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Ask HN: OpenGateway for recurring billing instead of Chargify/Recurly/Spreedly?

9 points by tworats ↗ HN
I ran across http://opengateway.net/ , which is a $99 installable framework for recurring billing. In light of the recent Chargify pricing changes, it seems an attractive alternative since it's a one-time upfront cost and no monthly charges - in other words, the pricing is a known quantity.

Apparently it doesn't store credit card info locally, which was my biggest concern.

Has anyone tried it? If so, what did you think?

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heather_brack
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.
DevX101
I just emailed them to come post a thread at HN. If they're smart, you'll hear from them tomorrow.
carbocation
Does it handle dunning?
tworats
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." .
fookyong
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!