A modern alternative to Stunning
Stunning has been around for 14+ years. ChurnWard is what dunning looks like when you build it today: actively developed, multi-processor, and designed for modern SaaS.
What is Stunning?
Stunning is a Stripe-only dunning tool that launched around 2010. It offers simple, fixed-price payment recovery with a similar positioning to ChurnWard. Worth knowing: their product hasn't shipped notable updates in several years, and they only support Stripe. If you need dunning across multiple processors or want a tool that's still evolving, it's worth considering alternatives.
Strengths
- Simple, fixed-price dunning
- 14+ years of operational experience
- Stripe-focused with deep integration
- Straightforward setup
Limitations
- Stripe-only, no Dodo Payments or Paddle support
- No visible product updates in recent years
- No built-in analytics or pre-dunning features
- No subscription win-back campaigns
Side by side
How ChurnWard compares
| Feature | ChurnWard | Stunning |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $29/mo flat | Fixed monthly tiers |
| Processors | Stripe, Dodo Payments | Stripe only |
| Active development | New features shipping regularly | No visible recent updates |
| Pre-dunning alerts | Included | Not available |
| Revenue analytics | Built in | Not included |
| Subscription win-back | Included | Not included |
| Smart retry logic | Retries timed to failure type and processor signals | Basic retries |
Why choose ChurnWard over Stunning
Multi-processor support
Stunning only works with Stripe. ChurnWard supports Stripe and Dodo Payments, with Paddle on the roadmap. If you're on multiple processors or planning to migrate, your dunning doesn't break.
Active development
ChurnWard ships new features regularly. We've added pre-dunning alerts, win-back campaigns, and revenue analytics since launch. Stunning's feature set hasn't changed in years.
More than just recovery emails
ChurnWard includes pre-dunning card alerts, revenue analytics, and subscription win-back alongside dunning. Stunning focuses on recovery emails only.
Pricing
A fraction of the cost
Stunning
Fixed monthly tiers
ChurnWard
$29/month flat
Similar pricing model, but ChurnWard includes analytics, pre-dunning alerts, win-back campaigns, and supports more than just Stripe.
Frequently asked questions
Stunning is still operational, but there haven't been visible product updates or new features in recent years. If active development and new capabilities matter to you, it's a concern.
Three reasons: multi-processor support (Stunning is Stripe-only), features Stunning doesn't have (pre-dunning alerts, analytics, win-back), and active development. If you're happy on Stripe with basic dunning, Stunning still works. But if you want more, it's not going to grow with you.
Yes. Connect your Stripe account to ChurnWard and your customers are imported automatically. There's no data migration needed, just connect and configure your flows.
Modern dunning for modern SaaS
Stripe and Dodo Payments, actively developed, analytics included. $29/month flat.