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Add-ons v Allowances

Understand the difference between add-ons and allowances to create the perfect fit for your business.

Updated over 3 years ago

Add-ons and allowances are fixed or variable recurring fees that can be linked to your core plans in Billsby. You can choose whether you want to make them mandatory or optional, just as you can choose whether you want to charge for them, or include it in the plan for free.

Add-ons are billed in advance at the start of each billing cycle, alongside the cost of the plan the customer has subscribed to. In contrast, Allowances are billed are the end of the billing cycles, once the usage over the period has been calculated.

Selling add-ons and allowances to your existing customers is an easy way to up-sell services to your customers, without having to move them to a new plan. With Billsby's services, you can:

  • Create unlimited add-ons and allowances

  • Set-up bundling rules - requiring customers to select certain add-ons and allowances with specific plans

  • Add new add-ons and allowances whenever you like with no development required

This will help you increase your revenue and generate growth within your business, providing your customers with more options, flexibility and freedom of choice with their plans.


Add-ons

Bundle add-ons to create the perfect plan for each customer.

  1. Add-ons for additional features

    Let customers take add-ons to enjoy additional services - like access to the spa at a gym, or a white label version of your SaaS product.

  2. Force add-ons with selected plans

    Create bundled plans with add-ons included - our system will automatically calculate the bundled price and ensure compliance in the checkout flow.

  3. Use all of our pricing models with add-ons

    Flat-fee, per unit, volume, ranged and tiered pricing is all available with add-ons, to give you the flexibility you need to build your perfect plan.


Allowances

Charge customers for their usage with allowances.

  1. Create as many allowances as you want

    Bill per minute, per seat or per yoga session, tracking usage as the billing cycle progresses and charging for it at the end.

  2. Force allowances with whichever plans you'd like

    Include overage-only allowances, so that you can charge customers on an arrears basis for the services they use - using any of our pricing models.

  3. Cap overage on allowances

    Tell us to apply an overage cap, and we'll make sure customers aren't billed for any excess usage, whilst helping you to keep track of what they've consumed.

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