Subscription Plugin for WooCommerce is one of the best plugins that can integrate a subscription model e-commerce 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 recurring 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 | Paypal Standard | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Paypal Reference (Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments (up to version 1.9.5) | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes |
| WebToffee | Stripe Payment Gateway(Premium) | Yes | Yes |
| WebToffee | PayPal Express Payment Gateway(Premium) | 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 |
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 | Paypal Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Paypal Reference(Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments (up to version 1.9.5) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webtoffee WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway(Premium) | Credit Card, Card Payment, Sofort, SEPA, iDEAL, Bancontact, BACS, Stripe checkout with card payment | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webtoffee PayPal Express Payment Gateway(Premium) | Express Checkout | 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: A customer can change the payment method from his My Account > My Subscriptions > Change Payment option. Know more.
| Provider | Payment Gateway | Multiple Subscription | Recurring Total Modifications | Payment Date Modifications | Customer Payment Method Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce | Paypal Standard | No | No | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Paypal Reference(Additional configuration required) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments (up to version 1.9.5) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webtoffee WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway(Premium) | Credit Card, Card Payment, Sofort, SEPA, iDEAL, Bancontact, BACS, Stripe checkout with card payment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webtoffee PayPal Express Payment Gateway(Premium) | Express Checkout | 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.
Melissa
March 29, 2024
This subscription plugin had been one hassle after the other from failed payments and now not taking payments at all ?
What do I do where it says next payment taken 12 hours ago but no payment was attempted
As a one person company with limited tech knowledge it’s just too much
Sanjai Valsan
April 4, 2024
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for reaching out!
We’re sorry to hear about the difficulties you’ve encountered with our subscription plugin. It appears that you may require some technical support to address the issue effectively. Please don’t hesitate to contact our dedicated customer support team for personalized assistance.
Davide Pimpinella
March 22, 2024
I’m about to buy the subscription plugin, but I want to make sure I can configure it with standard gateway WC Payments (https://woo.com/it/products/woopayments/), without the need of having configured Paypal or Stripe as payment method.
I tested the free plugin but it seems it’s not possible. Can that actually be done?
Thanks a lot,
Davide
Sanjai Valsan
March 28, 2024
Hi Davide,
Thank you for reaching out, and for considering our subscription plugin. Unfortunately, the WooPayments gateway isn’t compatible with our subscription plugin at the moment. Our plugin works seamlessly with specific payment gateways as outlined in our documentation.
Partha
January 16, 2024
Is there any way this plugin can accept payment via Paddle.com? This will be very helpful for us.
Arjun
January 19, 2024
Hi Partha,
Thank you for reaching out. Regarding the Paddle payment, we have not tested the compatibility with the Paddle payment system. Hence, we may not be in a position to confirm now. However, any payment gateways/plugins that support recurring payments will work for subscription payments.
Davide
November 25, 2023
I have paypal standard e Woo payment, paypal standard it’s not supported, it’s removed from the payment method and when i set only paypal standard there is no payment methods.
Woo payment on the other hands it’s still active even if i see no support for it, how it’s possible ?
Thanks
PS: The paypal standard is configured properly.
Arjun
November 28, 2023
Hi Davide,
Thank you for reaching out to us. It appears that you’re experiencing a technical issue with PayPal Standard, not the subscription plugin. Please contact the plugin support team for additional assistance.
Lynne
September 11, 2023
Does your subscriptions program support Woo Payments – which is an integration with stripe in its own right OR only Woo Stripe Plugin?
Arjun
September 15, 2023
Hi Lynne,
Thank you for reaching out to us. The Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin won’t support the Woo Payments as of now.
Jenny Lapus
July 11, 2023
Hello,
I have the old PayPal Standard payment method still activated. If I enable the new PayPal method and disable PayPal Standard, will all active subscription payments be updated to the new PayPal method?
Arjun
July 12, 2023
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for getting in touch with us. It is not recommended to change the PayPal payment method.
Simon Price
April 13, 2023
Hi, is it possible to offer either a subscription or buy once functionality? With the subscription being discounted by 10%. If it is possible, can we show the option to choose between the two on both the shop archive page and the Individual Product Page? Thank you
Hema
April 18, 2023
Hello Simon,
Thanks for reaching out to us. Currently, the plugin doesn’t support the functionality that you are looking for. We will add it to our backlogs for future implementation.
Thakarshi Makwan
February 24, 2023
I have already woocommerce subscriptions plugin in my website, but I want another separate plugin for subscription.
Can we migrate woocommerce subscriptions plugin’s all data to your webtoffee subscription plugin ?
Is that possbile?
Mike
February 27, 2023
Hi Thakarshi,
Thanks for reaching out.
Direct migration from other platforms to ours isn’t possible with our subscription plugin since the two environments have different database key names and several other metadata might have different formats. We do not recommend doing such a migration, especially with live orders. Thanks for understanding.
rafa
October 10, 2022
Hi, can i use the plugin with Redsys payment method
Mark
October 11, 2022
Hi Rafa,
Greetings from Webtoffee!
The payment methods that are tested and found as compatible are listed above. We cannot say the same for any other payment methods.
Peter
September 7, 2022
For the Mollie payment gateway you usually (only) mention Credit Cards on several pages. Is really just credit card available or also the SEPA Direct Debit method within Mollie (SEPA Direct Debit is supported by Mollie and for Stripe it is apparently possible to use it with your Subscription plugin).
Arjun
January 19, 2024
Hi Peter,
Thank you for reaching out. As we haven’t tested the plugin with the SEPA payment method we cannot confirm the compatibility and in order to process subscription/automatic recurring payments, the payment gateway used should support the feature natively. However, SEPA does support recurring payments, so it may be compatible with our plugin without any problems.
It is recommended to configure webhooks in the Stripe account to ensure the success rate. It’s important to note that configuring webhooks is mandatory for delayed payments like SEPA or BACS. We always recommend our customers to test subscription payments and renewals by placing some test orders after setting up the plugin before going live.
Joshi
June 22, 2022
STRIPE offers a lot of payment solutions, like Apple Pay, Google Pay, SOFORT, Giropay and so on. Does your Subscription Plugin support all of these payments or only the STRIPE credit card payment?
Alan
July 5, 2022
Hi,
Yes, the plugin supports multiple payment options like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, SEPA pay, Giropay, WeChat, AfterPay, Sofort, iDEAL, and Stripe checkout.
Mike
June 14, 2022
Is it compatible with square?
Mike
August 15, 2022
Hi Mike,
Our Subscriptions for WooCommerce plugin hasn’t been tested with Square. So far we know, Square payment gateway does not support recurring payments.
Kindly go through this article to check the payment method plugins compatible with our Subscription for WooCommerce plugin.
Eduardo Diaz
April 21, 2022
Hello,
I want to know if your subscription plugin supports FirstData payment gateway
https://woocommerce.com/products/firstdata/
Thank you
Mike
April 22, 2022
Hi Eduardo,
Greetings from WebToffee! As we haven’t tested the plugin with the FirstData payment plugin we cannot confirm the compatibility and in order to process subscription/automatic recurring payments, the payment gateway used should support the feature natively. If the mentioned payment gateway plugin has a recurring payment feature, it is likely to work with our subscription plugin without any issues. Thanks for understanding.
Chad
March 1, 2022
Will this Plugin with with the South African Payment Gateway Called PayFast which supports automatic Renewals and processing using a WooCommerce Subscription Plugin
Mark
March 18, 2022
Hi Chad,
We have tested PayFast in sandbox mode for subscription product purchases and it is working fine. We don’t have the opportunity to check in live mode and hence cannot confirm the same.
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