#Humayun - Metered Subscriptions
dusk cave
Hello! With metered Subscriptions the customer is charged at the end of the period for the usage during that period.
sage basin
I can't charge them immediately for the monthly subscription? and then again for excess usage (if any) at the end of the period?
This is from the Stripe page. "Total Due Now"
dusk cave
It sounds like you want to combine a fixed rate with metered billing as explained here: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/multiple-products#billing-periods-with-multiple-prices
Is that correct?
sage basin
Correct. Exactly like the screenshot I shared.
dusk cave
Or do you want a one-time setup fee?
dusk cave
Yep, so you'd have two Prices on the Subscription, one for the flat monthly fee that's charged at the beginning and one for the metered use on top of that.
There are more details about that here: https://stripe.com/docs/products-prices/pricing-models#flat-rate-metered-usage
I think that section describes exactly what you want, but let me know if it doesn't or if you have questions.
sage basin
Flat-fee + metered usage ---> is it the same as subscription + metered ? Or are these two different things?
dusk cave
Not sure I understand your question. Can you provide more details?
I think you're talking about the same thing, but I don't want to make assumptions or guess. 🙂
dusk cave
Are you asking specifically in the context of that section of the documentation I linked to above?
sage basin
thanks for sharing this.
https://stripe.com/docs/products-prices/pricing-models#flat-rate-metered-usage
this answers my questions. I will read further docs.
thank you Rubeus!