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subscriptions & rentals on shopify

For subscriptions where the product keeps moving.

➡ Launch & scale a subscription model for any product.
➡ Stay within your Shopify ecosystem.
➡ Earn recurring revenue from physical products.
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FREE to download, install & run.
💳 Pay only when you get customers.

subscriptions & rentals on shopify

Start earning subscription & rental revenue
on your Shopify store.

Most Shopify subscription apps were built for digital products.
circuly was built for the kind that need to be shipped, tracked, and returned.
Install on Shopify for FREE
Get a demo first

FREE to download, install & run. 💳 Pay only when you get customers.

the problem

Most Shopify apps aren't built for products that come back.

There are hundreds of subscription apps in the Shopify App Store. Nearly all of them were designed for digital products or consumables—coffee boxes, SaaS tools, skincare bundles. They assume your product stays with the customer forever.But if you're renting a bike, a stroller, or a piece of medical equipment—your product comes back. And that changes everything
01

Duct-taping 10+ tools isn't scalable.

Billing here, logistics there, returns somewhere else. No single tool was built for how your business actually works.
02

Swaps, returns & buyouts are treated as edge cases.

For physical product subscriptions these are core operations — not exceptions. Every existing app disagrees.
03

Standrad operation become manual tasks & tickets

You're spending time managing subscriptions instead of growing them.
04

No asset or serial number tracking available.

You're spending time managing subscriptions instead of growing them.
built for both

Two models. One Shopify app.

Short-term rentals

Offer rentals by the hour, day, week or month.

Bikes, equipment, kids gear, sports kit—anything you send out and want back.

Booking calendar with real-time availability

Damage deposit collection & release

Flexible pricing—hourly, daily, or weekly

Serial number asset tracking

Late return management & penalties

Digital rental agreements

See how it works for rentals
long-term subscriptions

Recurring revenue from physical products

Go beyond simple billing automation and invoice generation.

Flexible recurring billing & plans.

Customer self-service—pause, swap, cancel

Asset lifecycle tracking by serial number

Returns & refurbishment management

MRR & retention analytics

Buyout & subscribe-to-own options

See how it works for subscriptions
the solution

Everything you need, built in.

Shopify-native checkout

Manage every aspect of your subscription lifecycle in one place.

Automated PDF invoicing

Go beyond simple billing automation and invoice generation.

EU compliance built in

Track where your products are across the entire subscription lifecycle.

Dashboard & analytics

Automate return workflows and end of subscription contract operations.

Klaviyo intgerations

Protect your business against fraud through identity check & other measures.

Multiple languages & localisation.

Protect your bottomline cashflow and automate dunning natively.

where circuly comes in

The power of circuly, now inside Shopify.

For businesses that want to run physical product subscriptions without leaving Shopify but also without compromise.
Install on Shopify for FREE
how it works

From installation to your first payment in minutes.

01

Install circuly from the Shopify App Store.

Get started on the Free plan to see how it works.

02

Create your first plan.

From custom pricing types to renewals, everything in one place.

03

Add payment block to your theme.

Your customers can see the plans styled to fit your branding

The benefit

Launch subscriptions for physical products inside Shopify with circuly.

Subscription Box
Rental & Lease
Subscribe & Save
Try-Before-Buy
Subscription Box

Build a curated selection of products.

Bundle products together that bring value and convince to your customers and recurring revenue for you.

Let circuly take care of the operations while you focus on your customers.

PRODUCT-as-a-service

Enable customers to rent, lease, or subscribe to your product.

Add a recurring revenue stream to your existing business and innovate your business model to become circular.

circuly is the leading solution for managing and scaling operations associated with renting out physical products.  

Discuss Business Case
subscribe & save

Increase customer lifetime value by adding subscription to your business.

If you can sell a product, you can probably sell it as a subscription. Keep your customers stocked up on their favourite products with regular, hassle-free deliveries.

circuly has all the features you need to make your subscription service attractive for your customers.

Discuss Business Case
Try-before-buy

The journey of trial to triumph.

Do you want to enable your customers to experience your products before committing to a purchase?

circuly enables you to bring your unique value proposition to life.

Discuss Business Case
Subscription Box.
Build a curated selection of products to offer to your customers.
Subscribe & Save.
Keep your customers stocked up on their favourite products with regular, hassle-free deliveries.
Lease or Subscription.
Increase your customer reach by making your products accessible without the upfront costs.
Short or Long Term Rentals.
Fulfil short-term needs of your customers by offering your products when, where and for however long needed.
Try-Before-Buy.
Empower cautious customers to try your products with minimal risk, ensuring they remain loyal customers.
benefit

Create flexible subscription plans.

With anything from daily to yearly billing frequency.

benefit

Track assets & manage lifecycle.

Track assets by serial number through their full lifecycle.

"We tried to incorporate the rental business into our existing process of sales, finance and logistic which was a huge messand didn't work out.

In our first pilot we learned that we cannot incorporate a rental in our existing ERP system. Rental is completely different and we needed circuly to enable thenecessary processes."
Rolf Smeding
Director of Business Development
benefit

Auto generate invoices.

And send them to your customers with custom templates and VAT support.

The Experience

We brings 6+ years of product subscription experience to Shopify.

bike subscription

Long-term bike rentals by Decathlon.

—Decathlon.
Check out Decathlon Rent
baby-gear-subscription

Stroller Subscription & Rental.

—Strollme.
Read the case study
equipment-as-a-service

Try-Before-Buy Sports Equipment.

—Paceheads.
Read the case study
equipment-as-a-service

Medical Equipment Subscription.

—med4rent.
Read the case study
car-as-a-service

Tesla Car Subscription.

—Electric Runner.
kids subscription box

Kids' Toys Subscription.

—Tribu Box.
instruments-as-a-service

Short/Long-Term Music Instrument Subscription.

—Soundoo.
tech-as-a-service

Consumer Electronics Subscription.

—Yuno.
mobility-as-a-service

E-Bike & Cargo Bike Subscription.

—Riese & Müller.
subscribe & save

Subscribe & Save Consumable Subscription.

—Happy Coffee.
Furniture-as-a-service

Furniture Subscription.

—Homebound.
appliance-as-a-service

Coffee Machine + Coffee Subscription.

—Club Espresso.
mobility-as-a-service

Scooter Subscription.

—Egret.
Furniture-as-a-service

Furniture Rental & Subscription.

—Cohabit.
Fashion-as-a-service

High-End Fashion Rental.

—Wild West Social House.
Medical Equipment-as-a-service

AED Subscription.

—Pulse4all.
Anything-as-a-service

Your Product as a Service.

—Your Brand
Powering companies in 18 industries, 17 countries and across 5 continents
Get inspired by circuly customers
Franz Crux | Operations | TIER
Our Backbone.
"For us running such a subscription business and managing all the subscriptions would be impossible without circuly running in the background."
www.tier.app/en/long-term-rental-2
Rolf Smeding | Director of Business Development | Bugaboo
Flexible Solution.
"We recommend circuly to other business because circuly is flexible and can adapt to the needs of different businesses."
www.lease.bugaboo.com/en-de
Manuel Heinemann | Co-founder | Nomadi
Easy & Scalable.
"circuly makes subscription commerce easy & scalable. Our feedback is valued & feature requests are often implemented."
www.nomadi.de/
Haavard Traa | Chief Technology Officer | Joule
Best SaaS for physical product subscription services.
"circuly’s flexible & robust API enhances our operational capabilities."
www.https://joule.no
start

No matter where you are in your journey.

scale

Existing subscription business.

You've cobbled together a working system — but it's fragile, manual, and not built to scale. circuly replaces the duct tape with infrastructure that actually fits your model.

Replace your patchwork of tools with one platform

Automate returns, swaps and billing edge cases

Scale without scaling your ops tea,

launch

Launch a subscription offering.

You sell physical products and see the opportunity in subscriptions — but didn't want to build a second system. Now you don't have to. Start within your existing Shopify ecosystem.

Launch a subscription model without a new platform

We guide your team and provide needed software training.

We guide your team and provide needed software training.

faq

FAQs about the circuly's Shopify app for rentals & subscriptions.

What is the circuly Rental & Subscription app?
How does the circuly Rental & Subscription app integrate with Shopify?
How does I start with the circuly Shopify app?
Is the circuly Subscription & Rental app the same as the circuly Hub?
What if I want to move out of Shopify, can I still use circuly?
How are paments processed?
How long does it take to set up subscriptions or rentals?
When i use the circuly Subscription & Rental App, which checkout do I use?
Does my Shopify store need to support subscriptions?
Resources

Get a head start with our resources.

How to Start a Subscription Business on Shopify: Choosing the Right App & Scaling

Every Shopify subscription model explained: what each requires, which apps support it, and where standard tools fall short. Follow the guide to learn more about operating subscriptions models on Shopify.
March 25, 2026
Garima Singh

Subscription Business on Shopify & How to Run Them With the Right Shopify App

Shopify supports multiple subscription models through its Subscriptions API and a large ecosystem of third-party apps. Here is a clear breakdown of each model — what it is, how it works, who it suits, and what it demands operationally.
March 25, 2026
Garima Singh

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