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title: "Churn Buster vs TrialValid: pricing and fit"
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last_updated: "2026-10-29"
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summary: "Churn Buster compared with TrialValid: Dunning or Cancel Flows from $269 per month; both from $430 per month. Checked 2026-10-19."
related: ["https://trialvalid.com/comparison.md", "https://trialvalid.com/pricing.md"]
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# Churn Buster vs TrialValid: pricing and fit

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Churn Buster compared with TrialValid: Dunning or Cancel Flows from $269 per month; both from $430 per month. Checked 2026-10-19.

> Churn Buster recovers failed subscription payments and runs cancel flows for a flat monthly fee, a job TrialValid does not do yet, while TrialValid handles the card and trial before the first charge. (2026-10-19)

## What each one costs

TrialValid Starter is $29 a month for accounts under $10,000 of monthly recurring revenue, starting with a 14-day trial for $1; larger bands follow your revenue: Growth is $95 a month, Scale $295, Pro $595 and Max $995, and Enterprise from $1,995 a month. Churn Buster: Dunning or Cancel Flows from $269 per month; both from $430 per month (read 2026-10-19, see the pricing table below).

| At a glance | Churn Buster |
| --- | --- |
| What it is | A retention service that sells dunning for failed-payment recovery, cancel flows with save offers and exit feedback, an MCP for asking questions of retention data and a free measurement tier, run with a retention team. |
| Who it suits | Subscription businesses that want failed payments recovered and cancellations saved, with help from a team rather than a self-set tool. |
| Starting price | Dunning or Cancel Flows from $269 per month; both from $430 per month |
| Free tier | The Measure tier is free and includes the Churn Buster MCP. |
| Date checked | 2026-10-19 |

## Churn Buster pricing

| Plan | Price | Billing basis | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Measure | Free | Recovery analytics and a baseline; includes the MCP | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Dunning or Cancel Flows (one product) | From $269 per month | Flat monthly fee set by your MRR tier, month to month | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Dunning and Cancel Flows | From $430 per month | Flat monthly fee set by your MRR tier, month to month | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Advisory | $2,500 | One time, based on MRR; 60 days of measurement, a report and a one hour review | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |

The Churn Buster prices above come from churnbuster.io, read on 2026-10-19. Churn Buster can change them at any time.

## What Churn Buster is

A retention service that sells dunning for failed-payment recovery, cancel flows with save offers and exit feedback, an MCP for asking questions of retention data and a free measurement tier, run with a retention team.

## Feature comparison

| Capability | TrialValid | Churn Buster | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Card hold at sign-up before a trial starts | yes | not stated | none |
| Trial subscription created in your own Stripe account | yes | not stated | none |
| Capture before the trial ends with retries | yes | different approach | [source](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| Exact agreement text stored with time, IP and terms version | yes | not stated | none |
| Statement descriptor rules | yes | not stated | none |
| Automatic recovery emails after a failed charge | no | yes | [source](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| Card update page for customers whose payment failed | no | yes | [source](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| Cancel flow with save offers | no | yes | [source](https://churnbuster.io/) |

## Where TrialValid and Churn Buster overlap

This is the clearest overlap, on the failed-charge step. TrialValid captures a held amount shortly before the trial ends and retries that capture for a short window; if every attempt fails, the seller picks whether the subscription stays with Stripe retrying or is canceled. TrialValid does not send recovery emails after a failed charge. Churn Buster is built for that stage and for save offers when someone cancels. A seller could use TrialValid for trial entry and conversion, then bring in a dunning service for ongoing failed payments.

## When to pick which

### Pick Churn Buster when

- You want failed payments recovered through tuned retries, emails, SMS and a card update page.
- You want cancel flows that match a save offer to the reason a customer gives for leaving.
- You value working with a retention team and paying a flat monthly fee.
- You want to begin by measuring your current recovery on the free Measure tier.

### Pick TrialValid when

- Your problem is the front of the trial: holding a card and reaching a first charge the buyer agreed to.
- You want the trial subscription kept in your own Stripe account.
- You want a stored authorization record and a reminder sent ahead of the charge.
- You want each trial signup tied to its first touch.

## Sourced facts

| Fact | Read on | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure is a free tier that includes recovery analytics, a baseline and the Churn Buster MCP. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Dunning or Cancel Flows alone start at $269 per month, and the bundle starts at $430 per month. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| The monthly fee is flat and set by your MRR tier, with no contract and no commissions. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| The page says pricing for one product scales at roughly 0.1% of MRR. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| The vendor says it does not offer pay-for-performance pricing, and counts every recovery in the dashboard. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Advisory is a one-time $2,500 engagement, with the fee credited toward a monthly bill if you adopt the tools within 90 days. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Setup is described as taking about an hour with the vendor's team. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/pricing/) |
| Dunning is described as a retry strategy tuned to recency, frequency and duration, with recovery emails sent from a dedicated pool on your domain, then SMS, then a team alert. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| On Stripe and Braintree, dunning includes a card update page that needs no login and supports 3D Secure. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| Cancel Flows ask why a customer is leaving and present a save offer matched to the reason, by plan, product and tenure. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/) |
| The vendor says it was established in 2013 and is based in San Diego. | 2026-10-19 | [vendor page](https://churnbuster.io/) |

## Questions

### Does TrialValid send recovery emails?

No. It sends a reminder before the trial charge, and the seller's Stripe settings govern later retries.

### How much does Churn Buster cost?

Dunning or Cancel Flows start at $269 per month and both start at $430, set by your MRR tier. Measure is free.

### Does Churn Buster tie you to a contract?

The pricing page says plans run month to month and can be canceled at any time.

### Does Churn Buster take a share of what it recovers?

The page says no. You pay a flat monthly fee based on MRR.

### Where does each tool act in the life of a subscription?

TrialValid acts before and at the first charge. Churn Buster acts on failed payments and cancellations after it.

## What we could not verify

- The exact MRR tiers behind each price: the page states starting prices and says the fee moves with your tier.
- Results quoted on the site, such as recurring revenue under management: vendor figures that were not checked independently.
- Whether it can act on a trial subscription differently from other subscriptions: the pages do not say.

> Spot something wrong or out of date? Write to hello@meralume.com and we will review it.

## Related

- [TrialValid compared with billing and growth tools](https://trialvalid.com/comparison.md)
- [Plans from $29 with a 14-day trial for $1](https://trialvalid.com/pricing.md)