# Subscription Billing and Management Platform

> Create and manage recurring billing plans with built-in dunning, proration, plan changes, and global tax compliance. No custom billing logic needed.

- **URL**: https://dodopayments.com/billing/subscriptions
- **Product area**: Billing
- **Documentation**: https://docs.dodopayments.com/billing/subscriptions

## The Problem

### **Managing Subscriptions**   Shouldn't Be This Hard

Building a subscription system from scratch means wrestling with proration, failed payments, plan changes, and churn -- all while trying to stay compliant across multiple regions.


## The Solution

### Subscriptions That Just Work, Everywhere

Dodo Payments handles the entire subscription lifecycle -- from signup to renewal to cancellation. Smart dunning recovers failed payments, proration is automatic on plan changes, and tax compliance is built in for 150+ countries.


## Features

### Recurring Revenue Made Simple

Offer flexible recurring billing for memberships, SaaS products, or ongoing services with built-in tools to maximise customer value.

### Flexible Billing Cycles

Support monthly, yearly, or custom intervals, plus free trials and introductory offers.

### Add-Ons At Checkout

Upsell customers with optional add-ons that bill together with the main subscription.

### On-Demand Billing

Charge flexibly outside fixed cycles using the API for usage-driven or custom scenarios.

### Seamless Management

Easily create, edit, or archive subscription products from the dashboard. Changes only affect future renewals, keeping current subscribers uninterrupted.

### Customer Control

Subscribers can cancel anytime through the dashboard or portal; access continues until the billing period ends.

### Developer-Friendly

Full API support for building advanced subscription flows, from mandate creation to custom charges.


## Who This Is For

- SaaS companies offering monthly or annual pricing plans
- Content platforms with membership or access tiers
- Developer tools with team-based or per-seat pricing
- Digital service providers with recurring billing needs

## Use Cases

- Launch monthly and yearly plans with free trial periods and introductory offers
- Automatically retry failed payments with smart dunning to reduce involuntary churn
- Let customers upgrade or downgrade plans with automatic proration
- Upsell add-ons at checkout that bill together with the main subscription

## FAQ

### How does Dodo handle failed subscription payments?

Smart dunning automatically retries failed charges on an optimized schedule, sending reminder emails to customers to reduce involuntary churn.

### Is proration automatic when customers change plans?

Yes. When a customer upgrades or downgrades mid-cycle, Dodo calculates the prorated difference automatically and adjusts the next invoice.

### Can customers cancel their own subscriptions?

Yes. Subscribers can cancel anytime through the dashboard or customer portal. Access continues until the current billing period ends.

### Does Dodo support free trials?

Yes. You can configure free trial periods and introductory pricing directly from the dashboard when creating a subscription product.

### What problem does managing subscriptions shouldn't be this hard solve?

Building a subscription system from scratch means wrestling with proration, failed payments, plan changes, and churn -- all while trying to stay compliant across multiple regions.

### How does Dodo Payments solve this?

Dodo Payments handles the entire subscription lifecycle -- from signup to renewal to cancellation. Smart dunning recovers failed payments, proration is automatic on plan changes, and tax compliance is built in for 150+ countries.


## Related Pages

**Related features:** [Credit-Based Billing](https://dodopayments.com/billing/credit-based-billing) | [Usage-Based Billing](https://dodopayments.com/billing/usage-based-billing) | [One-Time Payments](https://dodopayments.com/billing/one-time-payments)
**Section:** [Billing](https://dodopayments.com/billing)
**Documentation:** [API Documentation](https://docs.dodopayments.com/billing/subscriptions)
**See also:** [One-Time Payments](https://dodopayments.com/billing/one-time-payments) | [No-Code Checkout](https://dodopayments.com/payments/no-code-checkout) | [Hosted Storefront](https://dodopayments.com/distribution/store-front) | [Discount Codes](https://dodopayments.com/distribution/discount-codes)

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## About Dodo Payments

Dodo Payments is the billing & payments platform for AI-first and SaaS companies, operating as a Merchant of Record in 220+ countries.

**Other Billing features:** [Credit-Based Billing](https://dodopayments.com/billing/credit-based-billing) | [Usage-Based Billing](https://dodopayments.com/billing/usage-based-billing) | [One-Time Payments](https://dodopayments.com/billing/one-time-payments)

- [All Products](https://dodopayments.com) | [Documentation](https://docs.dodopayments.com) | [Pricing](https://dodopayments.com/pricing) | [Dashboard](https://app.dodopayments.com)