Stripe Billing

Founded by Patrick Collison in 2014

Manage subscriptions, usage-based billing, and automated payment collection

Cost

Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Stripe Billing to set up and manage recurring subscriptions, usage-based pricing, and one-off invoices. It handles automated payment collection, failed payment recovery using AI-powered retry logic, and global tax calculation. You can build flat-rate, per-seat, tiered, or hybrid pricing models with or without code. It also includes churn reduction tools, revenue analytics, a self-serve customer portal, and integrations with accounting tools for revenue recognition.

What Stripe Billing does

Create and manage subscription plans with custom billing intervalsMeter customer usage and generate accurate invoices automaticallyRetry failed payments using AI-trained models on optimal retry timingSend dunning emails when payments fail or cards are about to expireGenerate revenue recognition reports for accounting complianceAllow customers to update payment methods via a hosted self-serve portalSet up proration rules for mid-cycle plan upgrades or downgradesTrack MRR, churn rate, and payment failure rates in a single dashboardAI-powered Smart Retries that recover failed payments automaticallyUsage-based billing with real-time metering up to 100K events per second via MetronomeBuilt-in support for 15+ pricing models including flat rate, tiered, per seat, and hybridAutomated dunning flows with email alerts for failed payments and expiring cardsAdaptive Pricing that adjusts prices for local currencies to increase lifetime valueSelf-serve customer portal so users can manage their own subscriptionsRevenue recognition reports compliant with ASC 606 and IFRS 15Card account updater to keep payment methods current without customer action