Billing paid plans without payments
In case when user is registering, selecting paid plan (Kinde Billing) but not make payment and next back to app page the effect is user has those paid plan granted without payment. What is in this case idea of Kinde Billing instead of direct Stripe implementation? 🤔
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Hi,
Thank you for bringing this up.
The scenario you described , where a user selects a paid plan during registration but doesn’t complete payment and appears to have access, is not an issue with Kinde. It usually occurs if the app grants entitlements immediately based on the selected plan, rather than waiting for Kinde to confirm payment.

How Kinde Billing handles this:
Kinde Billing integrates authentication and billing so that users only gain access to paid plans once payment is successfully completed. This ensures incomplete transactions cannot grant unauthorized access.
You can implement this using one of the following approaches:

1. Pre-select plan with payment validation: Redirect users to Kinde with the plan_interest parameter so login and payment happen together.
2. Kinde’s built-in pricing table: Use Kinde’s live pricing table to allow users to select plans and complete payment within Kinde’s controlled flow.
3. API-managed plan assignment: Assign plans via the Management API; users are prompted for payment on their next login before access is granted.

Advantages over direct Stripe integration:
* Integrated authentication + billing: Prevents unpaid users from gaining access.
* Automatic payment enforcement: No need to handle multiple Stripe webhooks manually.
* Simplified lifecycle management: Unified handling of signups, subscriptions, upgrades, downgrades, and cancellations.
* Single source of truth for entitlements: Ensures the app only trusts Kinde-confirmed plan assignments.
If this issue persists, please share more details about how the billing plan is set up so we can assist further.

For more information,
About Kinde Billing
Customizing Billing Pages
Kinde Billing: Complete setup guide - YouTube
Kinde docs
About billing
Overview of Kinde billing capabilities including plan management, pricing tables, payment processing, and customer lifecycle management.
Kinde docs
Customize the plan sign-up experience
Guide to customizing the plan sign-up experience including three different approaches and billing screen customization options.
YouTube
Kinde Billing: Complete setup guide
Everything you need to launch and manage billing inside your SaaS product without duct-taping together multiple tools. This playlist walks you through every ...