Asteris Subscriptions

Asteris Subscriptions is a WooCommerce plugin designed to address the challenge of failed recurring billing for subscription-based stores on WordPress. Its main focus is ensuring that subscription renewals are reliably processed, preventing silent failures that can result in lost revenue. The tool achieves this through a self-healing renewal engine and a watchdog system that detects and re-queues any renewals dropped by the WordPress queue, with a WP-Cron fallback providing additional reliability.

The plugin integrates directly with Stripe, enabling merchants to use their own Stripe checkout and process card payments without needing a separate Stripe plugin. Renewals are charged off-session under the merchant's Stripe account. Asteris Subscriptions also offers customer self-service features, including compliant cancellation options and an EU withdrawal button, helping stores meet modern subscription-cancellation laws. The dashboard within WordPress displays live metrics such as monthly recurring revenue (MRR), churn, lifetime value (LTV), and recovered revenue, with some advanced analytics available in the Pro version. Failed-payment recovery is supported through smart retries and dunning, allowing store owners to recover revenue that might otherwise be lost due to unsuccessful payment attempts.

Paid plans are offered on an annual or lifetime basis, with pricing tiers for Solo (1 site), Team (5 sites), and Agency (25 sites). The service does not take a cut of subscription revenue; users only pay standard payment processor fees.

This plugin is intended for WooCommerce store owners who require dependable recurring billing and subscription management within WordPress, particularly those who prioritize visibility into their subscription revenue and compliance with cancellation regulations. It is delivered as a WooCommerce-native plugin and does not require any third-party SaaS or additional Stripe extensions.