000 and $10,000 at those levels. Superwall costs between $0 and the same as RevenueCat, depending on how much revenue converts through its paywalls.
No. RevenueDot is a separate product: an open-source backend (AGPL-3.0) that answers the same API the RevenueCat SDKs call, so an app keeps the RevenueCat SDK and points it at RevenueDot. Its first release is v2026.10.03, and it has run next to RevenueCat in a production app since October 2, 2026.
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.
Only RevenueDot. Its server and dashboard are open source under AGPL-3.0 and run with Docker and Postgres on your own servers. RevenueCat and Superwall are hosted services; only their SDKs are open source, and neither pricing page lists a self-host option.
RevenueCat, which publishes a SOC 2 Type II report under NDA. Superwall's GDPR page names no SOC 2 report, and RevenueDot has no certification yet. If you self-host RevenueDot, your own controls apply.
To Superwall, yes: you replace the RevenueCat SDK with Superwall's. To RevenueDot, one line: set the SDK's proxy URL to https://api.revenuedot.app before configure, or use a RevenueDot SDK fork. Purchases, restores, offerings and CustomerInfo code stay as they are.
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