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Ask HN: What service should startups use for recurring billing?
I'm putting the finishing touches to a hosted application which will have either a monthly, quarterly or annual subscription price.
For a business idea that is not proven (but I currently believe in), I really don't want to spend a lot of time or money in setting up transaction services.
Here is my very small shortlist of options I identified as suitable candidates:
1. Amazon's FPS - looks very capable but seems way too complex for me to set up. I'm only a part time developer and tend to code through a combination of lynda.com training and pasting error codes into google / stackoverflow.
2. Paypal - trusted brand with consumers, but I know they have had some negative publicity over account freezes. Also their recurring billing service attracts a $19 per month account keeping fee which is not really ideal to me. I'd rather sink this money into adwords!
3. Stripe - looks perfect but they are only in private beta in Australia, so not sure if I'll be able to get an invite.
What are HN readers using, to help with my/others evaluations?
EDIT: formatting & added stripe as I completely overlooked them
- yogo 13y agoHave you looked at Stripe?
- apapli 13y agosorry I should have added - I'm in Australia, I don't believe they support AU companies yet.
- apapli 13y agoamended - they are in private beta. I've filled out their form, fingers crossed they come back to me!
- cristinacordova 13y agoI work at Stripe and just sent you an invite. Let us know how it goes.
- dustinchilson 13y agoI'd look into LitleOnline. They have a nice api but you need to setup a merchant account.
- apapli 13y agoThanks. I've not heard of them and I couldn't find them via a google search. Do you mind sharing their URL?
- nreece 13y agoHave you looked at Braintree: https://www.braintreepayments.com https://www.braintreepayments.com For quicker invite to Stripe Australia beta, drop them a message on Twitter. By the way, at the moment Stripe Australia only supports charging in AUD, with USD support to come later.