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Flexible subscription and invoice billing built on Stripe's payments infrastructure
Stripe Billing is the subscription and invoice billing product built on top of Stripe's core payments infrastructure, enabling companies that already process payments through Stripe to add subscription management, invoicing, and revenue recovery without additional payment integrations. The platform supports every common subscription model — flat rate, per-seat, tiered, metered usage, volume, package, and hybrid pricing — with real-time proration, trial periods, and mid-cycle plan changes handled automatically. Customer portal allows subscribers to manage their own subscriptions, update payment methods, and view billing history without contacting support. Smart Retries uses machine learning to optimize failed payment retry timing based on Stripe's network of transaction data, improving recovery rates over the default retry schedule. Invoice generation covers one-time billing and multi-item invoices with automatic PDF creation and PDF access links. Stripe Tax integrates to handle sales tax and VAT calculation for qualifying transactions. Revenue recognition module (Stripe Revenue Recognition) automates ASC 606 and IFRS 15 compliance reports for recognized versus deferred revenue. The developer-first design — comprehensive APIs, webhooks, and SDKs — enables highly customized billing experiences for engineering teams that want complete control. Stripe Billing's pricing model charges a percentage of subscription revenue rather than a flat monthly fee, which can become expensive at scale but represents zero upfront cost for early-stage companies. Best positioned for developer-first companies already on Stripe who want to add subscription billing with minimal additional vendor complexity.