The Dodo Digest: Sentra Alpha, Hacktoberfest, and What’s Next for Q4

Hello from Dodo Payments,

I’m back in sunny San Francisco, and the energy here is, as they say, full power. There’s something about this city, the conversations, the people, the optimism that’s just electric.

We’re spending the next few weeks hosting and joining a bunch of events, hackathons, and meetups around the Bay Area.
If you’re in town, drop me a DM or reply to this email. I would love to have you join us.

Now, onto what’s been happening at Dodo Payments.

Introducing Sentra by Dodo Payments

The biggest news yet, Sentra is live in alpha.
This launch is a complete game-changer for developers building SaaS or AI products.

The future of monetization starts now.
Because billing & payments shouldn’t take weeks, they should take minutes.

Sentra runs inside your editor, whether it’s VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf, and lets you set up:

• Subscriptions

• Usage-based billing

• One-time payments

All without ever leaving your dev environment. Learn more about Sentra

We’re part of Hacktoberfest 2025!

Hacktoberfest is the world’s biggest open-source celebration, and this year, Dodo Payments is joining in.

We’re opening up our SDKs, customer portal, storefront, adapters, checkout demos, docs, and migration tools to the community.

Our goal: make billing & payments as open, developer-friendly, and collaborative as the products it powers.

No matter your background, whether you’re writing docs, fixing bugs, or shipping new features, your contributions will help power thousands of SaaS & AI products worldwide.

Contribution Window: Oct 1 - 31, 2025
Perks: Exclusive Dodo Payments swag + your name in our Hall of Fame

Convex Component - Now Live

Dodo Payments now integrates directly inside your Convex app.

With our new Convex Component, you can:
→ Drop in billing & payments in just a few lines of code
→ Manage subscriptions, usage-based, and one-time payments
→ Use prebuilt UI + APIs, so no boilerplate required

It’s our latest step toward helping developers ship faster and focus on what matters: their product.

What’s Next - Q4 2025 & Beyond

In his latest blog, Ayush shared how Q3 shaped up, from new features to what’s next in our roadmap.
Here’s a quick look at what we’re excited about for Q4:

• AI Agent: Automates your entire integration process

• Native EUR & GBP Support: Direct wallets and payouts for Europe & U.K., with fewer FX hops

• UBB & Checkout Iterations: Improved customer-portal UX, new pricing models, and checkout optimizations for better conversions

And yes, one major announcement is coming soon. It’s something that’ll give merchants even more flexibility in how they use Dodo Payments. Stay tuned for that mid-Q4.

Read the full Q3 recap here

Community & SEO Update

We recently hit a Domain Rating of 72, and we’re cooking up something special to celebrate,  something that’ll help you earn a backlink to your website.

Keep an eye out for our socials and Discord for details.

That’s it for this edition.
See you in two weeks with more updates.

Until next time,

Rishabh Goel
Co-Founder & CEO
Dodo Payments