How Can I Enforce Feature Access Based on my Stripe Plans?
Don’t Hardcode Access Logic — Let Plans Drive Entitlements Automatically
Stripe Doesn't Help
Stripe Billing is great for handling payments, but doesn't extend into your product.
Plans Are Hardcoded
Plan check logic is hard coded and scattered throughout your codebase.
Changing Pricing is a Project
Changing your plans becomes a two month project for your engineering team.
The Problem: Stripe Knows the Plan, But Your App Does All the Work
Stripe Alone
- You can’t enforce access rules — only charge for them
- You have to write access logic in your app based on Stripe metadata
- You can’t update entitlements without pushing code
- There’s no link between billing and your feature flags
- You can’t easily support plan overrides or tier upgrades
With Schematic
- Each plan defines its feature entitlements and usage caps
- You gate features using our SDKs in code
- Plan changes automatically update access — no redeploys
- You can override access at the company or user level
- Billing and entitlements stay synced in real time
Your app asks: “Is this user entitled to X?”
Schematic answers based on plan, usage, and overrides — instantly.
Capability
Stripe Alone
Schematic + Stripe
Plan-based feature gating
Manual
✅
Code-free entitlement updates
❌
✅
Tier-aware access enforcement
❌
✅
Company/user-specific overrides
❌
✅
Usage cap enforcement per tier
❌
✅
Feature flags driven by billing
❌
✅
A Quick Example
- The “Pro” plan unlocks AI export and 10M tokens/month
- useSchematicEntitlement('ai.exports') returns true or false
- Usage tracked automatically
- Plan upgrades and overages handled without code changes
Why it Matters
- No more hardcoded entitlements
- Product & GTM can control access without engineers
- Upgrade paths are clean and enforced
- Supports self-serve, sales-assist, and hybrid models
Built for
AI Founders
Balancing infra costs with monetization
Product Managers
Managing usage-based pricing without dev bottlenecks
Engineers
Engineers who want billing to “just work” — especially at scale
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