I am working on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application and I am looking for a billing plugin of some sort that will manage my subscriptions, customers, and recurring billing. There is the RailsKits SaaS kit ($249.00), but I prefer to use open source software. I have also found maccman's saasy, but the phrase "At the moment this is alpha code - use at your own risk" makes me a tad bit nervous.
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You could just outsource the whole SaaS side of things.
PreciousBodilyFluids
2010-03-08 01:27:19
Thanks! I found Chargify after I posted this and it might be what I am looking for. The other two are good competitors, too.
Benjamin Manns
2010-03-08 01:40:39
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Unless your application actually does billing as its CORE FUNCTION, you definitely, definitely, want to get billing OUT of your app!
Get your business to find another solution for that function (or outsource it to e.g. Salesforce.com - most others do). Your development team should be working on the product you sell, not internally reinventing wheels.
MarkR
2010-03-13 22:41:18
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Recurly http://recurly.com is also being used by many companies to launch professional subscription billing solutions. No setup fees, no cancellation fees. Easy to deploy.
Check us out.
Dan
2010-05-28 22:31:46
Us, meaning you are associated with the product. Self promotion is allowed on StackOverflow, but if you aren't careful about it you'll end up being labeled a spammer. Clear disclosure in answers and your profile is recommended.
Will
2010-09-15 11:35:31