freemium

Subscription management and processing (TrustCommerce, BrainTree, etc.)

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Subscription management and processing (TrustCommerce, BrainTree, etc.)

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jedc·Mar 24, 2009

I think the "Freemium" project on Github would also be a good alternative. It builds off of ActiveMerchant and focuses on a subscription model. http://github.com/cainlevy/freemium/tree/master

In Building a subscription service? See a cool way to plug in the subscription part...

charliepark·Mar 22, 2009

We use Braintree (http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/), and I've never had a better experience with a service provider. They're consummately professional, know their product and category inside and out, and are eager to educate people on the ins and outs of credit card processing. I had heard at one point that they had a higher rate for services billing less than $1MM a year, but I've since heard that that doesn't apply to SaaS companies that are using Rails (I'm not sure what the definitive answer is on this; I know they were the best price we could find, and I looked extensively). For recurring billing, we use a Rails-based billing framework called Freemium (http://github.com/cainlevy/freemium/tree/master), and have been very happy with it. It integrates with Braintree flawlessly. Also, its primary developer is a freelancer (http:

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//cainlevy.com/) who is available for hire, if you're looking for someone to help you get set up. We hired him, and couldn't be happier with his work. One thing to keep in mind when you're looking for a payment processor is this: How transparent are they with their costs? Do they complicate their fee structure with hidden costs? Credit card billing can be a really complex beast, and having a partner who's interested in helping you make sense of it is very valuable. That's what we found in Braintree. I'm sure there are others that are good, but I'm glad I haven't had to look for them, and that I've been able to just focus on building my business.

In Ask HN: how do you process payments?