Stop Losing 9% of Your MRR to Failed Payments
Stripe recovers 23% of failed payments by default. ChurnGuard recovers 70%+. Smart retries + recovery emails for $9/month — built for indie founders, not enterprises.
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The problem is real.
9% of your MRR vanishes every month
Failed payments from expired cards, insufficient funds, and bank declines silently drain your recurring revenue.
Stripe's retries recover only 23%
Stripe's built-in Smart Retries use generic timing. The other 77% of failed payments? Gone unless you chase them manually.
Dunning tools cost more than your MRR can justify
Churn Buster starts at $100/mo. MRRSaver at $29/mo. When your MRR is $3K, that math doesn't work.
See it in action
See exactly how much revenue ChurnGuard saved you this month.
How it works
Connect Stripe
One click to authorize. ChurnGuard reads payment failure events only — no access to your customer data or financial details.
Smart retries kick in
When a payment fails, ChurnGuard schedules retries based on failure reason: payday timing for insufficient funds, instant card-update links for expired cards.
Revenue recovered
Failed payments retry automatically. Customers get friendly recovery emails. You get a dashboard showing exactly how much MRR was saved.
Everything you need.
Smart dunning for indie SaaS founders. Connect Stripe in 60 seconds, recover failed payments automatically. $9/month.
Smart Retry Engine
Retry timing optimized by failure reason. Insufficient funds? Retry on payday. Expired card? Send an instant update link. Not a generic schedule.
Recovery Email Sequences
Battle-tested email templates that actually get opened. Day 1: gentle reminder. Day 3: urgency nudge. Day 7: last chance. All customizable.
Revenue Recovery Dashboard
Track recovered MRR, recovery rate, at-risk customers, and failure trends. See exactly how much ChurnGuard earns back for you every month.
ChurnGuard vs. The Alternatives
Enterprise tools charge enterprise prices. Stripe's built-in retries barely scratch the surface. You need something in between.
| Feature | ChurnGuard | Stripe Retries | Churn Buster | MRRSaver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $9/mo | Free (built-in) | From $100/mo | From $29/mo |
| Recovery rate | 65-75% | ~23% | ~80% | ~65% |
| Setup time | 5 minutes | Already on | 30+ minutes | 15 minutes |
| Smart retry timing | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom recovery emails | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built for indie scale | ✓ | ✓ | — | Partial |
ChurnGuard
Stripe Retries
Churn Buster
MRRSaver
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
Trial
- ✓Full payment recovery
- ✓Smart retry engine
- ✓Recovery emails
- ✓Revenue dashboard
- ✓Up to 100 customers
Indie
- ✓Everything in Trial
- ✓Unlimited customers
- ✓Custom email templates
- ✓Slack notifications
- ✓Priority retry scheduling
Growth
- ✓Everything in Indie
- ✓Cancel flow optimization
- ✓Advanced analytics
- ✓Multiple Stripe accounts
- ✓API access
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from Stripe's built-in retries?+
Stripe retries payments on a generic schedule regardless of why they failed. ChurnGuard uses smart timing — retrying on paydays for insufficient funds, sending instant card-update links for expired cards. This typically doubles recovery rates from ~23% to 65-75%.
Why not use Churn Buster or Baremetrics?+
Those tools are excellent but start at $100-250/mo and target larger teams. If your MRR is under $10K, ChurnGuard gives you the core recovery features at a fraction of the cost.
What Stripe data do you access?+
Only payment failure events (invoice.payment_failed) and customer email addresses for recovery emails. We don't access your product data, customer details, or financial records beyond what's needed for recovery.
Can I customize the recovery emails?+
Yes. We provide battle-tested templates that work immediately, but you can fully customize subject lines, body copy, timing intervals, and sender name to match your brand.
What if I cancel ChurnGuard?+
Recovery automations stop immediately. No penalty, no contracts, no lock-in. All your configuration data is deleted within 30 days.
“I built ChurnGuard because I was losing $400/mo to failed payments on my own SaaS and couldn't justify $250/mo for Churn Buster. If you're under $10K MRR, this is the tool I wish existed.”
“I was manually emailing customers about failed payments every week. ChurnGuard automates all of it. Recovered $280 in my first month without touching anything.”
How much MRR are you losing right now?
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