[SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-11-08 Thread Andrew Dowling
Hi Jason, There were a bunch of smaller usability issues & features (e.g. more customizable emails, storage of cc information, API flexibility) but I think the big one was the way multiple currencies are supported ... I believe (although I'd be happy to stand corrected if anyone can comment based

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-11-07 Thread Jason Galea
Hi Andrew, Recurly has a couple of features which make it better for us than > Chargify, but we've been put off by the fact it only integrates with > out of interest, what are those features? cheers, J > Payflow Pro. If you've got any experience to offer -- positive or > negative -- we'd be k

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-11-07 Thread Ryszard
hey andrew, paypal doesnt only have a bad rep for its API's, type this into google: "paypal site:news.ycombinator.com" regs Jason On 7 November 2011 22:15, Andrew Dowling wrote: > Hi all, > > Just wanted to reopen this discussion to ask if anyone has direct > experience with Recurly. Any exp

[SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-11-07 Thread Andrew Dowling
Hi all, Just wanted to reopen this discussion to ask if anyone has direct experience with Recurly. Any experience out there? Recurly has a couple of features which make it better for us than Chargify, but we've been put off by the fact it only integrates with Payflow Pro. If you've got any experi

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-12 Thread Dominik Grabiec
Most, if not all, of these subscription management services have provisions for testing. Check out their help pages. Dominik On 12/10/2011 6:49 PM, Isaak wrote: I just want to test a model... so was hoping for a Spreedly/Shopify double (or similar combination) combining subscription engine wit

[SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-12 Thread Isaak
I just want to test a model... so was hoping for a Spreedly/Shopify double (or similar combination) combining subscription engine with an easy to use ecommerce CMS... Any suggestions? Isaak On Oct 12, 11:02 am, Dominik Grabiec wrote: > Could you use one of those external services, and then whe

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-11 Thread Dominik Grabiec
Could you use one of those external services, and then when required (i.e. selling to an Australian company), issue a separate PDF invoice that they can use. Dominik On 12/10/2011 1:07 PM, Jeromy Evans wrote: Does anyone know if any of the suggested services support Australian GST-compliant T

[SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-11 Thread Jeromy Evans
Does anyone know if any of the suggested services support Australian GST-compliant Tax Invoices? This is particularly important if you're an Australian B2B and issue invoices to Australian business for more than AU$1000. ie. not just a requirement to include a line item for tax/GST, but rather the

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-10 Thread Chris Were
One more I missed - http://www.merchantwarrior.com/ - Australian company. I spoke to them on the phone today and they were very helpful. They provide free assistance setting up a merchant account and offer a few things not on their website. On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Chris Were wrote: > I

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Dominik Grabiec
Before we shutdown our previous project the intention was to go with a merchant account at one of the major banks, eWay as the payment gateway, and Spreedly as the recurring processor and CC database. At the time Spreedly was selected it had the best support for Australian payment gateways, and

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Were
I'm also looking into this. Here are two others you might want to look at: - www.fastspring.com - www.cheddargetter.com Cheers, Chris On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Ryszard wrote: > thanks for the tips Dom. We're pre launch, so waiting isnt really a > problem at this point. I read about

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Ryszard
thanks for the tips Dom. We're pre launch, so waiting isnt really a problem at this point. I read about stripe on HN this morning actually, and i'm not sure how quick they'll be to the aussie market, probably slower than what i'd like. spreedly is a good lead tho' thx. ;-) On 10 October 2011 11:

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Dominik Grabiec
There's also Spreedly (spreedly.com) which is a reoccuring billing service, they hook into eWay among other processors. If you could wait a while longer there's a new integrated payment system startup called Stripe (stripe.com), but as with most things they're USA only for now, hence the wait.

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Ryszard
good call patrick. I'm under no illusion as to how difficult building a billing system is :-) i've worked with some, have seen home grown versions, and have even in a previous life had a stab at it myself. its not a decision i would undertake on a whim. in light of there being actual services th

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Patrick Collins
zuora and chargify both have good services and integrate to a lot of platforms. paypal can do it too. whatever you do, don't write your own... managing a billing process is way too much overhead for a startup. rebuild and replace it once you're making 10m revenue. if you insist on building your own

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Ryszard
just to reply to myself here, last time i checked (a few months ago) i didnt notice that eway was a partner of chargify, it looks like the decisions have just been made, the guys at eway are really helpful. On 10 October 2011 05:45, Ryszard wrote: > great vincent, thx for the info.  paypal is som

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread Ryszard
great vincent, thx for the info. paypal is something i want to keep away from. co-incidently there was this on HN http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3062473 about pay pal. i'll have to look into payment express. i guess the alternative is to actually write our own (do i see a gap in the aussie

[SiliconBeach] Re: reoccurring billing (AUD)

2011-10-09 Thread VB
Hi Jason, I recommend looking at http://chargify.com and http://recurly.com My experience is with Chargify and the API is pretty good and you'll be able to build your app around it. You can also setup web hooks to get notified about expired credit cards, those type of events. Chargify can handle