Continuing our series of posts answering common WooCommerce questions, we take a look at whether WooCommerce can be used to sell subscriptions.
In the first part of our series answering common questions about WooCommerce, we looked at the number of products WooCommerce can handle, and if it can be used for products with multiple configurations. The answer was yes if you were wondering.
In this second part, we’re going to look at whether WooCommerce can be used for businesses selling subscription based models for their products and services.
WooCommerce can absolutely be used for subscriptions. Whether daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or yearly, and whether for physical products, digital products, or services, this can easily be achieved with WooCommerce.
There are numerous plugins out there that can be used for subscription management. From basic free options, to paid premium options packed full of features.
For very complex or unique requirements, custom solutions can be created by an experienced developer.
We custom build as much functionality into the sites we create as possible, reducing the need for lots of plugins, and ensuring ongoing compatibility and flexibility. But there are some premium plugins that are so good at what they do, and that are very well supported. In these cases, it would be pointless trying to completely reinvent the wheel.
Here are 3 premium WooCommerce plugins, which allow businesses to sell subscriptions with ease.
This is Woo’s own subscription management plugin and allows for weekly, monthly or annual subscriptions for products or services. It integrates with numerous payment gateways to automate recurring payments, and can even pro-rata payments if a customer signs up part way through a subscription period. It also allows for automated renewal emails and notifications, and you can give your subscribers access to manage their subscription.
Features include:
$199.00 per year
30 day money back guarantee
WooCommerce Subscription is a plugin from Yith. Much like Woo’s own offering, the Yith plugin allows you to create subscription plans, with different levels, and with various frequencies. It integrates with a reasonable number of payment gateways to automate payments, and manage paused or cancelled subscriptions. You can create unlimited subscription plans using product variations.
They offer a stripped back free version, with more limited features, or a premium version with the full set of features.
Features include:
Free limited version
Premium – $199.99 per year
30 day money back guarantee
WebToffee’s Subscriptions for WooCommerce is another premium paid plugin. It allows you to create and manage simple and variable subscriptions for your WooCommerce store. It offers multilingual support and is compatible with many multilingual plugins.
Features include:
Single Site – $89.00 per year
Up To 5 Sites – $129.00 per year
Up to 25 Sites – $199.00 per year
30 day money back guarantee
So in short, yes WooCommerce can be used to sell subscriptions for physical and digital products or services. We’ve built websites for clients doing just that.
Got any other WooCommerce questions you’d like answered? Message us with them, and keep an eye out for the next part in this series.
If you’re thinking about migrating your e-commerce website to WooCommerce, or you’re looking to redesign your existing WooCommerce website, talk to us about how we can help.
