Stripe Billing

stripe.com/billing
Invoicing & Billing
Weekend Project

Recurring Payments & Subscription Solutions

How to Replace Stripe Billing

Overview

Stripe Billing is a comprehensive subscription management platform that lets you bill and manage customers with flexible pricing models—from simple recurring billing to usage-based billing and sales-negotiated contracts. It provides tools to collect and retain more revenue, automate revenue management workflows, and accept payments globally across 135+ currencies and 100+ payment methods.

Features

57 features across 20 categories

Accounting(1)

Revenue RecognitionPremium

Automate revenue recognition workflows for accurate financial reporting

Also in: Jobber, Melio, Lemonway

Analytics & Reporting(4)

Churn Analytics

Analyze involuntary and voluntary churn with detailed metrics and recovery insights

Custom ReportingPremium

Create custom reports for billing and subscription data

Dashboard Analytics

View detailed financial and revenue reports directly from the Dashboard with SaaS and Billing analytics

Recovery Analytics

Monitor and analyze subscription payment failures and recovery rates with downloadable reports from the Dashboard

Also in: Ivanti, Ramp, Stampli

Billing(8)

Billing Frequency

Bill daily, weekly, monthly, or annually in advance or in arrears with custom future start dates

Credit GrantsPremium

Offer prepaid or promotional credits to customers that automatically draw down as usage occurs

Credit Notes

Adjust or refund finalized invoices from the Dashboard or via API for overbilling or inventory shortages

Installment Billing

Split the full price of goods or services over multiple billing periods with set payment increments

Metered Billing

Send, aggregate, and analyze real-time usage events using Stripe's Meters API with support for 100 million events per month

Prorations

Automatically prorate billing when plans are upgraded, downgraded, canceled, or paused

Sales Contract Schedules

Use composable API to customize and automate subscription changes over time for complex contracts

Subscription Backdating

Set a subscription's start date in the past to charge for unpaid services or ensure accurate reporting

Also in: Insightly, Airtable, Obsidian

Compliance(3)

E-Mandates for Recurring Transactions

Handle Reserve Bank of India (RBI) requirements for recurring payments with mandate registration and pre-debit notifications

PCI DSS Compliance

Stripe helps businesses achieve and maintain PCI compliance for sensitive payment information handling

Subscription Cancellations Compliance

Enable customers to update billing payment methods or cancel subscriptions within two clicks to comply with local regulations

Also in: Insider CDP, Airtable, 1Password

Core Billing(2)

InvoicingPremium

Create, customize, send, and revise Stripe-hosted invoices from the Dashboard with automated invoice collection and payment reminders

Subscription Management

Manage customers or subscribers across their lifecycle with Stripe-hosted pages and tools to ensure billing accuracy

Also in: PayWhirl

Customer Experience(1)

Customer Portal

Enable customers to self-manage their payment details, invoices, and subscriptions with a secure, prebuilt portal allowing upgrades, downgrades, pauses, and cancellations

Data Management(1)

Subscription Migration

Seamlessly migrate subscriptions from third-party billing processors using the Billing migration toolkit with validation and tracking

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Developer Tools(2)

Stripe ScriptsPremium

Design and implement custom billing workflows with minimal code for new business and pricing models

Test Clocks

Test Billing integration and ensure it behaves as designed

Also in: Jobber, Hugging Face, 1Password

Integration(5)

Accounting Integrations

Integrate with accounting systems for revenue recognition and automated reconciliation

CPQ Integrations

Create and manage subscriptions on Stripe without leaving Salesforce

CRM Integrations

Integrate Stripe into existing CRM systems and automate subscriptions and invoice creation from closed sales orders

Data SyncPremium

Sync billing data into ERP, data warehouse, and accounting systems

Webhooks

Automatically notify other systems of lifecycle events including new subscriptions, payments, and cancellations

International(1)

Global Currency Support

Accept payments in 135+ currencies with support for international cards and 3D Secure

Invoicing(2)

Hosted InvoicesPremium

Send customers unique links to Stripe-hosted invoice pages optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop viewing

Invoice Auto-Reconciliation

Automatically reconcile recurring invoices paid by ACH credit or wire transfers

Payment Collection(2)

Checkout

Prebuilt payment form for accepting subscriptions and one-time payments with no-code setup

Payment Links

Offer subscriptions in a payments page without writing code and share the same payment link across multiple channels

Payment Management(1)

Automatic Card Updater

Stripe works directly with card networks to update payment details when a card expires or is replaced

Payment Methods(1)

Multiple Payment Methods

Accept credit and debit cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, and 100+ payment methods including local payment methods

Platform Features(1)

Billing for PlatformsPremium

Enable platforms and marketplaces to use Stripe Connect for recurring payments and invoicing with subscription management resale

Pricing Models(6)

Flat-Fee Plus Overage

Charge a flat monthly rate with extra charges for usage that exceeds a fixed quota

Flat-Rate Pricing

Charge a single fixed price on a recurring basis

Per-Seat Billing

Pricing dependent on the number of active users during the billing period

Rate CardsPremium

Define, manage, and bill for packages of usage-based products and features as unified offerings without code

Tiered Pricing

Charge different prices based on volume tiers

Usage-Based Billing

Automate billing for usage-based pricing models including consumption-based, flat-fee plus overage, and credit burndown

Revenue Optimization(4)

Adaptive AcceptanceAI

Machine learning-based retry of network declines in real time to improve authorization rates for initial subscription charges

Automatic Reminders

Send prebuilt emails to customers for missed or overdue payments with secure one-click payment method updates

Recovery and Retention Automations

Create up to three automations including custom retry policies for different customer segments and configurable subscription state management

Smart RetriesAI

AI-powered automatic retry of failed payments at optimal times using machine learning to increase recovery success rates

Sales Tools(5)

Custom Quotes

Share price estimates with customers and convert approved quotes into subscriptions or invoices with customizable products, prices, terms, and discounts

Discounts and Promotions

Configure coupons with expiration limits, percentage or flat discounts, restriction to specific transactions, and promotion code generation

Free Trials

Let customers try products for free or at a lower price with flexible trial expiration and automated trial ending notifications

Point-of-Sale PurchasesPremium

Sign up new subscribers with point-of-sale payments and tokenize payment details for recurring charges

Pricing Table

Display customizable, no-code, embeddable pricing information on your website with subscription upsells

Subscription Management(4)

Customer Lifecycle Management

Use Stripe as a system of record for customer lifecycle with automatic provisioning, renewal reminders, and event tracking

Entitlements

Determine which features customers are entitled to based on pricing and manage feature access grants and revocations

Renewal Rules

Configure rules to automatically or manually renew customer subscriptions

Subscription Schedules

Schedule subscription updates ahead of time such as upgrades, downgrades, and future start dates

Tax Compliance(3)

Automatic Tax CalculationPremium

Calculate and collect sales tax, VAT, and GST on physical and digital goods in all US states and 100+ countries

Invoice CompliancePremium

Follow invoicing requirements across European countries with compliant invoice templates

Tax ReportingPremium

Generate tax reporting data for subscription businesses

Pricing

Pay as You Go

0.7% of Billing volume
  • Recurring billing and subscriptions
  • Usage-based billing (100M events/month)
  • Automatic reminders
  • Smart Retries
  • Recovery and retention automations (up to 3)
  • Customer portal
  • Quotes
  • Multiphase subscription schedules
  • No credit card required
  • No recurring fees

Volume Tier 1

$620/month (1-year contract, save 11%)
  • All features included
  • Up to $100,000 billing volume per month
  • 0.67% for additional billing volume

Volume Tier 2

$1,500/month (1-year contract, save 14%)
  • All features included
  • Up to $250,000 billing volume per month
  • 0.67% for additional billing volume

Volume Tier 3

$2,950/month (1-year contract, save 16%)
  • All features included
  • Up to $500,000 billing volume per month
  • 0.67% for additional billing volume

Volume Tier 4

$5,750/month (1-year contract, save 18%)
  • All features included
  • Up to $1,000,000 billing volume per month
  • 0.67% for additional billing volume

Enterprise

Custom
  • Custom pricing for companies with large billing volume
  • Unique business models
  • Dedicated support

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Stripe Billing

Monthly$620/mo
Yearly$7.4k/yr
5-Year Total$37.2k

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~4 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 YearSave $7.2k
SaaS
$7.4k
DIY
$240
3 YearsSave $21.6k
SaaS
$22.3k
DIY
$720
5 YearsSave $36k
SaaS
$37.2k
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 57 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Stripe Billing alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 57 features.

Buy Stripe Billing

Monthly cost$6,200/mo
3-year total$223,200
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Better Value
Development cost$36,000
Maintenance$540/mo
3-year total$55,440
Dev time~3 months

Building could save ~$167,760 over 3 years.

Estimates based on 57 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

10 known integrations