<p>At time of writing (22/08/16) - there is no support for subscriptions in Commerce.  You could attempt to do them as traditional products but I suspect it would be a lot of custom work.</p>

<p>It's a <em>very frequently</em> <a href="http://feedback.craftcms.com/forums/295386-commerce/suggestions/7814868-subscriptions" rel="nofollow">requested feature</a> and I suspect proper subscriptions support will come to Commerce sooner rather than later.  Hopefully much sooner!</p>

<p>In the meantime, the solution most people seem to talk about is the Charge plugin instead of Commerce (or alongside Commerce for other commerce needs): <a href="https://squarebit.co.uk/software/craft/charge" rel="nofollow">https://squarebit.co.uk/software/craft/charge</a></p>

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<p>I am building a VOD site using Craft and Craft Commerce. This is the first time I'm working with their Commerce plugin.</p>

<p>I would like to:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Create subscription products and assign them to plan types.</p></li>
<li><p>Subscription period of any duration and frequency.</p></li>
<li><p>Trial period to lower a price barrier for subscribers.</p></li>
<li><p>Payments processed via external gateways.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>What is the best way of implementing such functionality?</p>

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How would you handle subscriptions and recurring payments using Craft Commerce?
# How would you handle subscriptions and recurring payments using Craft Commerce?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-22)

I am building a VOD site using Craft and Craft Commerce. This is the first time I'm working with their Commerce plugin.

I would like to:

1. Create subscription products and assign them to plan types.
2. Subscription period of any duration and frequency.
3. Trial period to lower a price barrier for subscribers.
4. Payments processed via external gateways.

What is the best way of implementing such functionality?

**Tags:** plugin-craftcommerce


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-22. Score: 4

At time of writing (22/08/16) - there is no support for subscriptions in Commerce. You could attempt to do them as traditional products but I suspect it would be a lot of custom work.

It's a *very frequently* [requested feature](http://feedback.craftcms.com/forums/295386-commerce/suggestions/7814868-subscriptions) and I suspect proper subscriptions support will come to Commerce sooner rather than later. Hopefully much sooner!

In the meantime, the solution most people seem to talk about is the Charge plugin instead of Commerce (or alongside Commerce for other commerce needs): <https://squarebit.co.uk/software/craft/charge>


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