Autoship Cloud vs YITH WooCommerce Subscription
Updated 5 Oct 2026. 24 features compared side by side.
Cloud-hosted subscribe-and-save and scheduled-order service for WooCommerce, run by QPilot, for stores selling replenishable physical products.
Freemium WooCommerce subscription plugin from YITH with PayPal renewals free and trials, pauses, subscription boxes and delivery schedules in premium.
Choose Autoship Cloud if…
- You need skip a renewal and import / migration
- You weigh user ratings (4.6 vs 3.0 on WordPress.org)
Choose YITH WooCommerce Subscription if…
- You want to start with a free version
- You prefer the more widely used option
Autoship Cloud includes 2 features that YITH WooCommerce Subscription lacks, including Skip a renewal and Import / migration. Both include 15 of the 24 features we track. 7 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Autoship Cloud YITH WooCommerce SubscriptionBilling options4/77/7
Scheduled orders repeat automatically on the chosen frequency via QPilot.
Free version sells simple, virtual, downloadable and variable products as subscriptions.
Merchant-defined daily, weekly or monthly frequencies; customers can change them.
Daily, weekly, monthly or yearly billing with optional end date in the free plugin.
Trial periods are a premium feature.
Sign-up fee with custom label is premium-only.
Premium syncs renewals to a set day such as the 1st or every Monday.
Autoship and Save option beside one-time purchase, with configurable discounts.
No one-time/subscribe toggle listed; can be approximated with variation-level plans.
Products and individual variations can be enabled for Autoship.
Free version supports variable products for different plans.
Payments & renewals4/54/5
Saved cards are charged for each scheduled order across 10+ gateways.
Card auto-renewals via Stripe, WooPayments and others need premium; free is PayPal-only.
PayPal and WooCommerce PayPal Payments supported for recurring orders.
Free version auto-charges via PayPal Standard and WooCommerce PayPal Payments.
Manual payment of renewal orders is not clearly documented.
Customers retry failed orders via emailed link; dunning workflows from Growth plan.
Premium sets how failed payments are handled before suspending or cancelling.
Advance notices (10/2/1-day or custom), failed payment and shipment emails.
Premium sends renewal reminder and status emails, including for trials.
Customer self-service5/63/6
Subscriber portal in My Account to manage upcoming scheduled orders.
Customers manage subscriptions from the My Account page in the free version.
Customers pause orders, or snooze with an automatic resume date.
Premium lets customers pause with limits on number of pauses or days.
Customers can skip, pause or adjust frequency of scheduled deliveries.
Not on the detailed premium feature list; pausing is the closest option.
Customers change products, quantities and frequency; no prorated plan switching as such.
Premium lets customers upgrade, downgrade or switch between variation plans.
Customers update saved payment methods and shipping address.
Customer payment-method updates are not clearly documented.
Customers can cancel from My Account; no reasons or retention offers listed.
Admin & compatibility5/64/6
Merchants change scheduled orders' items and dates; event log shows who changed what.
Premium can create a subscription from an order and assign it to a user.
Revenue dashboard, inventory forecasting and customer LTV; 24-month reporting on Growth.
Premium dashboard shows revenue, popular plans and trial conversion.
No gifting option on the premium feature list.
Vendor says most migrations are handled by CSV upload.
Only CSV export is offered; no subscription importer listed.
Changelog adds High-Performance Order Storage compatibility.
Changelog includes HPOS-specific fixes since v3.1, indicating HPOS support.
Cart and Checkout blocks supported.
Cart and Checkout blocks supported since version 3.0.0.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
Autoship Cloud Premium
| Starter | $99 per month, 1 site |
|---|---|
| Growth | $249 per month, 1 site |
| Marketer | $499 per month, 1 site |
YITH WooCommerce Subscription Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free per year, Unlimited |
| Premium (1 site) | €199.99 per year, 1 site |
Downloads trend
Autoship Cloud
164 downloads last week
YITH WooCommerce Subscription
919 downloads last week
Verdict
Autoship Cloud and YITH WooCommerce Subscription are closely matched on features (80/100 and 82/100). The differences are in the details: Autoship Cloud adds skip a renewal and import / migration. Only YITH WooCommerce Subscription has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Autoship Cloud: included. YITH WooCommerce Subscription: not included. Customers can skip, pause or adjust frequency of scheduled deliveries.
Autoship Cloud: included. YITH WooCommerce Subscription: not included. Vendor says most migrations are handled by CSV upload.
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FAQ
Which is better, Autoship Cloud or YITH WooCommerce Subscription?
Autoship Cloud and YITH WooCommerce Subscription are closely matched on features (80/100 and 82/100). The differences are in the details: Autoship Cloud adds skip a renewal and import / migration. Only YITH WooCommerce Subscription has a free version. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
They are level: both include 18 of the 24 woocommerce subscriptions features we track.
Is Autoship Cloud free?
Autoship Cloud is premium only. Paid plans start at $99/mo.
Is YITH WooCommerce Subscription free?
YITH WooCommerce Subscription has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at €199.99/yr.
Feature data last changed 5 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to Autoship Cloud or YITH WooCommerce Subscription. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.