PayNow

The payment platform built for subscription software.

Sell subscriptions, licenses and downloadable goods worldwide. PayNow is the Merchant of Record: billing, global tax and chargebacks are handled, so you ship product instead of payment infrastructure.

Popular Plan
$7.99/Month
Everything from Basic Plan plus:
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Payment Gateways
Google Pay
Apple Pay
Other payments processors
crypto
cash-app
klarna
amazon-pay
cards
link

Sell it your way

One account covers every way software gets sold.

Subscriptions

Automated recurring billing: renewals, failed-payment retries, upgrades and cancellations handled without you lifting a finger.

Licenses

Sell licensed software and downloadable goods, with the order and entitlement pushed to your system by webhook the moment payment clears.

Downloadable goods

Files, builds and digital assets delivered from a secure link the moment payment clears.

DEVELOPERS

Headless API, or fully hosted

Integrate checkout into your existing platform with the headless storefront API, or use the hosted store and ship today. Clear docs and actual human support when you need it.

Headless storefront API

Build custom shopping experiences and generate checkout sessions with the flexible storefront API.

Management API

Full programmatic control of products, customers, orders and more.

Webhooks

Instant notifications for orders, refunds and delivery events, in JSON or Discord format.

Security

Webhook HMAC signing and role-based access controls, built on least privilege.

subscription.js
// Start a subscription checkout
const checkout = {
  lines: [{ product_id: '1940850…8016', quantity: 1 }]
};

const res = await fetch('https://api.paynow.gg/v1/checkouts', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { Authorization: `Customer ${token}` },
  body: JSON.stringify(checkout),
});

window.open((await res.json()).url);

The growth stack is built in

Coupons, affiliates, recovery emails, upsells and local pricing: tools you’d otherwise subscribe to separately come with the account.

WHAT YOU NEED
THE USUAL STACK
INCLUDED WITH PAYNOW
Subscription billing
Extra % on every recurring charge
Included, no extra cost on subscriptions
Free trials
Trial logic hand-built in your app
Trial periods, new-customer rules & repeat-trial limits
Stock & availability
Custom inventory code
Product & per-customer stock limits, with reservations
Coupons & discounts
Promo tool or custom build
Percentage or fixed, capped, per-product
Affiliates
Affiliate platform, ~3% + monthly fee
Links, rates & commission tracking
Abandoned checkout recovery
Email tool + integration work
Automatic, sent on your domain
Purchase follow-up emails
Marketing automation seat
Thank-you & cross-sell after delivery
Checkout upsells
Upsell plugin, % of uplift
AI-picked offers inside checkout
Adaptive currency
Geo-pricing add-on
Local prices shown automatically
Tax registration & filing
Tax engine + accountants
Registered, collected & remitted by us
Fraud & chargebacks
Fraud tooling + dispute handling
Ours to fight as Merchant of Record

Frequently asked questions