⚡ Subscriptions in Japan

Subscription management software is used to manage memberships, recurring payments, and access to premium content or services.

According to our statistics, subscription management tools are used on 0.8% of websites from Japan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top subscription management tools in Japan in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is ProfilePress, which dominates the market with a substantial 65.5% share.
It is followed by Stripe with 24.1% and Hacomono with 4%.

ProfilePress 65.5%
Stripe 24.1%
Hacomono 4%
Substack 2.2%
Patreon 1.8%
Paid Memberships Pro 1.4%
MemberPress 0.6%
Ghost 0.5%
FastSpring 0.2%
Recharge 0.2%
Buysub 0.1%
Paddle 0.1%
Chargebee 0.1%
Beehiiv 0.1%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top management tools that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

1. ProfilePress ^(-1)
3. Hacomono ^(-26)
9. FastSpring ^(-4)
11. Buysub ^(-5)

✨ Best Subscription Management Tools

Below is a more detailed list of all subscription management tools used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	ProfilePress Sheridan, Wyoming, United States A membership and e-commerce WordPress plugin that allows users to build paid membership sites and sell digital downloads and subscriptions. Free$129+/year	65.5%
2	Stripe San Francisco, California, United States A payments processing platform that helps businesses accept online, mobile, and in-store payments with a single integration. $$$	24.1%
3	Hacomono Tokyo, Japan A Japanese membership management, online reservation, and payment software for the wellness services industry.	4%
4	Substack San Francisco, California, United States A social media platform for writers and journalists that supports subscription newsletters and monetization. Free$$$	2.2%
5	Patreon San Francisco, California, United States A membership platform that allows creators to run a subscription-based service for their content and sell digital products directly to their most dedicated fans. $$$	1.8%
6	Paid Memberships Pro Reading, Pennsylvania, United States A membership plugin for WordPress that allows you to restrict content and manage member subscriptions with recurring payments. FreeOpen source$174+/year	1.4%
7	MemberPress Cedar City, Utah, United States A WordPress paywall, membership, and LMS plugin. $179.50+/year	0.6%
8	Ghost Singapore An open source content management system built on Node.js. FreeOpen source$11+/month	0.5%
9	FastSpring Santa Barbara, California, United States A merchant-of-record e-commerce platform that provides an all-in-one payment and subscription infrastructure for SaaS, software, and digital-goods businesses. $$$	0.2%
10	Recharge Santa Monica, California, United States A subscription payment solution with Shopify and BigCommerce integration and powerful APIs. $99+/month	0.2%
11	Buysub Des Moines, Iowa, United States A digital subscription management platform that specializes in magazines.	0.1%
12	Paddle London, United Kingdom A software-as-a-service commerce platform that provides payments, tax compliance and subscription infrastructure for software companies. $$$	0.1%
13	Chargebee North Bethesda, Maryland, United States A subscription management platform that handles recurring billing and invoicing. Free$$$	0.1%
14	Beehiiv New York, United States A comprehensive newsletter platform designed to help creators and brands build, grow, and monetize their audiences. Free$49+/month	0.1%

👉 See Also

🌎 Subscriptions in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 127,479 websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on December 17, 2025.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.