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What's the quickest way to Implement a Customer Lifecycle for Stripe?

Stripe Handles Payments — But You Still Have to Build the Lifecycle
Stripe Doesn't Help
Stripe Billing is great for handling payments, but doesn't extend into your product.
Customer Lifecycle is Complex
Upgrades, Downgrade, Proration, and Add-ons all create edge cases and complexity.
Billing Becomes a Full Project
Simple flows like "Cancel and Upgrade" take a week — more complex flows can take months.
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    The Problem: Stripe Exposes Events, Not a Lifecycle

    Stripe Alone

    • You get primitives — subscriptions.update, invoices.create, webhook.receive.
    • No easy method to upgrade a customer and preserve entitlements
    • No way to auto-cancel add-ons when the base plan is canceled
    • No UI or API that matches how product and support teams think
    • You build it all in your backend — and it’s fragile.

    With Schematic

    • A single interface for managing the entire subscription lifecycle
    • Upgrade, downgrade, cancel, or pause — in one method
    • Auto-manage add-ons tied to main plans
    • Sync usage resets and entitlements
    • Expose lifecycle actions in your UI or support tools
    • Your invoices still come from Stripe, but everything else is finally clean.
    Capability
    Stripe Alone
    Schematic + Stripe
    One-method plan change flow
    ❌
    ✅
    Add-on preservation logic
    Manual
    ✅
    Proration handling with toggle support
    Manual
    ✅
    Subscription cancel/reactivation logic
    Manual
    ✅
    GTM- or support-friendly controls
    ❌
    ✅
    Syncs billing + entitlements on change
    ❌
    ✅

    Example Scenarios

    • A user upgrades from “Pro” to “Team” → proration and entitlements sync instantly
    • A company cancels the base plan → add-ons auto-cancel
    • A support rep extends a trial → usage caps adjust for 30 days
    • A product manager removes a feature from “Starter” → it’s live for all new subs

    Why it Matters

    • Launch lifecycle flows in hours, not weeks
    • Reduce billing bugs, manual fixes, and refund requests
    • Keep pricing, access, and billing fully aligned
    • Let non-devs manage subscription logic

    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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