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ChangelogSubscription Plugin for WooCommerce is one of the best plugins that can integrate a subscription model eCommerce system into your online WooCommerce store efficiently. With subscriptions, choosing an appropriate payment method is an important decision to consider. The role of a payment gateway in a subscription plugin is inevitable as it authenticates the recurrence transactions carried out in a subscription.
Recurring payments for subscriptions are accepted broadly in two ways:
- Automatic
- Manual
Most of the subscribers would want the renewals to happen automatically otherwise the subscriber will have to visit the site every recurring period whether it is monthly weekly or yearly to make the respective payment for the subscription to remain active. Any methods used for manual renewals supports suspending, canceling and reactivating subscriptions as well as changing the next recurring amount, payment date and billing schedule.
Once an automatic payment method is configured for subscription, then the successive payments for the recurrences will be taken automatically from the same payment mode unless it is been changed manually by the subscriber or admin at a later time.
Some of the major payment gateways supported by Subscription for WooCommerce plugin are the following:
| Provider | Payment Gateway | Automatic Renewal | Manual Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Standard | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Reference (Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes |
| WebToffee | Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | PayPal Payments Pro 2.0 (PayFlow) | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | Paypal REST | Yes | Yes |
| Mollie Payment for WooCommerce | Credit Card | Yes | Yes |
Note: WooCommerce PayPal checkout payment gateway and WebToffee Stripe payment gateway does not support zero payment transactions(trial period or 100% discount options etc).
Basic Features
A store manager or customer can change the status of a subscription like Suspension, Cancellation or Reactivation directly from your store without visiting the payment gateway.
| Provider | Payment Gateway | Subscription Suspension | Subscription Cancellation | Subscription Reactivation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Reference(Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebToffee | Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | PayPal Payments Pro 2.0 (PayFlow) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | Paypal REST | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mollie Payment for WooCommerce | Credit Card | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Advanced Features
Multiple Subscriptions: A customer can add different subscription products to their cart and complete checkout easily.
Recurring Total Modifications: A store manager can manually change the recurring amount charged for renewal payments.
Payment Date Modifications: A store manager can manually change the payment schedule for a subscription, including the expiration date, trial length or next payment date.
Payment Method Changes: Customer: A customer can change the payment method from his My Account > My Subscriptions > Change Payment option. Read more.
| Provider | Payment Gateway | Multiple Subscription | Recurring Total Modifications | Payment Date Modifications | Customer Payment Method Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Standard | No | No | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce in-built | Paypal Reference(Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WebToffee | Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | PayPal Payments Pro 2.0 (PayFlow) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Angel Eye | Paypal REST | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mollie Payment for WooCommerce | Credit Card | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Know more on PayPal Standard limitations here.
Comments (17)
Fernando
May 28, 2021
Hello
The Authorize.net plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/authnet-cim-for-woo/ will process the subscription automatically? or the user needs to pay manually?
Mark
June 1, 2021
Hi Fernando,
Our plugin supports automatic subscription renewal using the mentioned plugin.
Tom
March 11, 2021
Will Subscriptions for WooCommerce support Authorize.net payment gateway?
Mark
March 16, 2021
Hi Tom,
Currently it is compatible with the Authorize.net plugin given in the below link.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/authnet-cim-for-woo/
Mac
February 28, 2021
Is it possible to set up Woocommerce subscriptions to a subscribe and save and a payment plan simultaneously on each product?
Mark
March 4, 2021
Hi Mac,
You can sell subscription type products using our Subscription for Woocommerce plugin. The payments will be taken from the payee on each renewals automaticaly.
Muhammad Kashif
February 11, 2021
Does it support paytabs ?
Mark
February 12, 2021
We haven’t tested it so far. If you can spare a sandbox account details for that gateway and share the plugin, please submit them via support forum.
iman
January 31, 2021
is woocommerce 2checkout convert plus gateway supported?
Mark
February 1, 2021
Unfortunately, it is not tested at the moment.
Andres Borrero
December 24, 2020
Is it compatible with Bluepay payment method?
Mark
December 29, 2020
Sorry to let you down. Only above mentioned payment gateways are supported currently.
Bas Pronk
December 8, 2020
Does your plug-in support stripe using SEPA Direct Debit?
We already have a stripe account with SEPA Direct Debit enabled.
Mark
February 1, 2021
Our plugin currently does not have SEPA support.
ali
November 8, 2020
Can someone pay with their credit/debit card through paypal checkout gateway for subscription program.
Mark
November 12, 2020
User must log in to PayPal account to pay for subscription products if they are using Woocommerce paypal. Please refer this article.
Florian
May 6, 2020
Thanks a lot for this article. It helps me a lot currently. Cheers Florian