WooCommerce Subscriptions Review

Plugin Information

Pricing

This WooCommerce Subscriptions review is for the plugin developed by WooCommerce.com and provided by WooCommerce.com.

DEVELOPER:	WORDPRESS.COM
LICENSE:	GPL

WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin offers recurring payment functionality for WooCommerce products. You can enable this plugin with a WooCommerce-powered store to sell ‘subscriptions’ with recurring payments per day, week, month or year.

This plugin was released in 2012 and is considered a reliable choice for websites needing to implement recurring payments on a WooCommerce website.

WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin was developed by the team behind the popular WooCommerce ecommerce platform, and so is trusted to provide tight integration with a WooCommerce-powered store.

It supports and is supported by a ton of popular and mission-critical plugins, including:

WooCommerce Subscriptions Pricing Options

WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin is a WordPress plugin licensed under the GPL. This license guarantees that the users of GPL plugins have the freedom to modify, redistribute or even resell these plugins. That means more choice for the consumer! Premium WordPress plugins can be purchased directly from the developer or from a trusted plugin reseller.

VENDOR	PRICING	OFFER DETAILS	ADVANTAGES
WooCommerce.com	$199	You’ll typically receive a license key which will give you access to add-on services for the plugin such as…	>> Technical Support >> Automatic Updates
WPspring.com	$35	You pay for just for the plugin and future updates. You’ll get…	>> Discount Pricing >> Timely Updates

Pricing information for the above was retrieved from publicly accessible pricing materials. Final cost negotiations to purchase any of these products must be conducted with the vendor.

Most resellers don’t provide a license key (they aren’t necessary), but instead give you a download link for the plugin and any future updates you have purchased access to, which you can apply manually.

Developer vs. Reseller: Which Option is Right for You?

BENEFIT	DEVELOPER	RESELLER
Support the Developers— Money goes directly to the developers of the plugin	YES	X
Software Security— Free from malware	YES	YES
Discount Pricing— 50%-90% off original price	X	YES
Support Services— If you need technical support, you have paid for it.	YES	X
Automatic Updates—Available from WordPress Admin with a License Key	YES	X
One Price, Unlimited Sites— Can you use a single plugin on unlimited sites?	X	YES
Timely Updates—That can be applied manually	YES	YES

Choose Resellers Wisely: Choose resellers that state they buy direct from the developer for plugins free from malware. Then, you can rest assured that files are unaltered, secure, and as free from malware as if you obtained them directly from the developer.