Ask HN: OpenGateway for recurring billing instead of Chargify/Recurly/Spreedly?
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Hmm this looks like a great alternative to http://amember.com which I have been using for a long time (and am not particularly fond of - old code, ugly UI).
I basically use Amember to manage member subscriptions e.g. what plan they are on, sending them transactional emails, and handling the callback from the payment gateway (in my case PayPal) - and providing the API hook to build into my app.
If OpenGateway can replace all of that, it's a done deal. I'm switching!
I basically use Amember to manage member subscriptions e.g. what plan they are on, sending them transactional emails, and handling the callback from the payment gateway (in my case PayPal) - and providing the API hook to build into my app.
If OpenGateway can replace all of that, it's a done deal. I'm switching!
Looks like a good solution; we have to make a decision re: billing soon so we would also be interested in others' experiences with this.
I just emailed them to come post a thread at HN. If they're smart, you'll hear from them tomorrow.
Does it handle dunning?
Doesn't mention dunning specifically but does say "automatic emails which are sent during specific events such as a new charge, new recurring charge, expiration, cancellation, upcoming expiration, upcoming charge, etc." .
Nice. That might do the job.
Clickable link: http://www.opengateway.net/
How to insert clickable links here? Or bold, italic, underline text?
Apparently it doesn't store credit card info locally, which was my biggest concern.
Has anyone tried it? If so, what did you think?