Subscriptions in Edge
Recurring billing with automatic payment collection
Subscriptions let you charge customers automatically on a recurring schedule. You create a plan with billable items and a billing interval, add subscribers, and Edge handles payment collection each cycle.
If a payment fails, the dunning system retries automatically before canceling.
Capabilities
Subscription Plans
Bundle recurring billable items into a named plan with a billing interval — weekly, monthly, or yearly.
Automatic Payment Collection
Edge charges the subscriber's stored payment method automatically each billing cycle. No manual intervention needed.
Dunning and Retry
When a payment fails, Edge retries according to your dunning schedule. After exhausting retries, a grace period applies before cancellation.
Lifecycle Management
Pause, resume, cancel, or upgrade subscriptions at any time. Changes can take effect immediately or at end of the current period.
Key Concepts
A named bundle of recurring billable items with a set billing interval (weekly, monthly, yearly).
The recurring period between charges. Each cycle, Edge auto-charges the subscriber and records the payment.
The automatic retry process when a payment fails. Edge retries on a schedule before applying a grace period and eventual cancellation.
Adjusting the charge when a subscriber upgrades or downgrades mid-cycle, so they only pay the difference.
How It All Fits Together
Subscriptions share core Edge components with the rest of the billing system:
- Billable items (recurring type) supply the line items in each plan.
- Billing customers store the payment method used for auto-charging.
- Revenue records every subscription payment.
- Subscriptions differ from recurring invoices — subscriptions auto-charge, while recurring invoices send a Pay Now link for manual payment.
