High setup fee, low monthly fee
Cover real onboarding or installation costs upfront with a substantial signup fee, then keep the recurring price attractively low.
- $99 one-time setup
- $29/mo recurring
- Covers onboarding cost
When getting a customer started has a real upfront cost — installation, hardware, onboarding labour — you front-load it with a large signup fee and keep the recurring price low to stay competitive. This is the same mechanic as the basic signup-fee recipe, tuned for a high fee, low monthly shape: $99 setup + $29/month. The signup fee is charged once at checkout; the recurring price never includes it.
- First order charges $128.00 ($29 first month + $99 setup).
- Every renewal is a low $29.00.
- Onboarding/installation cost is recovered immediately.
- Low recurring price keeps you competitive.
The exact configuration
Enter these values and you have the setup live. Every field maps to a real ArraySubs setting.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Regular priceProduct → General tab | $29.00 |
| SubscriptionProduct data panel | Enabled |
| Billing PeriodSubscription tab | Month |
| Billing IntervalSubscription tab | 1 |
| Sign-up FeeSubscription tab | $99.00 |
| Subscription LengthSubscription tab | 0 (renews) |
When to use this setup
Set it up in 3 steps
A step-by-step guide drawn from the ArraySubs user manual. Open the linked page for the full walkthrough and screenshots.
Set the low recurring price
Create the product with Regular price $29.00 and enable Subscription (Month / 1).
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsAdd the large signup fee
Enter 99 in Sign-up Fee. It’s charged once at checkout as a separate fee line and never repeats.
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsVerify the first-order total
Confirm the cart shows $128.00 on the first order and $29.00 on renewals.
Product Experience & Display
This recipe is built from these ArraySubs user-manual guides:
Notes & edge cases
Modules behind this recipe
The ArraySubs modules this setup relies on.
Subscription Products
Create and manage simple or variable subscription products with trials, signup fees, plan logic, and lifecycle behavior.
Billing and Renewals
How ArraySubs creates, schedules, communicates, and collects recurring payments from first invoice to final renewal.
Related setups to explore
Other configurations you can build with the same modules.
Signup fee + flat monthly fee
Charge a one-time onboarding fee at checkout, then a flat recurring price every month — e.g. $50 signup + $100/mo.
Trial + signup fee
Charge a small upfront fee to start a trial, then bill monthly when it converts — e.g. $5 to start a 7-day trial, then $29/mo.
$1 first period, then full price
Use a cheap or $1 first billing period as a loss-leader, then jump to the standard rate — e.g. $1 first month, then $49/mo.
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