How Does Stripe Billing Integration Work on illuminis?

Learn how Stripe billing integration works on the illuminis Developer Platform, including supported pricing models, subscription management,and payment processi

Stripe Billing Integration on illuminis

The illuminis Developer Platform includes a fully managed Stripe billing integration that handles all payment processing, subscription management,and financial operations for your application. This means developers do not need to create their own Stripe accounts, build billing logic, or manage payment infrastructure. Stripe is integrated at the platform level,and all billing features are available through simple configuration in the Developer Console.

How the Integration Works

When a customer purchases or subscribes to your application through the illuminis App Marketplace, the transaction is processed through illuminis's Stripe Connect integration. The platform automatically handles:

• Payment collection: Credit card, debit card,and ACH payment processing with PCI-DSS compliant handling
• Subscription lifecycle: Creating, upgrading, downgrading, pausing,and canceling subscriptions
• Invoice generation: Automatic invoicing for all transactions with customizable invoice templates
• Failed payment recovery: Smart retry logic and dunning management to recover failed payments automatically
• Tax calculation: Automatic sales tax and VAT calculation and collection based on customer location
• Revenue split: Automatic calculation and distribution of the 70/30 revenue share to your payout account

Supported Pricing Models

The Stripe integration supports a wide range of pricing structures to fit any business model:

• Flat-rate subscriptions: Monthly or annual recurring charges at fixed prices
• Tiered pricing: Multiple pricing tiers with different feature sets such as Basic, Pro,and Enterprise plans
• Per-seat pricing: Charges that scale with the number of users on a customer account
• Usage-based billing: Metered billing based on API calls, transactions, storage, or custom usage metrics
• One-time purchases: Single payment for lifetime access or one-time services
• Freemium with upgrades: Free tier with optional paid upgrades and add-ons

Developer Controls

Through the Developer Console, you have full control over your pricing configuration. You can set prices, define plan features, create promotional coupons, offer free trials,and configure billing intervals. Price changes can be applied to new customers immediately or scheduled for existing subscribers at their next billing cycle. The platform provides real-time revenue dashboards so you can monitor billing metrics, track MRR growth,and identify churn patterns.

Customer Experience

From the customer perspective, the billing experience is seamless. Customers enter payment information once through a secure Stripe-hosted checkout page,and all subsequent charges, invoices,and payment updates are handled automatically. Customers can manage their subscriptions, update payment methods,and view invoices through an illuminis-provided customer portal without any additional development required from you.

Refunds and Disputes

The platform provides tools for processing refunds and managing payment disputes. Developers can issue full or partial refunds through the Developer Console,and the platform handles Stripe dispute responses with documentation support to protect against fraudulent chargebacks.