I've written a subscription based web app that I want to charge (by credit card) a monthly fee. There are 3 different plans and once they sign up, they should be billed that amount, automatically, every month until they cancel. Is there an easy way to set this up (some sort of online service maybe?).
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A:
There are now some service providers that take care of your billing and subscription needs. You use their API and they handle billing and subscriptions for you. Their services work with payment systems like PayPal and Authorize.Net.
Take a look at the following sites:
BeWarned
2010-05-28 01:30:12
Authorize.net now has a built-in recurring billing API. You can specify a recurring amount, frequency -- even an initial promo/discount period. This is really nice because you don't need to hold onto credit card numbers, and the attendant potential liability.
Bob Kaufman
2010-05-28 01:52:08