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# About Subscriptions

> Use Razorpay Curlec Subscriptions to accept recurring payments from your customers. Check the available billing models and the supported currencies.

Use Razorpay Curlec Subscriptions to set up and manage recurring payments.

* Create a plan with your pricing and billing schedule, then create a subscription for customers. Razorpay Curlec automatically charges them at regular intervals.

* Manage all Subscriptions directly from the Dashboard - create plans, manage customer subscriptions, handle upgrades/downgrades, or pause billing.

* Receive near real-time notifications by subscribing to Webhook events.

## Advantages

* **Automated Billing**: Create a plan once and Razorpay Curlec automatically charges customers on schedule.
* **Multiple Billing Models**: Support fixed amounts, usage-based billing or add-ons for extra services.
* **Flexible Plans**: Set up trial periods, upfront charges and multiple pricing tiers.
* **Customer Management**: Allow customers to upgrade, downgrade, pause or cancel subscriptions.
* **Smart Payment Retries**: Automatic retry logic maximises successful collections.
* **Seamless Integration**: Integrate using Dashboard links or APIs.
* **Auto-Invoicing**: Invoices are automatically generated for every billing cycle.

## When to Use Subscriptions vs Recurring Payments

**Subscriptions** are plan-based recurring payments. You create a plan (pricing and billing schedule), create a subscription for each customer and Razorpay Curlec automatically charges them at the defined intervals. Billing is fully automated and managed from the Dashboard.

**Recurring Payments** let you charge customers repeatedly after they authorise their payment method once. You control when each charge is initiated using tokens. There is no built-in plan or automatic schedule; you trigger charges via API based on your business logic.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Choose Subscriptions when you have:">
    * Fixed billing schedules (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly)
    * Multiple pricing plans for customers to choose from
    * Need for automated, hands-off billing
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Choose Recurring Payments when you need:">
    * Flexible billing based on usage or milestones
    * Manual control over when to charge each payment
    * On-demand or variable payment amounts
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Supported Payment Methods

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Cards">
    Customers can make payments using cards.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Wallets">
    Customer can make payments using wallets such as Touch'n Go, GrabPay and ShopBack Pay.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

See [Supported Payment Methods](/docs/payments/subscriptions/supported-payment-methods) for complete details on limits and supported banks.

## Get Started

1. Log in to the Dashboard and navigate to **Subscriptions** under **PAYMENT PRODUCTS**.
2. Create a Plan to define your product, pricing and billing frequency.
3. [Create a Subscription](/docs/payments/subscriptions/create#subscription) to link a customer to a plan using Dashboard or APIs.
4. Verify your subscription flow in [test mode](/docs/payments/subscriptions/test).

## Integrate With Your Systems

You can integrate Razorpay Curlec Subscriptions with your existing systems:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Dashboard">
    Create [Plans](/docs/payments/subscriptions/create-plans) and [Subscription Links](/docs/payments/subscriptions/create-subscription-links) and share via email/SMS - no coding required.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API Integration">
    Integrate Subscriptions with your website or app using [Subscriptions APIs](/docs/api/payments/subscriptions).
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Webhooks">
    Set up [webhooks](/docs/payments/subscriptions/subscribe-to-webhooks) to receive real-time notifications for subscription events.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

#### Related Information

* [How Subscriptions Work](/docs/payments/subscriptions/workflow)
* [Subscription Use Cases](/docs/payments/subscriptions/use-cases)
* [Subscription States](/docs/payments/subscriptions/states)
* [Create Subscriptions](/docs/payments/subscriptions/create)
* [Integration Guide](/docs/payments/subscriptions/integration-guide)

- [Subscriptions APIs](/docs/payments/subscriptions/apis)

* [FAQs](/docs/payments/subscriptions/faqs)