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Unearned Revenue: What it is and What it Means for Subscription Businesses

Stax

The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. In the case of SaaS subscriptions, this could take several months—or even years.

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Billing and Subscription Management: A Detailed Comparison of 5 Options

FastSpring

Most billing and subscription management solutions let you: Build various trial and subscription models (e.g., free or paid trial and usage-based or fixed price subscriptions). Manage active subscriptions (e.g., Send invoices and/or payment notifications. You can also: Create trials of any length.

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An In-Depth Guide to Subscription Billing Platforms (+ 5 Options)

FastSpring

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Customize and manage one or more subscription and trial models. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Legal compliance.

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Exploring Paddle Alternatives: SubscriptionFlow for Complete Subscription Success

Subscription Flow

For businesses offering subscriptions, Paddle is a well-known platform for subscription management boosting features such as recurring billing, invoicing, payments and revenue management. It offers a range of features including subscription billing, payment processing, revenue recognition, and tax compliance.

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Unlocking Growth in the Internet Economy: a Perspective from Stripe Head of Invoicing, Suzanne Xie (Video)

SaaStr

These days, as the business lead for invoicing at Stripe, Xie has earned her own stripes in navigating the unique challenges of building and thriving in the SaaS marketplace. Maybe your billing system is not ready, your invoicing is a patchwork, or your reconciliation and invoicing have to be done manually.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

Depending on your needs, sellers may run into a number of potential limitations with the Paddle platform: Paddle doesn’t accept as many alternative payment methods as other MoR partners. The subscription management system doesn’t support multi-product transactions. Other MoRs boast higher conversion and approval rates.

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International Recurring Payments (How We Handle It for You)

FastSpring

When managing international recurring payments, there are three overarching considerations: Staying up to date with local tax laws and transaction regulations Making it really easy for customers to make the initial purchase and sign up for recurring payments Ensuring each subsequent payment goes through.