Answer · Ecommerce (WooCommerce)

Do You Build Subscription Stores?

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WDCT Senior Strategist Web Design Company Tampa · Editorial

Updated May 16, 2026

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The short answer

Yes. WooCommerce subscription builds use WooCommerce Subscriptions ($249/year) + Stripe Billing for recurring billing. Scope: $8K-$30K depending on subscription complexity (single product, box subscription, mix-and-match). Timeline: 21-30 days.

№ 01The longer answer

Our standard subscription stack: WooCommerce Subscriptions (Automattic-maintained, $249/year) for the subscription product type and customer-portal logic, Stripe Billing for recurring payments and dunning, Klaviyo for renewal/churn email flows, AutomateWoo for advanced retention triggers.

Subscription builds we do: replenishment subscriptions (consumables, vitamins, pet food — customer subscribes to a single product at a frequency), curated box subscriptions (different products each month, requires manual or rule-based curation), service subscriptions (memberships, content gating), and mix-and-match subscriptions (customer picks N products from a category at frequency X).

Each subscription model has different complexity. Single-product replenishment is the simplest ($8K-$12K build). Curated boxes add curation workflow and pause/skip patterns ($15K-$22K). Mix-and-match adds product-picker UX and inventory management ($20K-$30K). Membership/content gating with subscription tiers ($12K-$25K depending on tier count).

Critical features we build into every subscription store: dunning (Stripe Smart Retries + Klaviyo failed-payment flow — recovers 18-30% of would-be churners), customer portal (pause/skip/swap/cancel without filing a ticket), and renewal-reminder emails (reduces “why was I charged?” support tickets by 60%+).

№ 02Does the build include the recurring billing setup?

Yes. Stripe Billing or WooCommerce Payments configured for subscription products, including dunning, failed-payment flows, and the customer portal. Test subscriptions run for 2 weeks before launch.

№ 03Can I offer one-time + subscription on the same product?

Yes. All Products for Subscriptions ($199/year) handles this. Customer picks ‘one-time’ or ‘subscribe and save 10%’ on the same product page.

№ 04What about Recharge or Bold Subscriptions?

Those are Shopify-specific. On WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions is the equivalent — same feature set, lower ongoing cost (no per-transaction fee).

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