Does your startup offer subscriptions only or one-time purchases too?

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Does your startup offer only subscriptions or one-time purchases?

Or a mix of both? :-)

Mohamed Zakarya · Accepted Answer

We plan to generate revenue through subscriptions (a mix of monthly and yearly packages available) and one-time payments (a short-term solution for raising capital).

Peter Mick · Answer

@aicodesnippets yes it could be another revenue stream :)

Peter Mick · Answer

@stoicbasil it has been like that - I kind of miss those days as a consumer 😅 everything seems to be pretty much subscriptions these days, I do both but I'm strongly considering to shift towards subs only as the MRR really motivates solo founders :)

Vasily Malyshev · Answer

Subscriptions. I remember there was a time when microsoft office was sold on CDs that you buy as a one time purchase and it stays with you forever... the good old times :) But now I feel like almost everything software related big or small runs on subscriptions.

Dmitrii Pashutskii · Answer

I launched with one-off purchases because I wanted to have first users. But eventually disabled it because I don't see how it would be sustainable. I assume it depends on the product and lifecycle of users.

Peter Mick · Answer

@guar47 Absolutely dependent on the product Dimitrii

Peter Mick · Answer

@sherryxena Nice - do you think one-time purchases could give you another revenue stream? I see many say they don't like subs - but yes it depends on product 100%

Daniel · Answer

Credits.

Cesar Hawke · Answer

Only one time purchase 😃

Stefan Meyer · Answer

Looking to implement one off purchases but currently just Subscriptions

Vasily Malyshev · Answer

@thepetermick for sure! I used to run a software development agency where most of clients were on pay per project fee. One of the reasons I sold the company and moved to Saas is to get the subscription payment flow, hah :) But 100% agree that it felt so much better when everybody didn't ask for a subscription to do everything under the sun :)

Peter Mick · Answer

@daniel112 I do credits as well, sub + one-time top ups

Peter Mick · Answer

@basisnerd Cool - is that for HTML templates?

Peter Mick · Answer

@mohamed_zakarya Excellent, great plan :)

Does your startup offer subscriptions only or one-time purchases too?

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