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Is this project still active?

Open ghost opened this issue 5 years ago • 4 comments

I'm evaluating open source subscription management software (the selection isn't huge). Servicebot looks great but I'm concerned by the lack of commit activity.

Is this project still maintained or has it been abandoned?

ghost avatar Jun 22 '19 13:06 ghost

@Chuckatron perhaps you could share your other candidates?

thisismydesign avatar Jul 05 '19 09:07 thisismydesign

I looked Servicebot (seemingly dead), Killbill (although mature, I was put off by the demanding requirements of a Java app) and OpenSourceBilling (seemed to simplistic).

With seemingly no viable OSS solution, I've settled on a hosted solution, Chargebee. I have been extremely impressed with them, I don't think I've ever used such a "feature complete" solution, really, really well implemented. I've been able to fulfil every single one of my requirements with little effort. As a one man startup it's also comforting to know that it won't cost me anything until I reach $40,000 income, assuming it's a success.

So I was super sad to not be able to find a suitable OSS solution, but I'm happy with my choice. They do tick at least one open source box by open sourcing their customer portal, which I respect them for: https://github.com/chargebee/customer-portal-php

ghost avatar Jul 05 '19 10:07 ghost

Thanks a lot. Good luck with your startup!

thisismydesign avatar Jul 05 '19 10:07 thisismydesign

Thanks :+1:

ghost avatar Jul 05 '19 11:07 ghost