--- title: "Subscription Configuration Guide" slug: "subscription-scenarios-configuration-guide" description: "Configure your subscription model in Frisbii Billing with pricing, billing frequency, contract terms, and trials for SaaS and membership services." updated: 2026-07-22T05:50:42Z published: 2026-07-22T05:50:42Z canonical: "help.frisbii.com/subscription-scenarios-configuration-guide" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.frisbii.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Subscription Configuration Guide **Frisbii Billing** ## Overview This guide helps you map your subscription business model — SaaS, membership, or recurring services — to the configuration options in Frisbii Billing. It covers the core settings that control pricing, billing timing, contract terms, and trials, and walks through common subscription scenarios with example configurations. --- ## 💡 Understanding core concepts Before configuring your subscription scenarios, it's essential to understand the key settings that control how subscriptions work in Frisbii Billing. You configure these when you create a plan and its plan variant, under [**Configurations → Product catalogue → Plans**](/frisbii/docs/plans). ### 1. Amount and Billing Frequency Every plan variant has two connected settings: - **Amount** — The price you charge for the plan variant - **Billing Frequency** — How often that price is billed (e.g., monthly, quarterly, annually) Together, these define both what a customer pays and how often they're invoiced for it. ### 2. Contract terms Contract terms control the commitment period, renewal, and cancellation behavior: - **Contract period** — The length of the initial commitment (e.g., 12 Months) - **Contract period (after renewal)** — The length of each subsequent period once the contract renews (e.g., 1 Month) - **Minimum contract period** — The earliest point at which the customer can cancel (e.g., 12 Months) - **Notice period** — How much advance notice a customer must give before cancellation takes effect (e.g., 1 Month) ### 3. Trial You can set up a trial during which customers aren't charged: - **Trial Length** — The number of days or months of the trial - **Unit** — Days or Months - **Trial Reminder Schedule** (optional) — Notify customers a set number of days before the trial ends, or turn reminders off ### 4. Setup fee You can add a one-time setup fee that's charged separately from the recurring Amount: - Set the fee amount and a customer-facing name for the invoice line - Choose how it's invoiced: as a line on the first scheduled invoice, as its own invoice, or as its own invoice only when it isn't billed together with the subscription start --- ## 🔄 Common subscription scenarios Here are common subscription models and how to configure them in Frisbii Billing: | Subscription scenario | Business need | Frisbii configuration | | --- | --- | --- | | **Monthly subscription, cancel anytime** | Standard SaaS model with monthly recurring payments | Billing Frequency: Monthly Contract period: 1 Month Contract period (after renewal): 1 Month | | **Annual subscription, billed annually** | Single upfront payment for the year, renews yearly | Billing Frequency: Annually Contract period: 12 Months Contract period (after renewal): 12 Months | | **Quarterly subscription** | Payment every 3 months | Billing Frequency: Quarterly Contract period: 3 Months Contract period (after renewal): 3 Months | | **14-day free trial, then monthly** | Standard freemium conversion model | Billing Frequency: Monthly Trial Length: 14, Unit: Days | | **Fixed-term subscription (e.g., 6 months), no renewal** | Subscription ends after a set term, no auto-renewal | Billing Frequency: Monthly Contract period: 6 Months Minimum contract period: 6 Months | | **One-time onboarding charge plus subscription** | Charge a setup cost once, then bill the recurring plan | Set a Setup fee (amount + name) Billing Frequency: Monthly Contract period: 1 Month Contract period (after renewal): 1 Month | | **12-month minimum term, then flexible monthly cancellation** | Initial commitment, then easy month-to-month cancellation | Contract period: 12 Months Contract period (after renewal): 1 Month Minimum contract period: 12 Months Notice period: 1 Month | | **Faire Verbraucherverträge (German fair consumer contracts law)** | German law on fair consumer contracts (Gesetz für faire Verbraucherverträge) requires that after an initial fixed term, consumer subscriptions must convert to a short period that can be cancelled at any time with reasonable notice — not silently renew into another long fixed term | Contract period: 12 Months Contract period (after renewal): 1 Month Minimum contract period: 12 Months Notice period: 1 Month Notice period start: When the current canceled period ends | | **30-day notice period** | Subscription continues for 30 days after cancellation | Notice period: 1 Month Notice period start: When the current canceled period ends Effect: Subscription keeps billing for one more period after the cancellation request, then ends | > **Note** > > This article describes the Frisbii Billing configuration options, not legal advice. Confirm the exact contract, notice, and renewal terms required for your market — including Germany's fair consumer contracts law — with your legal team before publishing terms to customers. --- ## ➕ Advanced configuration options ### Add-ons and usage-based billing Frisbii Billing supports flexible add-ons and usage-based charges alongside your base subscription: - **Add-ons** — Optional services or features that customers can add to their subscription - **Usage-based billing** — Charges based on actual consumption (API calls, storage, etc.) - **Independent billing** — A component can be billed on its own schedule instead of syncing with the plan variant's Billing Frequency ### Pro-rata billing When customers upgrade, downgrade, or start mid-cycle, Frisbii can automatically calculate pro-rated charges based on the remaining time in the billing cycle. ### Discounts and coupons Apply flexible discounting strategies: - Percentage or fixed amount discounts - Time-limited promotions - First-period discounts (e.g., 50% off first month) - Coupon codes for customer acquisition campaigns ### Entitlements Entitlements give subscribers access to perks, privileges, and benefits tied to their plan. --- ## 🔎 Finding your configuration Use this decision tree to quickly identify the right configuration for your business: 1. **How often do you want to bill?** Monthly, quarterly, annually, or custom — this sets your **Billing Frequency**. 2. **How long is the initial commitment, and what happens after it?** Set the **Contract period** for the initial term and the **Contract period (after renewal)** for what follows — these can differ, e.g. a 12-month initial term that renews monthly. 3. **When is the earliest the customer can cancel?** Set the **Minimum contract period**. 4. **Do you require a notice period for cancellation?** If yes, set a **Notice period** and choose when it starts. 5. **Do you offer a free trial?** If yes, set a **Trial Length** and **Unit**, and optionally a reminder schedule. 6. **Do you charge a one-time onboarding cost?** If yes, configure a **Setup fee** and choose how it's invoiced. --- ## 🚀 Getting started with your configuration 1. **Create a plan** — Navigate to **Configurations → Product catalogue → Plans**. 1. **Set the Amount and Billing Frequency** — Configure the price and how often it's billed. 2. **Set Contract terms** — Define the Contract period, Contract period (after renewal), Minimum contract period, and Notice period. 3. **Configure Trial** — Add a Trial Length and Unit if applicable to your business model. 4. **Add optional components** — Configure a Setup fee, add-ons, usage-based billing, or discounts as needed. 2. **Test your configuration** — Create a test subscription to verify billing behaves as expected. --- ## ❓ Need help? If you need assistance configuring your specific subscription model, our support team is here to help: - **Email:** support@frisbii.com - **In-app support (Frida):** Contact support directly from within the Frisbii platform - **Knowledge base:** [https://help.frisbii.com/docs](https://help.frisbii.com/docs) ## Related - [Add-Ons](/add-ons.md) - [How do I create a coupon code for the first months of a subscription?](/how-do-i-create-a-coupon-code-for-the-first-months-of-a-subscription.md) - [Plans](/plans.md) - [Discounts](/discount.md) - [Subscription Details (Edit/Pause/Expire/Cancel)](/subscription-details-edit-pause-expire-cancel.md) - [Set different billing frequencies for add-ons and usage-based billing products](/different-billing-frequencies.md) - [Create a coupon](/coupons.md) - [Entitlements](/entitlements.md) - [Add a discount to a customer](/add-a-discount-to-a-customer.md) - [Configurations](/configurations.md) - [Subscriptions](/subscriptions.md)