ThriveCartvs
Plandalf
ThriveCart alternative
Dunning, upgrades, tax-inclusive pricing and deadline offers, all in one $49/month plan. No Pro+ upgrade, no % of revenue.
Women of Web switched from ThriveCart. Their stack went from:
ThriveCart + 3 other toolsPlandalf$49/moThe short version
ThriveCart Standard ($47/mo) leaves out the features most growing sellers need. They're locked behind Pro+ ($87/mo). Plandalf includes them in one $49/mo plan.
Plandalf $49/mo
ThriveCart Standard $47/mo
What you get on $49
Plandalf builds the checkout theme from your website's logo and colours, and opens it on your own page. On ThriveCart, checkouts are styled by hand in their editor.
| Status | Provider | Amount | External ref | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| succeeded | stripe | $20.00 | pi_3PTestSucceeded | 14 May, 10:42 AM |
| failed | stripe | $49.00 | pi_3PTestRetry | 14 May, 10:39 AM |
When a subscription payment fails, Plandalf follows up to recover it, and every charge attempt is on the record. On ThriveCart, dunning is Pro+ only.
$299$149while the timer runs
Set the closing date once. The countdown on your page, the price at checkout and whether the offer is still open all move together. On ThriveCart you get a countdown timer only; evergreen deadlines need a separate tool.
Buyers pay on your Plandalf checkout, and Plandalf grants access in Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific or Circle automatically after purchase, with MemberPress on the way. On ThriveCart, courses live in its own Academy.
Pricing, head to head
All prices in USD
Plandalf$49/moThriveCart Standard$47/moTo get the Pro+ features on ThriveCart you'd need Pro+ at $87/mo, and even then checkouts run on a ThriveCart subdomain.
Fit check
Before you switch
Keep it. Try Plandalf on one product alongside it. It's one script tag and comes out as easily as it went in. If Standard does everything you need, stay. If you're paying $295/yr for Pro+ plus a deadline tool, compare the total.
Plandalf builds the checkout theme from your website's logo and colours, and opens it as a modal on your own page. No redirect.
Dunning, upgrades and downgrades, tax-inclusive pricing, UTM tracking, coupon analytics, multiple order bumps and unlimited team seats all come in Plandalf's single $49 plan. Need affiliates too? That's a $25/mo add-on, so the lot is $74/mo against Pro+ at $87/mo.
No. Your subscriptions already live in your Stripe account. We set up matching products in Plandalf and connect them to your existing Stripe subscriptions, so your subscribers keep their card and billing date. They won't notice a thing. Send us your ThriveCart checkout links and we'll rebuild those too. Add one script, and switch ThriveCart off when you're happy.
Message us about migrating →Switching
Sign up, connect the Stripe account ThriveCart uses, and paste your ThriveCart API key. We only read from it.
Products, customers and payments come across and subscriptions keep billing. We rebuild or redesign your checkouts, and test it all with you first.
Start with one product if you like, and switch over fully when you're happy.
Subscriptions on PayPal or other processors keep billing where they are.
Case study
Case study: Women of Web
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What each plan includes, side by side.
| Feature | Plandalf | ThriveCart Standard | ThriveCart Pro+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||
| Monthly price | $49/mo | $47/mo | $87/mo |
| Annual price | $490/yr | $444/yr | $804/yr |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 30 days, card required | 30 days, card required |
| Platform fees | 0% | 0.5% with their tax ¹ | 0.35% with their tax ¹ |
| Lifetime option | About $495 | +$295/yr on lifetime | |
| Selling | |||
| Checkout design | Block builder | Drag-and-drop editor | Same editor |
| Order bumps | Multiple | 1 bump | Multiple |
| One-click upsells | |||
| Team members | Unlimited | Multi-user | |
| Courses and community | Via your LMS | Academy Starter | Academy Growth |
| Affiliate programme | Add-on, $25/mo | Pro+ only | Native payouts |
| Sales page builder | Uses your site | ||
| Developer tools | API, webhooks, SDK, MCP | API, webhooks | API, webhooks |
| Payment processors | Stripe, PayPal | Stripe, PayPal, ThrivePay | Plus crypto (USDC) |
| Pro+ features, included | |||
| Failed-payment recovery | Pro+ only | ||
| Upgrades and downgrades | Pro+ only | ||
| Tax-inclusive pricing | Plus VAT ID checks | Pro+ only | |
| UTM attribution | Pro+ only | ||
| Coupon analytics | Pro+ only | ||
| Deadline offers | Timer only | Timer only | |
| Your brand, end to end | |||
| Checkout on your own page | thrivecart.com address | One subdomain | |
| White-label checkout | ThriveCart branding | ||
| Themed from your website | |||
| Branded receipts and invoices |
¹ See fees below for ThriveCart's External Platform Fee and ThrivePay Installments.
| Plan | Year 1 | 3 years |
|---|---|---|
| Plandalf (annual) | $490 | $1,470 |
| Plandalf (monthly) | $588 | $1,764 |
| ThriveCart Standard (annual) | $444 | $1,332 |
| ThriveCart Pro+ (annual) | $804 | $2,412 |
| ThriveCart Pro+ (monthly) | $1,044 | $3,132 |
List prices only. Run the Stripe cost audit on your own stack →
FAQ
It depends on the tier. ThriveCart Standard is $47/mo and Plandalf is $49/mo. Features like dunning, upgrades and downgrades, tax-inclusive pricing and UTM tracking need ThriveCart Pro+ at $87/mo, and come in Plandalf's one plan. If Standard covers everything you need, ThriveCart is cheaper.
Yes, but the price is no longer printed on ThriveCart's pricing page. It's widely reported at $495. Pro+ on a lifetime licence is an extra $295 per year.
ThriveCart charges no platform fee on Stripe Connect+. It does add a sales tax surcharge if you use its tax collection (0.5% on Standard, 0.35% on Pro+), a 0.5% External Platform Fee on Stripe Legacy and Stripe Enhanced connections from 8 Oct 2026, and a 15% installment fee on ThrivePay Installments. Standard Stripe fees apply on top, as with any Stripe-based checkout. Plandalf takes 0% of revenue.
Yes, as part of the free migration. Your subscriptions stay in your Stripe account; we connect them to matching products in Plandalf. No one re-enters their card. Subscriptions on PayPal or other processors keep billing where they are. Before you switch ThriveCart off, check affiliate links, LMS access rules and email tags.
No. Plandalf grants access in Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific or Circle automatically after purchase, with MemberPress on the way.
Yes. It works with the products already in your Stripe account. Cards go straight to Stripe, and your money and customers stay in your account.
Yes. It applies tax by billing location, inclusive or exclusive, using built-in rates or TaxJar or Avalara. It validates VAT, GST, ABN and EIN numbers and applies reverse charge for business buyers.
Yes. Plandalf Affiliates is an add-on to any plan for $25/mo or $250/yr. Partners get a join page, portal, link and code in your brand. You set the commission per campaign: first payment only, a set number of months or lifetime. Refunds reverse commissions automatically, and you pay partners by PayPal, Wise or bank transfer. ThriveCart's Affiliate Center comes with Pro+.
Plandalf's free trial is 14 days, and you don't need a card. ThriveCart's monthly plans come with a 30-day trial, but you need to enter a card up front.
Keep ThriveCart running. Rebuild one checkout in Plandalf, compare them side by side, and only move across when you're sure.
