Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments vs Montonio for WooCommerce

Milo Subscriptions is a free subscriptions plugin for WooCommerce, built on modern WordPress. The free core handles recurring billing, free trials, sign-up fees, and plan switching with proration. Customers manage their own plans in My Account. Mixed carts and the WooCommerce Blocks checkout work out of the box. Not running WooCommerce? A built-in standalone mode sells recurring plans on any WordPress site, with no store, products, or cart required. Already selling subscriptions elsewhere? The built-in migrator imports from six plugins, including WooCommerce Subscriptions and Easy Digital Downloads Recurring Payments, with a dry-run preview before anything is written and a verification report after. The core plugin, completely free: Subscription product type with daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom billing intervals Free trials and one-time sign-up fees Mixed carts – subscription products and one-off products in the same checkout Plan switching with prorated charges and credits Variable subscription products Customer self-service portal in My Account: cancel, pause, resume, update payment method WooCommerce Blocks checkout fully supported Subscription Health Check that automatically scans for broken subscriptions (expired payment methods, stale gateway tokens, drifted renewal dates, auto-renewing subscriptions with no card on file) Bulk re-authorization: one campaign asks every affected customer to confirm their payment method through a secure link, ideal after a migration or a batch of expired cards Built-in migrator that imports from WooCommerce Subscriptions, Easy Digital Downloads (Recurring Payments), YITH, WP Swings, Flexible Subscriptions, and Sublium An email audit trail on every subscription: each subscription email is recorded in its notes, whether it was handed to the mail server, refused, or never attempted Modern admin with subscriptions that are sortable, filterable, and searchable REST API for core subscription management (list, create, update, status, notes, renewals, bulk actions, and more) HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible Standalone mode: sell subscriptions and recurring plans without WooCommerce (plans, subscribe blocks and shortcodes, a customer portal, and gateway webhooks) Available in 17 languages, fully translation-ready (Arabic, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese) Payments Milo Subscriptions takes subscription payments through the free Milo Payments plugin. It connects PayPal, Stripe, Mollie, and Square in one admin. Already using another gateway, like Authorize.Net, Braintree, or GoCardless? The Any Gateway add-on lets subscriptions check out with any recurring-capable gateway you already have. Sell subscriptions without WooCommerce (standalone mode) No WooCommerce store? Milo Subscriptions runs on its own. Turn on standalone mode and take recurring payments on any WordPress site, with no products or cart. It is a complete way to sell recurring plans on WordPress without WooCommerce. Create subscription plans with their own price, billing interval, and free trial Add a subscribe button to any page with a block or shortcode Recurring billing through Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, and Square (via the free Milo Payments plugin), driven by secure gateway webhooks A customer portal where subscribers manage, pause, or cancel their plan Subscription emails, analytics (MRR and active subscribers), and GDPR export and erase built in Leave standalone mode off and Milo behaves like a classic WooCommerce subscriptions plugin. Same plugin, your choice. 42 premium add-ons, one ecosystem Milo Subscriptions handles the fundamentals. When your store needs more, 42 premium add-ons cover the whole subscription journey, available individually or all together in the All Add-ons Bundle. Browse them from the in-plugin marketplace (Subscriptions > Add-ons) or on milosubscriptions.com. Billing flexibility Subscription Coupons – recurring discounts and prepayment incentives All Products for Subscriptions – add a Subscribe & Save option to existing products Payment Plans – split a purchase into a fixed number of installments Trials Pro – free or paid trials with one-trial-per-customer protection Scheduled Start Dates – customers pick when billing begins Store Credit – balances that pay renewals automatically Gift Cards – sell codes that redeem into store credit Invoices – sequential invoice numbers, printable invoices, VAT field Any Gateway – subscription checkout with any recurring-capable gateway Stripe Bridge – recurring billing through the official WooCommerce Stripe gateway, made for WCS migrations Retention and lifecycle Failed Payment Retry – smart retry schedules that recover real revenue Cancellation Flows – pause or discount offers before a cancellation goes through Winback – automated come-back campaigns with one-click resubscribe Onboarding – welcome email sequences that kill early churn NPS – one-click satisfaction surveys, detractor alerts Loyalty – points on every payment, redeemable on renewals Compliance – consent proof, pre-renewal notices, one-click cancel links, audit trail Growth and marketing Referrals – subscriber referral links with two-sided rewards Affiliates – partner program with recurring commissions on renewals Social Proof – live subscriber counters and “someone just subscribed” toasts Pricing Tables – current-plan-aware pricing tables as a block or shortcode Waitlist – capacity-limited products with automatic FIFO invitations Gifting – let customers buy subscriptions for someone else Physical subscriptions and fulfillment Box Builder – mix-and-match boxes customers fill and edit each cycle Fulfillment – shipments screen, aggregated pick lists, packing slips, tracking Stock Management – reserve inventory for active subscribers Split Shipping – one subscription order, multiple addresses Calendar – private renewal/delivery calendar feeds and a merchant schedule Age Check – date-of-birth verification for age-restricted subscriptions Access, teams, and community Memberships – restrict content, products, and downloads by active subscription Teams – one subscription, multiple seats, manager-invited members Transfer – move a subscription to a new owner, history intact Discord – automatic subscriber roles on your Discord server Download Limits – cap downloadable file access by subscription status Pass – QR member passes scanned at the door, verified live License Server – sell software licenses with keys, activations, updates, and GitHub release sync Insights and operations Advanced Analytics – MRR, churn, LTV, retention cohorts, forecasts Webhooks – signed event deliveries with retries for any integration Slack – subscription events in your team channel as they happen Milo TV – a live full-screen dashboard for the office TV Gravity Forms – sell subscriptions through Gravity Forms Digest – a periodic email summary of your subscription business Learn more at milosubscriptions.com. External Services Milo Subscriptions connects to milosubscriptions.com, in two situations: 1. Anonymous usage tracking (opt-in, off by default). If you enable “Usage tracking” in the plugin settings, Milo Subscriptions sends an anonymized weekly report to our website. This is disabled by default and never runs unless you turn it on. The report contains no personal data: plugin, WordPress, PHP, and WooCommerce versions; locale, currency, and store base country; a one-way hash of your site URL; aggregate subscription counts and MRR; the payment gateways and billing periods in use; and which Milo add-ons are active. It is sent once per week while enabled, and stops when you disable the setting. 2. Downloading the free Milo Payments plugin (on demand). When you choose to install Milo Payments from the plugin’s admin, the plugin file is fetched from our website. This request only happens when you click to install and sends no data beyond a standard download request. By using these features you agree to the milosubscriptions.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Montonio is a complete checkout solution for online stores that includes all popular payment methods (local banks, card payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay, MobilePay) plus financing and shipping. Montonio offers you everything you need in your online store checkout. Payments The easiest way to collect payments in your online store. Montonio payment initiation service offers integrations with all major banks in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, additionally Apple Pay, Google Pay, MobilePay, Revolut (available everywhere) and Blik in Poland. All funds are immediately deposited to your bank account and an overview of the transactions can be found in our partner system. Card Payments Give your customers more ways to pay. In addition to payment links, Montonio lets your users pay by credit card. Apple Pay, Google Pay Want to offer an even easier way of paying? We also have Apple Pay and Google Pay! You can add these popular mobile wallets to your online store’s checkout. Your customers can pay faster since their credit card info is stored in the digital wallet and they don’t need to enter card details with each purchase. Refunds You can do a partial or full refund with a couple of clicks in the Montonio Partner System. Just open the order, check what items your customer returned and refund the amount needed. Financing (Hire purchase) Montonio Financing is just the right solution for financing larger purchases. You customers can choose a payment schedule that exactly suits their needs. Shoppers pay in equal instalments but you will get the full payment amount upfront. Plus, there’s no service fee for the merchant. Pay Later Give your visitors the most convenient ways to pay – with Montonio ‘Pay later’ your customers can pay later or split purchase into two or three payments. All this without any additional interest or contract fees for them. Shoppers pay in equal instalments but you will get the full payment amount upfront. Shipping Handle everything from one system: automatically generate, edit and print shipping labels without having to ever leave the Montonio dashboard. Labels are automatically retrieved from providers after order creation. You can start printing with just 2 clicks. With Montonio you can add order tracking codes with a link to the providers’ tracking page. How to get started Adding Montonio to your store is only a matter of minutes. 1. Sign up at montonio.com 2. Verify your identity and confirm your account with Montonio 3. Set up the plugin, insert API keys and start using Montonio. More details on how to install and set up the plugin can be found in the Installation tab. Availability Montonio currently offers services in these countries: * Payments: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland * Card payments: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland * Financing: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania * Pay Later: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania * Shipping: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland We are also working on adding new countries. Support Any questions? Just drop us an email at [email protected]. WANT TO KNOW MORE? More information about our solutions can be found on our website. External Services This plugin connects to multiple Montonio services to provide payment processing, shipping management, and service improvements: Montonio Payment Gateway (Stargate) What it does: Processes various payment methods including bank payments, card payments, BLIK payments, hire purchase and pay later options. Data transmitted: Order information (total amount, currency, order items), customer details (name, email, billing/shipping addresses), payment method selection, and merchant identification. When transmitted: During checkout when a payment is initiated, when checking payment status, and when processing refunds. Service URLs: * Production: https://stargate.montonio.com/api * Sandbox: https://sandbox-stargate.montonio.com/api Service information: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Montonio Shipping API What it does: Manages shipping methods, pickup points, courier services, label generation and shipment tracking. Data transmitted: Shipping addresses, order details, selected shipping methods, parcel information (weight, dimensions), and shipment tracking information. When transmitted: When retrieving available shipping methods, displaying pickup points, creating shipments, and generating shipping labels. Service URLs: * Production: https://shipping.montonio.com/api * Sandbox: https://sandbox-shipping.montonio.com/api Service information: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Montonio JavaScript SDK What it does: Client-side library that renders payment forms, handles payment method selection and processes transactions. Data transmitted: Payment form inputs, selected payment method details, transaction authentication data. When transmitted: During checkout when payment forms are displayed and when customers interact with payment elements. Service URLs: * Montonio JS: https://js.montonio.com/1.x.x/montonio.umd.js * Montonio JS (Legacy): https://public.montonio.com/assets/montonio-js/3.x/montonio.bundle.js * Card payments API (Production): https://api.card-payments.montonio.com/payment-intents * Card payments API (Sandbox): https://api.sandbox-card-payments.montonio.com/payment-intents * Payment intents API (Production): https://stargate.montonio.com/api/payment-intents * Payment intents API (Sandbox): https://sandbox-stargate.montonio.com/api/payment-intents Service information: Bank Payment Terms of Service | Card Payment Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Montonio Telemetry Service What it does: Sends Store URL, WordPress/WooCommerce version information and plugin configuration settings to offer better customer support when troubleshooting issues. No sensitive or private data is collected. Data transmitted: Store URL, WordPress/WooCommerce version information, plugin configuration settings (with sensitive data removed). When transmitted: Upon plugin activation, deactivation, settings changes, and periodically (once per day). Service URL: https://plugin-telemetry.montonio.com/api Service information: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy