Bold Subscriptions

boldcommerce.com/subscriptions
Invoicing & Billing
Weekend Project

Sell more to every subscriber

How to Replace Bold Subscriptions

Overview

Bold Subscriptions is a Shopify app designed to maximize revenue and lifetime value with the only subscriptions solution on Shopify built to upsell at every subscriber touchpoint. It allows merchants to create recurring orders, manage subscriptions, and convert one-time purchases into long-term customer value through integrated upselling features.

Features

23 features across 15 categories

Analytics & Reporting(1)

Subscription Analytics Dashboard

Comprehensive dashboard with key subscription statistics and ability to download detailed CSV reports covering active and inactive subscriptions, customer information, transaction details, and forecasting

Also in: Ivanti, Ramp, Stampli

Checkout(1)

Accelerated Checkout

Support for accelerated checkouts via Shop Pay and Google Pay

Conversion Optimization(2)

Default to Subscribe

Maximize subscription conversion with a preselected subscribe and save option

Try Before You Subscribe

Sell more subscriptions with try before you buy by offering customers a sample product one month, then automatically converting to a full-size product the next month

Customer Portal(2)

Fully Customizable Customer Portal

Empower subscribers with a fully customizable customer portal where they can manage subscriptions, skip or pause orders, edit preferences, reschedule deliveries, and swap products

Product Add-ons

Curate customer portal add-ons allowing subscribers to browse and add any item to their next order, or all future orders right from the Customer Portal

Customization(1)

Customizable Subscription Widget

Subscription widget customizable via theme Liquid code or app block settings for Online Store 2.0 themes

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Email Marketing(1)

Subscription Email Upsells

Deliver offers via email by displaying upsells and cross-sells in the Subscription Upcoming Order email

Also in: Visme, Mailchimp, WordPress.com

Localization(1)

Multi-Currency Support

Ability to configure store default currency with support from Customer Success team

Migration(1)

White-glove Migration Service

Free, in-house expert migration service with zero downtime or interruptions to existing subscriptions

Also in: Keeper, MongoDB Atlas, Bitwarden

Product Management(2)

Digital Product Support

Full compatibility with digital products for subscription offerings

Express Add-ons

Curate product page add-ons enabling subscribers to add additional products to their subscription right from the product page with just one click

Promotions(2)

Dynamic Discounts

Incentivize customers to subscribe by offering a discount at the start of a subscription, or reward loyalty by offering a discount after they've reached a certain number of orders

Subscribe and Save Discounts

Ability to offer subscribe and save discounts to encourage recurring orders

Retention(1)

Churn Prevention by ProsperStackAIPremium

Best-in-class solution offering intelligent conversion funnels, targeted win-backs, and insightful data that reduces churn by up to 39%

Shipping(1)

Fixed Shipping Rates

Ability to define fixed shipping rates for subscription products

Subscription Management(4)

Convertible Subscriptions

Convert to subscription allowing customers to subscribe to a kit the first month, then automatically convert to refills the next month

Cutoff Days Feature

Ability to match billing cycle with fulfillment cycle for seamless flow

Prepaid SubscriptionsPremium

Prepaid Subscriptions feature that provides flexibility for customers and better order management and inventory handling

Subscription Frequency Options

Support for various frequency options to encourage recurring orders

Testing(1)

Subscription Testing Mode

Ability to create test orders using Shopify's test mode or Bogus Payment Gateway

Upselling(2)

Customer Portal Upsells

Nudge subscribers with customer portal offers by highlighting 'one-time add-on' or 'subscribe' options in the subscription Customer Portal

Subscription Upsells

Turn one-time purchases into long-term value when a shopper adds a one-time order to cart by triggering an upsell offer

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Bold Subscriptions. Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Bold Subscriptions alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 23 features.

Buy Bold Subscriptions

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Bold Subscriptions saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 23 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

14 known integrations

Authorize.netBold UpsellGemPagesGoogle PayGovalo Gift CardsKlaviyoPageFlyPayPal ExpressPeel AnalyticsProsperStackShop PayShopify PaymentsZapierZipify Pages