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# FlyCode vs. ProfitWell (Paddle Retain)

FlyCode vs ProfitWell Retain (Paddle Retain) for failed payment recovery: recovery performance, retry engine and email differences, how each works with Stripe, and what you keep if you switch.

ProfitWell Retain, now part of Paddle, is one of the most widely used dunning tools for Stripe businesses. FlyCode is an AI-native recovery platform that replaces the fixed retry schedule with per-merchant machine learning. This collection compares the two on recovery performance, what happens behind the scenes, platform fit, and what changes if you switch.

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**Quick answer:** FlyCode recovers 25 to 40 percent more failed payments than ProfitWell Retain on average, driven by adaptive per-merchant retry models instead of a fixed-interval schedule, and by emails coordinated with retries rather than sent after every attempt. You can keep Retain's cancellation flows and use FlyCode for payment recovery.
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## In this section

* [Recovery Performance](https://help.flycode.com/flycode-vs.-profitwell-paddle-retain/recovery-performance): how much better FlyCode recovers than ProfitWell and the extra ARR lift to expect.
* [What's Different Behind the Scenes](https://help.flycode.com/flycode-vs.-profitwell-paddle-retain/whats-different-behind-the-scenes): the AI retry engine versus fixed intervals, and email handling during the retry cycle.
* [Platform Fit & Compatibility](https://help.flycode.com/flycode-vs.-profitwell-paddle-retain/platform-fit-and-compatibility): how each works with Stripe and how the technology compares.
* [What You Keep (and Gain) If You Switch](https://help.flycode.com/flycode-vs.-profitwell-paddle-retain/what-you-keep-and-gain-if-you-switch): keeping Retain's cancellation flows and what changes.

## Related

* [FlyCode vs Churnkey](https://docs.flycode.com/docs/read-more/flycode-vs-churnkey-for-failed-payment-recovery)
* [FlyCode vs Butter Payments](https://docs.flycode.com/docs/read-more/flycode-vs-butter-payments-for-failed-payment-recovery)
* [Payment recovery platforms compared 2026](https://docs.flycode.com/docs/read-more/payment-recovery-platforms-compared-2026)
* [Dunning management 2026 guide](https://docs.flycode.com/docs/dunning-management-2026-guide) (software comparison section)
* [Top payment recovery platforms 2026: comparison chart](https://www.flycode.com/blog/top-payment-recovery-platforms-2026-comparison-chart-success-rate-stats)


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