How offer your own customers a free 14 day trial that then rebills monthly?

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Topic summary

Goal: offer a free 14‑day trial for a $300/month community on a new B2B Shopify store, then auto‑rebill monthly.

Current capability: Shopify now includes a basic native subscriptions feature and a free basic subscriptions app. However, this scenario (free/discounted introductory period then standard monthly billing) exceeds the “basic” scope.

Recommended approach: use a dedicated subscriptions app that supports trial/intro pricing (e.g., prorated first cycle, discounted first month, or $0 trial then full billing). Research options in the Shopify App Store and app recommendation forums.

Key considerations:

  • If using Shopify Plus (Shopify’s enterprise tier) with B2B features, integration and settings can be more complex.
  • You may need to customize wording to present the initial period clearly as a “trial.”
  • Ensure the chosen app supports trial logic and aligns with checkout/ B2B requirements.

Outcome/status: No specific app was named. The solution likely requires a third‑party subscription app; further evaluation is needed. The question remains open on which app to pick.

Summarized with AI on December 22. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi, I’ve not sold on Shopify for many years since selling my small B2C store, looking to set up a new one for B2B.

I’ve seen a store who is offering a free 14 day trial on a $300/m community and I want to replicate something similar.

Is this something you can do out of the box with Shopify now, or (more likely I assume) what app is best?

Cheers!

Richard

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Subscriptions are now a native basic feature, and there is a free basic app from shopify for it.

But you are not describing something basic,

This is a subscriptions app with the first-month being prorated/discounted/other.

Most quality subscription apps can do that , research the app store, or the app recommendation forums.

Your complications will be, IF your using shopify PLUS combining it with B2B features, and changing any verbiage to present the inital month/weeks as a trial.

Good Hunting.