Subscription plans require more than creating prices in Stripe.
Subscription plans need to be surfaced in the product (pricing page), enforced in the application (access control), manageable by customers (billing portal), and handled correctly across all lifecycle events (upgrade, downgrade, cancel, retry). The complete implementation.
Need to implement multiple subscription plan tiers with different features and pricing — requires Stripe Billing, access control by plan, and a pricing page
Subscription plan implementation covers several interconnected systems:
Stripe configuration:
- Products (e.g., "RCB Software SaaS")
- Prices per product per interval (e.g., Basic Monthly $99, Basic Annual $990, Pro Monthly $299, Pro Annual $2,990)
- Stripe Checkout session that selects the right price based on the user's plan selection
Access control by plan: Plan entitlements map features to the plans that include them. Every feature that differs between plans needs a gate.
const PLAN_FEATURES = {
basic: { team_members: 3, exports: 10, api_access: false },
pro: { team_members: 10, exports: 100, api_access: true },
enterprise: { team_members: Infinity, exports: Infinity, api_access: true, sso: true }
};
Plan change handling: When a user upgrades, Stripe prorates the billing. When they downgrade, access to pro features is revoked at the end of the billing period (or immediately, depending on the product policy). Webhooks fire; application updates access accordingly.
Billing portal: Stripe's customer portal handles: view invoices, update payment method, change plan, cancel subscription. One API call to create a portal session; Stripe handles the UI.
Annual billing: Annual plans provide a discount (typically 2 months free = 16% off). Switching from monthly to annual or vice versa requires proration handling.
Complete subscription plan implementation with Stripe Billing, per-plan access control, customer billing portal, and pricing page with checkout
Stripe Billing
configuration (products, prices, intervals)
Plan entitlement system
with per-plan feature gates
Pricing page
with checkout integration
Upgrade/downgrade flows
with proration
Stripe Customer Portal
for billing self-service
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
Complete subscription plan implementation with Stripe Billing, per-plan access control, customer billing portal, and pricing page with checkout
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Subscription plan scope is defined by the number of plans, features, and billing intervals. Fixed-price from the plan matrix.
Questions, answered.
Stripe Billing supports trial periods per price. A user starts a subscription; the first payment is delayed by the trial period. After trial: automatic billing. Card required at signup (opt-out trial) or not (opt-in trial).
Stripe prorates: calculate the unused portion of the current plan, credit it, charge the new plan. All handled automatically by Stripe Billing. The webhook fires; the application updates the plan.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.