I’d like to set up a subscription where users pay for the year, and then products would ship quarterly. Is there an obvious choice of which app to use for this situation, that would also help track inventory and shipping of the products?
Topic summary
Goal: set up subscriptions with annual billing and quarterly shipments, with inventory and shipping tracking.
Recommended apps:
- Recharge Subscriptions: flexible plans (including quarterly shipments), inventory tracking, shipping integrations, customer management, and analytics.
- Bold Subscriptions: supports annual payments/quarterly fulfillment, automated inventory, shipping/fulfillment integrations, customer portal, analytics.
- Seal Subscriptions: uses Shopify’s native checkout, offers a free plan with 0% transaction fee. App representative states it supports auto-charge and prepaid plans, recurring invoices, loyalty discounts, delivery profiles, customer portal, analytics, and white-label options. They assert the free plan can bill yearly and fulfill every 3 months, and claim competitors charge $60–$100 plus transaction fees on lower tiers.
Latest update: the original poster is asking whether it’s possible to remove the one-time purchase option so only a subscription is offered.
Outcomes/status: No final app chosen yet. The key open question is confirmation on “subscription-only” product setup across the suggested apps. Images were shared promoting a helpdesk app, but they are not essential to the technical decision.
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Hello @klezmer41 ,
Here is the subscription apps:
- Recharge Subscriptions
Features:
- Comprehensive subscription management.
- Customizable subscription options (including quarterly shipments).
- Inventory management.
- Integration with shipping apps.
- Detailed analytics and reporting.
- Bold Subscriptions
Features:
- Flexible subscription models (annual payments with quarterly shipments).
- Automated inventory management.
- Integration with various shipping and fulfillment apps.
- Customer portal for subscription management.
- Robust analytics tools.
Hope this will fulfill your requirements.
Thank you !!
Hi @klezmer41 ,
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For setting up a subscription where users pay annually and receive products quarterly, I recommend using Recharge Subscriptions. It offers comprehensive features that will suit your needs perfectly:
- Flexible Subscription Plans: You can easily set up annual payment plans with quarterly shipments.
- Inventory Management: Recharge integrates with Shopify’s inventory system, allowing you to track stock levels for your subscription products.
- Shipping Integration: It works with various shipping apps and services, streamlining the logistics of sending out your products quarterly.
- Customer Management: Manage customer accounts, track subscription statuses, and handle changes or cancellations seamlessly.
- Analytics and Reporting: Access detailed reports and analytics to monitor the performance of your subscription service.
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Hello @klezmer41 ,
Yes, as Oscprofessional mentioned earlier you can try ReCharge Subscriptions and Bold Subscriptions apps. You can also consider the Seal Subscriptions app which utilizes a default Shopify checkout process and has a free plan with a 0% transaction fee. Take a look at all the features these apps offer and choose the one fits your needs best.
Best regards,
Anastasia
Hello.
I’m Max - Support representative at Seal Subscriptions.
With our app you can create various subscription-based selling plans like: auto-charging subscriptions, pre paid subscriptions, recurring invoice subscriptions, loyalty discounts…
Even on the FREE plan, you can set up the selling plan you are describing, that will bill your customers yearly and fulfill every 3 months.
The best thing is, that we charge a 0% transaction fee, no matter how many active subscriptions you have. Our closest competitors would charge you from $60-$100 and a transaction fee on the lowest plan without all the features. With our app you can chose the plan that works best for the features your business and pay just for what you need.
Highlighted features:
- Sell classic & prepaid subscriptions, subscription boxes & more!
- Loyalty features, tiered discounts, product swaps
- Custom delivery profiles
- 0% Translation fee % unlimited free plan.
- Easy access to customer portal for customers!
- Get an insight in your business with great statistics, payment calendar and more
- Use the white-label branding with custom email domains!
This looks really promising! Is it possible to remove the one-time purchase option, so that only the subscription is offered?