We use a few different approaches, thought we're consolidating:
- Authorize.net + CIM + ActiveMerchant
- Authorize.net + Reoccurring Billing
- Authorize.net + Freshbooks
Poll: How do you bill recurring payments?
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#72Spreedly provides the logic, Paypal the gateway. It works, it took vanishingly little time to get working eight (a few hours, total), it is fairly inexpensive, and it didn't require a real merchant account, which would be difficult to get for my business. ("You live where? I see. And your business does what exactly? I see. And you have five figures in yearly sales? I see. Thanks, we'll pass.")
We did this for one of our startups but had major issues after the first month when it turned out that spreedly doesn't db the credit card cvv ('cause they're not allowed) and then paypal wouldn't let us bill without the cvv code. We've had numerous issues with paypal not letting us do some simple things just because they made a decision at some point that we were sketchy and shouldn't be allowed and they tell us they'll NEVER EVER change their mind.
That said, we still use paypal recurring billing on a few sites cause its just sooo easy to do, even if it is a bit user unfriendly.
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#73We're using Spreedly on top of Ogone and Atos Worldline. The notable thing about our setup is that we're based in the Netherlands and it took us 6 months of painstaking research and headaches to figure out the combination of services that would allow us to accept subscription payments. I wrote a blog post about the ordeal last week; I recommend it to anyone in a similar situation (eg. non-UK Europe): http://blog.qupl…
Adyen (www.adyen.com) is based in Amsterdam, did you check them?
Anyone has any experience with them?
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think Cheddargetter is friendly to bootstrappers - they have a free plan for up to 20 customers.
not that friendly. i applied to their special branded merchant account and was denied due to low volume.
Are you sure it was CheddarGetter that turned you down? I've also been denied but it was one of their supported payment gateways that denied me (even though I applied through CG).
Recently been thinking of changing to Chargify now that they support a payment gateway in Scandinavia. We (http://beaconpush.com, push service for Web Sockets) currently have our custom-built system for recurring payments. It works, but I really don't want to spend time hacking on it. I rather be focusing on our core business of developing our service.
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#76We're using CheddarGetter, they have their own gateway as well. Any positive or negative comments would be appreciated as we're just getting underway.
Same for us, their gateway turned us down.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
not that friendly. i applied to their special branded merchant account and was denied due to low volume.
Are you sure it was CheddarGetter that turned you down? I've also been denied but it was one of their supported payment gateways that denied me (even though I applied through CG). Recently been thinking of changing to Chargify now that they support a payment gateway in Scandinavia. We ( http://beaconpush.com , push service for Web Sockets) currently have our custom-built system for recurring payments. It works, but I…
yes, i'm certain. straight from the email:
"Unfortunately your transaction volume was too low to be approved for a merchant account at this time. "
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#78I send out invoices through Freshbooks and get paid by snail mail. I've tried to move clients over to subscription billing, but I get major pushback each time I try.
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#79Authorize.net, though we don't really like it. The API is ugly and we can't update a recurring bill (so if someone changes their plan we have to ask for their payment info all over again). It's not enough of a priority to change it right now, because most of our clients pay us offline anyway, but eventually we'd like to move to something a little more modern.
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#80These results are very biased by the early-adopters that frequent hackernews. There are WAY more people out there are using the recurring functionality of the gateways (ex. Auth.net, Braintree, Linkpoint / First Data Global Gateway) than one of the standalone recurring billing systems (recurly, chargify, etc). However using those legacy solutions is a SHAME because they are in general quite horrible. They are certain…
Clarification -- as a gateway providers like Braintree, Linkpoint/FDGG, Auth.net, etc are perfectly fine, but their recurring functionality is not robust enough for most subscription or metered businesses. I must have written this before my coffee or something.
Sorry Bryan.