Comparison
Reval vs Recharge
Recharge is one of the world's leading subscription platforms for Shopify: mature and used by major DTC brands (at Latech we run it for US clients). But it has a clear limit in LATAM: Recharge does not bill with Mercado Pago. Automatic recurring billing on Shopify runs on the gateways the platform enables — Shopify Payments, Stripe, PayPal Express, Authorize.net and Adyen — which in the region process on international rails and tend to see higher decline rates. Reval is built specifically to bill Shopify subscriptions with Mercado Pago (local acquiring) in LATAM. If you sell in the US or Europe, Recharge is a great option; if you sell in LATAM and need Mercado Pago, Reval.
Recharge data comes from its public support documentation and from Shopify's documentation on gateways enabled for subscriptions, verified on 2026-09-16. Recharge ships changes often: re-verify their supported gateways before making a decision.
The point that decides it: billing
For automatic subscription billing, Shopify enables a short list of gateways: Shopify Payments, Stripe (eligible stores only), PayPal Express, Authorize.net and Adyen. Availability depends on country and terms of service, and Mercado Pago is not on that list for automatic recurring billing. Shopify sets that rule at platform level, so any subscription app built on that checkout inherits it, Recharge included: it does not auto-bill with Mercado Pago. In LATAM that matters, because international processing tends to decline more than local acquiring, and in recurring billing every decline is a subscriber lost without meaning to leave.
In detail
Comparison table
Platform
- Reval
- Shopify
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Shopify and other platforms
Recurring billing with Mercado Pago
- Reval
- Yes
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- No: recurring billing runs on the gateways Shopify enables (Shopify Payments, Stripe, PayPal Express, Authorize.net, Adyen)¹
Local acquiring in LATAM
- Reval
- Yes, with Mercado Pago
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- No: processes on international rails
Market focus
- Reval
- LATAM (seven countries)
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Global, strong in the US and Europe
Markets covered
- Reval
- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Global, subject to gateway availability per country
Product maturity
- Reval
- Focused on LATAM and on billing with Mercado Pago
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Very high: global category leader with a very broad feature set
Requires Shopify Plus
- Reval
- No
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- No
Requires migrating platform
- Reval
- No
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- No
Subscriber self-service portal
- Reval
- Yes: view, pause, resume, cancel, change card and change address
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Yes, very complete
Backing and service
- Reval
- Built and operated by Latech, a Shopify Plus Partner agency; installation and strategic guidance included
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Global leading product with a partner agency network (Latech runs it for US clients)
Where it shines
- Reval
- Selling subscriptions in LATAM billed with Mercado Pago
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Selling subscriptions at scale in the US and Europe
Price (public reference)
- Reval
- USD 99 / 149 / 249 per month + 1.8% / 1.5% / 1.2% of transacted volume
- Recharge (per their documentation, 2026-09-16)
- Plans published on their site; check them there before comparing
Footnotes
- 1. Shopify, not the app, defines the gateways enabled for recurring billing, and availability varies by country and terms of service. Recharge also documents other processors depending on platform and region (for example SEPA and iDEAL for EU merchants, or legacy gateways for migrations only).
- 2. In Reval, failed-charge retries are executed by Mercado Pago. Reval logs the failure and its reason, and recovery notifications are sent from Klaviyo or Shopify Flow.
What we respect about Recharge
Recharge is an excellent, mature product and a global reference in the category. At Latech we use it to run subscription programs for US DTC brands. This is not about better or worse in the abstract: it is about which market and which payment method.
Where Reval is different
It bills with Mercado Pago.
Reval uses Mercado Pago automatic debit, with local acquiring. In LATAM that means higher approval on every charge and less involuntary churn.
It is built for local recurrence.
Frequencies, communication and a self-service portal designed for the regional buyer, on your existing Shopify store and with no migration.
Not just software, a team.
Built and operated by Latech, a Shopify Plus Partner agency that runs subscription programs for US DTC brands using the world's leading apps, Recharge included. That know-how comes with the strategy.
When to choose each one
Reval
Choose Reval if you sell in LATAM and need to bill subscriptions with Mercado Pago (local acquiring, higher approval) on your Shopify store.
Recharge
Choose Recharge if your operation is mainly in the US or Europe, where the gateways Shopify enables work without friction.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
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