Website maintenance
Collect the agreed monthly fee for updates, backups and support without using a shopping cart for each client.
Recurring billing outside your webshop
A WooCommerce Subscriptions alternative for recurring client fees
Keep your webshop for sales. Manage maintenance contracts, hosting fees and monthly services in PayRequest, with Mollie processing authorized recurring payments.
Subscription billing requires Business (€20/month). Provider fees apply separately. Signup alone does not activate paid access.
When does separate billing make sense?
Start with what you charge for and what depends on your webshop. Moving billing should not interrupt delivery or customer access.
Hosting and service contracts
Manage recurring invoices and customer billing centrally. Review any domain, hosting or provisioning integrations separately.
Agency retainers
Keep each client’s recurring amount, interval and invoice together, even when they never buy from your webshop.
PayRequest or WooCommerce Subscriptions?
The choice depends on whether the subscription primarily funds a service or powers your store. WooCommerce can remain your sales channel.
| Requirement | PayRequest + Mollie | WooCommerce Subscriptions + Mollie |
|---|---|---|
| Where billing lives | Hosted billing dashboard outside WordPress | Within your WordPress/WooCommerce installation |
| Recurring bank collection | Valid Mollie SEPA mandate and configured billing schedule | Compatible Mollie gateway, valid mandate and renewal configuration |
| Fixed client fees | Recurring plans, linked invoices and customer portal | Subscription products and renewal orders in the store |
| Store-dependent delivery | Check integrations and access management separately | Review your existing store, shipping and membership extensions |
| Costs to compare | Business €20/month, provider fees and applicable taxes | Current extension price, hosting, related plugins and provider fees |
| Existing subscribers | Review mandates, dates and pending payments before switching | Retain existing renewals until the replacement setup is verified |
Keep WooCommerce when the subscription powers your store
If renewal orders trigger shipping, stock changes, member access or course access, inventory those dependencies first. A billing platform does not automatically replace those workflows.
Moving existing Mollie subscriptions out of WooCommerce?
Start with a setup review. Check whether the existing authorizations and customer records fit the new billing flow before changing any active collection schedule.
Prepare these details for the handover
- Mollie account and profile used for current collections
- Customer and mandate references, status and authorization evidence
- Recurring amount, interval, last payment and next due date
- Pending collections, refunds and already scheduled retries
- Store actions linked to payment: delivery, access or provisioning
This is a preparation checklist, not an automatic import or a confirmation that every mandate can be reused.
Ask us to review the handover
Only these setup answers are added to the contact form. Do not include bank details or customer exports here.
Switching from WooSubscriptions: common questions
Can I collect recurring Mollie payments without WooCommerce?
Yes. PayRequest provides recurring billing outside your webshop while Mollie processes the payment. Automatic bank collection requires an eligible Mollie account, SEPA Direct Debit and a valid customer mandate. PayRequest subscription billing requires Business.
Can I keep my webshop?
Yes. You can keep WooCommerce for store sales and use PayRequest for separate maintenance contracts or recurring client fees. Check how each subscription is linked to delivery, access and customer accounts before moving it.
Will my existing Mollie mandates transfer automatically?
Do not assume an automatic transfer. Review the Mollie account, customer and mandate references, valid consent and subscription setup. An existing signed mandate may be usable after review; some customers may need fresh authorization.
How do I avoid duplicate collections during the switch?
Record the last successful payment, next due date and pending attempts for each subscription. Agree which system will make the next collection and disable the old schedule only after verifying the replacement. Confirm the first cycle before moving the rest.