I have been considering using a service that exposes a simple-to-use API for doing recurrent billing to users of my startup's products. Have explored Paypal API and Chargify. Any other players in this market? What do you you use and recommend? Any help is appreciated.
Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
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Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#2Have you given Freshbooks a try?
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#3Have you given Freshbooks a try? http://freshbooks.com
I always thought Freshbooks is for freelancers who want to bill their clients. Will definitely see if it serves my purpose. Thanks
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#4Authorize.net has Automated Recurring Billing, and BrainTree has some pretty good offerings too.
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#5I was considering http://www.zuora.com in the past at the recommendation of a friend. I didn't end up springing for a recurring billing solution though, so I don't have any experience with them. Their product looked impressive though.
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#6foxycart.com - has a nice api and works with subscription payments via authorize.net
also try cariboucms.com if you're looking for a full cms with member management subscription capabilities(great product)
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#7Check out http://cheddargetter.com
Incredibly simple API with libraries for most languages. But it does require an Authorize.net merchant account to tie into.
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#8Paypal Web Payments Pro gets my vote, they do a great job with it
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#9I highly recommend http://spreedly.com. Has a great API and recurring billing is built-in so you don't need to pay extra for it on PayPal or Authorize.
Re: Ask HN: A subscription/recurring billing service that just works. Any ideas?
#10I was considering http://www.zuora.com in the past at the recommendation of a friend. I didn't end up springing for a recurring billing solution though, so I don't have any experience with them. Their product looked impressive though.
We're using Zuora, but I can't say much about it as accounts and billing isn't my area. As I understand it, it's well suited to people who expect to be doing complicated things, and also people who want to ensure that they keep up a professional appearance by not sending someone off-site to enter their billing info.