WooCommerce Subscriptions is a paid WooCommerce extension that lets stores sell products and services on recurring weekly, monthly or yearly billing. It is used by stores selling subscription boxes, memberships, software and other repeat-billed products. If you only need part of it, you can get a focused plugin built for your own site and pay once.
WooCommerce Subscriptions: $279 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year).
Your own plugin on Pluginora: from $9 once, with 5 free changes. Try it first for $1.
What WooCommerce Subscriptions does
- Recurring billing on weekly, monthly or yearly schedules
- Free trials and sign-up fees
- Automatic renewals through 25+ payment gateways, or manual renewals
- Automatic retries for failed renewal payments
- Customer self-service in My Account
- Automated subscription emails
- Subscription gifting and renewal date alignment
Free version: No (paid WooCommerce.com extension only).
What you can build instead
A Pluginora plugin does one job for your site. For WooCommerce Subscriptions, that could be:
- Send renewal reminder emails a set number of days before a subscription renews
- Show a custom summary of active subscriptions on an admin dashboard widget
- Add a simple 'subscriber-only' notice or badge for customers with an active subscription
- Export a list of upcoming renewals to CSV
A small custom plugin would not replace automatic recurring payments, gateway integrations or failed-payment retry logic.
Related plugins you can build:
- WooCommerce Subscriptions Plugin
- WooCommerce Subscription Minimum Period Plugin
- WooCommerce Subscription Shipping Schedule Plugin
Cost over 3 years
| WooCommerce Subscriptions | Your own plugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $279 | From $9 |
| Year 2 | $279 | $0 |
| Year 3 | $279 | $0 |
| 3-year total | $837 | From $9 |
When WooCommerce Subscriptions is the better choice
- You need real recurring card billing with automatic renewals through supported payment gateways
- You want failed-payment retries, renewal syncing and customer self-service already built and maintained
- Other extensions such as Memberships, Product Add-Ons and Name Your Price integrate with it
When your own plugin makes more sense
- You use one or two of its features, not the whole package.
- You would rather pay once than renew every year.
- You want it to work exactly the way your site needs, and to change it on request.
How to get your own
- Describe it. For example: “Email customers 7 days before their WooCommerce subscription renews, with the renewal date and amount.”
- See the plan and price. Ora replies with what it will build and a fixed price. Nothing is built until you approve.
- Try it for $1. Test it on a practice site for 7 days, then keep it and pay the rest once.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to WooCommerce Subscriptions?
There is no free version of WooCommerce Subscriptions. Free plugins from other makers may cover part of it. A Pluginora plugin costs from $9 once and does exactly the job you describe.
How much does WooCommerce Subscriptions cost?
It costs $279 a year for one site (Single-site subscription, 1 year), as listed on woocommerce.com on 20 October 2026. 1-year plan, no discount shown; 2-year plan is $446.40 (20% off $558). 30-day money-back guarantee. Prices change, so check their pricing page.
Will my own plugin do everything WooCommerce Subscriptions does?
No. A small custom plugin would not replace automatic recurring payments, gateway integrations or failed-payment retry logic. It does the focused job you describe, built for your site.
Does Pluginora copy WooCommerce Subscriptions?
No. Ora builds a new plugin from your description. It does not copy any code, text or design from WooCommerce Subscriptions or any other product.
Can I try it before I pay the full price?
Yes. For $1, Ora builds your plugin and you test it on a private practice site for 7 days, with 2 changes. If you keep it, the $1 comes off the price.
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