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Today’s subscription businesses demand more than one-size-fits-all workflows. Software companies, SaaS platforms, mobile apps businesses, and AI solutions need flexible tools that adapt to their business. At FastSpring, we’ve always operated as a developer-first platform, building tools and services to help you create, customize, and optimize every part of the subscription lifecycle.

Our latest product release further enhances the modularity of our subscription services by adding to our library of composable subscription tools. From easy account transfers to smarter discounts, all of our subscription upgrades give you more control over how you operate your subscription business.

Here’s a list of some key updates in our Summer 2025 release, including:

  • Manual Subscription Renewal Invoice API
  • Manual to Automatic Subscription Conversion
  • Subscription Account Transfer API
  • Apply Later Discounts
  • Revenue Recognition Dashboard
  • … and more.

Hybrid Subscription Management Capabilities Drive Composable Commerce

FastSpring’s hybrid subscription management approach gives you the freedom to build subscription workflows exactly how you want. Whether you’re using Salesforce or Hubspot as your CRM or are integrating with another backend system, FastSpring is able to integrate directly and handles billing, renewals, and payments behind the scenes.

Features like Managed Subscriptions provide core billing logic, while our Invoice API, Proforma Invoice, and Renewal Invoice capabilities enable precise control over your invoicing and billing workflows. This hybrid approach lets you centralize your subscription data  and customer touchpoints within your CRM while using FastSpring to handle billing, renewals, and payments securely and at scale.

Learn more about our hybrid subscription management capabilities

Subscription Account Transfer

With our Subscription Account Transfer API, empower your customers to manage transfer of subscription ownership securely and easily. Whether moving subscriptions to change in role, merging duplicate profiles, or due to employee turnover, the Subscription Account Transfer API allows you to automate subscription transfers at scale.

  • Flexible transfers between new or existing accounts
  • Automated validation and detailed logging
  • Secure by design—no payment methods transferred

Learn More about Subscription Account Transfer (Planned to launch Mid-August 2025)

Manual Subscription Renewal Invoice

Make renewals predictable for customers who opt into manual renewals. Our renewal invoices enable you to automatically generate invoices so users can proactively pay at renewal without support intervention.

  • Sales-assisted or self-service initiation
  • Supports mid-cycle plan changes with proration capabilities
  • Clear, formal invoices to improve cash flow

Learn More about Manual Subscription Renewal Invoice (Planned to launch Mid-August 2025)

Manual to Auto Subscription Conversions

Reduce churn by letting users switch from manual to auto-renew in just a few clicks. With Manual to Automatic Subscription Conversion, your users can either opt-in to automatic subscriptions in the FastSpring-hosted account management portal, or in yours via our embedded widget.

  • FastSpring-hosted or seller-hosted workflows
  • Built-in payment capture
  • Frictionless upgrade to auto-renewal

Learn More about Manual to Auto Subscription Conversions (Planned to launch End of Q3 2025)

Apply Later Discounts

Drive subscription upgrades and retention by offering flexible discount timing with our Apply Later Discounts. Apply Later Discounts allow you to schedule incentives for a future billing cycle, supporting smarter pricing campaigns without disrupting current terms.

  • Offer discounts now or at next renewal
  • Perfect for winbacks, plan upgrades, and retention offers

Learn More about Apply Later Discounts (Available Now!)

Revenue Recognition Dashboard

Track recognized revenue with precision with our Revenue Recognition Dashboard. Our updated dashboards deliver both stacked bar charts and sortable tables so you can analyze trends, filter by product, and export data with ease.

Learn More about Revenue Recognition Dashboard (Available Now!)

With our latest features, and many more, FastSpring delivers a truly composable subscription commerce platform where every workflow, pricing model, and customer interaction can be tailored to your unique business goals. Whether you’re scaling self-service SaaS, exploring web monetization for your mobile app, or managing complex B2B subscriptions, FastSpring gives you the tools to build the experience your users expect. Schedule some time with FastSpring today.

Braden Steel
Braden Steel Author
Braden is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for FastSpring. When he's not bringing new products to market, he spends his time writing fantasy novels.
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