Billing & Payments

Numbered billing flow from plan selection through renewal illustration.

Billing & Payments

3 min read

The SaaS Billing Process Explained Step by Step

The SaaS billing process step by step - customer, checkout, payment, verified webhook, provisioning, renewals, dunning, and cancellation - and why every step must be idempotent.

By Pasindu Gamage· 8/30/2026

Subscription state machine with trial, active, and cancel nodes illustration.

Billing & Payments

8 min read

How to Manage SaaS Subscriptions (Lifecycle Guide)

Manage SaaS subscriptions across their lifecycle - trialing, active, past_due, canceled - with Stripe webhooks, dunning, and proration keeping your database in sync.

By Pasindu Gamage· 7/27/2026

Lemon Squeezy and Stripe payment platform comparison illustration.

Billing & Payments

10 min read

Lemon Squeezy vs Stripe - A Developer's Comparison

Lemon Squeezy vs Stripe for developers - merchant of record vs payment processor, fees, tax handling, and DX - plus how FastStaq ships both behind one toggle.

By Pasindu Gamage· 7/23/2026

Stripe fee breakdown receipt with calculator illustration.

Billing & Payments

8 min read

How Much Does Stripe Cost? (2026 Fee Breakdown)

How much does Stripe cost in 2026? A clear breakdown of Stripe's per-transaction fees, international and currency charges, and add-ons like Billing, Tax and Radar - plus total-cost tips.

By Pasindu Gamage· 7/20/2026

Billing system modules for plans, checkout, webhooks, and invoices illustration.

Billing & Payments

9 min read

SaaS Billing - The Complete Guide (2026)

SaaS billing explained - plans, subscriptions, usage metering, invoices, and the webhook/idempotency parts that actually matter - plus how to build it on Stripe.

By Pasindu Gamage· 7/1/2026