Trial with a small signup fee
Collect a low commitment fee to start the trial — it filters out tyre-kickers while the recurring price stays delayed until the trial converts.
- $5 to start a 7-day trial
- Recurring price delayed to conversion
- $29/mo after the trial
Pairing a trial with a small signup fee gives you the best of both worlds: the customer commits a token amount upfront (which dramatically improves trial quality and conversion) while the full recurring price stays delayed until the trial ends. In ArraySubs the signup fee is charged at checkout even during a free trial — only the recurring price waits. This recipe builds a $5 fee to start a 7-day trial, then $29/month.
- Customer pays $5.00 at checkout to begin the trial.
- No recurring charge during the 7-day trial.
- First $29.00 renewal one billing cycle after conversion.
- The $5 fee is one-time and never repeats.
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 |
| Trial LengthSubscription tab | 7 |
| Trial PeriodSubscription tab | Day |
| Sign-up FeeSubscription tab | $5.00 |
When to use this setup
Set it up in 4 steps
A step-by-step guide drawn from the ArraySubs user manual. Open the linked page for the full walkthrough and screenshots.
Set the recurring price and schedule
Create the product with Regular price $29.00, enable Subscription, Billing Period = Month, Interval = 1.
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsAdd the trial
In the Subscription tab set Trial Length = 7 and Trial Period = Day.
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsAdd the signup fee
Enter 5 in Sign-up Fee. Because a signup fee is charged even during a free trial, the customer pays $5.00 at checkout.
Trial ManagementDecide on card capture
Keep Require Payment Method on (with Stripe) for automatic conversion, or off to let customers pay the first invoice manually.
Trial Management
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.
No-card trial, then monthly
Let customers start a free trial without entering a card — e.g. 15 days free, then $100/month once the trial converts.
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.
Card-required trial, then monthly
Capture a card during a $0 trial with Stripe, then charge automatically when the trial converts — e.g. 14 days, then $49/mo.
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