A FAIR COMPARISON
A small charge.
A choice worth making.
An existing bill may be all you need. A dedicated service can make sense when you have several spare cards and want their schedules in one place.
Start with the actual cost.
Published service fees checked September 8, 2026. Taxes, promotions and checkout terms can change the total. Choose the frequency you need before comparing annual costs.
| Option | Published price | What to consider |
|---|---|---|
| CardTend Prelaunch | $0.99 per charge $3.96 / year per card with quarterly billing | Monthly, quarterly or every six months. See your whole-wallet cost and pause or cancel several schedules together. |
| KeepCardAlive ↗ | Pricing page: $0.99 per charge. Homepage: from $0.58. | Its published pages disagree. Confirm the checkout price. Monthly, quarterly and six-month schedules are listed. Homepage source ↗ |
| Credicated ↗ | $1.25 every three months $5.00 / year per card | Gold is the comparable quarterly plan. Other frequencies and bulk discounts have different terms. |
| Charj ↗ | Custom charges from $0.50 | You choose the amount and frequency. Annual cost depends on the schedule; check which intervals checkout offers. |
| An existing bill | No extra CardTend-style service fee | Move a bill you already pay onto the card, or make an occasional purchase you already need. You manage the timing and pay the underlying bill. |
WHERE WE PUT THE EFFORT
Clear costs.
Clear card choices.
A clear stop.
CardTend is built around a few practical controls: show the total before approval, bind each schedule to the selected credit card, and keep payment history distinct from upcoming attempts.
A failed card should get your attention. It should not quietly become a charge on another card. Pause and cancel controls belong in the same place as your schedules.
Other services also offer scheduling, receipts and cancellation. Those features alone are not unique to CardTend. We want the whole experience to be easy to understand.
Try the sample controls ↗What no comparison can promise.
A successful payment confirms a charge occurred. It does not prove that an issuer reset an inactivity timer, guarantee an account stays open, or guarantee a credit-score change. You still owe your card issuer the service charges and any other balance.
CardTend is operated by Summit Ave Technologies LLC. We are not affiliated with these competitors or any card issuer, and the links above are not affiliate links. Competitor performance, customer counts and reliability have not been independently established.