Subscribie vs UniBee

Subscribie lets businesses, clubs, and service providers create subscription websites and collect recurring payments online without coding. Shops can offer weekly, monthly, or yearly payments, as well as one-off upfront charges, all handled through Stripe. A shop can be embedded in an existing website and also gets a free Subscribie web address. Owners can publish subscriber-only files and private pages, pause or cancel subscriptions, set cancellation dates, and refund individual transactions. The service can automatically charge VAT and generate invoices that show VAT. Listed integrations include Stripe payments, Google Analytics, and the Tawk live chat widget. The maker describes Subscribie as open-source software that users with the skills can host themselves, as well as a web service. A free plan covers subscription plan creation, sign-up page setup, and test payments. Business Plan costs £27.99 a month plus 1.25% of sales and Stripe fees. Yearly 25% off costs £251.90 a year plus the same charges. The maker says support is available online and by email during support hours.

UniBee is an open-source subscription billing platform offered as self-hosted software or a managed cloud service. It handles one-time purchases, recurring charges, usage-based billing, tiered prices, promotions, and flexible billing frequencies. Its metering can track measures such as API calls, storage, compute time, or custom metrics and bill against actual use. Subscription tools cover plan changes, pauses, upgrades, downgrades, trials, add-ons, and lifecycle automation. UniBee can generate invoices, customize templates, handle taxes, and send invoices by email or make them available as PDFs. Payment options include gateways such as Stripe and PayPal, with routing and fallback options. The service lists more than 25 integrations and analytics for MRR, ARR, churn, and customer lifetime value. Open-source is free but self-hosted, requires manual setup, and has community support. Starter costs $99 a month; Business costs $399 a month. Advanced offers cloud or on-prem deployment, with pricing available by conversation.