Akeeba Subscriptions
Version
3.1.2 (last update on May 22, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
61
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
6 July 2011
Uses Updater?
- Yes
The killer features
- FULL JOOMLA! ACL & MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT
- Streamlined administrator interface
- Rich subscription levels (subscription packages) editor which allows you to choose different images for each of your subscriptions and even a different order confirmation and order cancellation text to show to your users.
- Custom fields
- The easiest subscription management interface you've seen on a component. It will even show you your users' faces, powered by Gravatar.
- Users can upgrade or expand (renew) their subscriptions. Renewing a subscription will create a new subscription which becomes valid the very second their old one expires. Users do not lose any of their subscription time when renewing, unlike most other subscription systems out there.
- Discount coupon codes which allow you to set an absolute money value or percentage discount for all or a specific subscription level and user, have publish up/publish down dates or a usage limit (e.g. the coupon code is valid only for the first 100 people to use it) – or a combination of any and all of the above!
- Automatic discounts for upgrading or renewing subscriptions based on the subscription level and days of presence in the subscription package. This allows you to easily create rules like: 30% discount if you renew up to 30 days before the end of your subscription, 15% discount if you renew within the last 30 days, no discount otherwise.
- Full support for complex tax calculations based on country, state and ZIP code. It fully integrates with the European Union's VIES system so that you can charge no VAT tax for intra-EU B2B transactions.
- Integration with third party components.
- Payment methods: PayPal (for personal, verified and business accounts) is supported out of the box. Other payment methods (ccAvenue, WorldPay, 2Checkout and more) are being added continuously. Check out our documentation for more information.
- Send emails to subscribers upon subscription, when their subscription/payment status changes and when their subscription is about to expire
- Very simple affiliates system
Note: The component is free, but you need a valid subscription to request support. Bug reports are free; use the Contact Us page.
I don't know what can I say...
On my new project I use Akeeba Subscription (with some other Akeeba extensions, too) and it has all features I need.
Do you need something else? Just open a ticket and ask for it. If it make sense and useful for all users, they impelement it as soon as possible.
Great exntesions + great & satisfactory support + great documentation.
On my new project I use Akeeba Subscription (with some other Akeeba extensions, too) and it has all features I need.
Do you need something else? Just open a ticket and ask for it. If it make sense and useful for all users, they impelement it as soon as possible.
Great exntesions + great & satisfactory support + great documentation.
I was having problems managing a community website using one of the popular extensions community-based extensions. I migrated everything to Akeeba Subscriptions about 3 months ago.
My life is much easier now. Subscriptions is very easy to use, intuitive, includes great features, and I have confidence in Akeeba's ability to develop reliable solutions.
I purchased the full license but the free version offered enough features that I didn't have to upgrade. Happy I did, though. The value is great, their support is awesome, and I believe it's important to support their business.
One of the best decisions I've made this year.
My life is much easier now. Subscriptions is very easy to use, intuitive, includes great features, and I have confidence in Akeeba's ability to develop reliable solutions.
I purchased the full license but the free version offered enough features that I didn't have to upgrade. Happy I did, though. The value is great, their support is awesome, and I believe it's important to support their business.
One of the best decisions I've made this year.
This extension is excellent - very well thought out, easy to use, and powerful. I was previously using Ambra subscriptions and needed to import data from the old system to the new - go figure, Akeeba had built in integration to do that! Very happy with the upgrade. Thanks Akeeba!
Accidently came across this extention, was my good luck found what i needed...
got few words... good work; hats off to developer for keeping it non commercial.
got few words... good work; hats off to developer for keeping it non commercial.
I have recently started using the free version of this product to sell subscriptions via HikaShop, having previously used the paid versions of two other popular and well-reviewed membership managers on other sites, one with VirtueMart and one without shop integration. I'm very impressed with this product: it's much easier to set up and use than the others I've tried, the documentation is clear, and the free version does everything that most users will need. Integration with HikaShop was incredibly simple to implement, and everything worked first time. I have never been disappointed by an Akeeba product, and though I don't actually need the extra features, I intend to pay for the professional version of this product in order to support continued development.
Having used a commercial tool in the past that never did well, I was not expecting too much of this freebie despite the excellent backup they produce. But as the commercial tool was no longer being supported decided to try this on upgrade to 2.5. My need was simple on the first and at first sight this seemed like total overkill. But I needed a higher spe on another site so decided to hit the learning curve. It was a delight to discover that it was not that hard to use at all. And up and running in no time.
I did hit a snag, the site was one time only subscription and there was no obvious way to bring in existing users. While it was not vital to do so that would mean a less than optimal experience for older members. So I bit the bullet and manually added all of my users one by one.
One possible bug report got sent to Akeeba while I was reading comments here. Before I had finished I had a reply and explanation of the issue.
Using Joomla since version 1 it is ever refreshing to see developers of this high level producing for the platform.
I did hit a snag, the site was one time only subscription and there was no obvious way to bring in existing users. While it was not vital to do so that would mean a less than optimal experience for older members. So I bit the bullet and manually added all of my users one by one.
One possible bug report got sent to Akeeba while I was reading comments here. Before I had finished I had a reply and explanation of the issue.
Using Joomla since version 1 it is ever refreshing to see developers of this high level producing for the platform.
I stumbled across this software by accident. At first I didn't think it was what I was after, but I decided to try it anyway due to past experiences using Akeebabackup. Very glad I did. Does everything I needed plus a few things I hadn't originally thought of. Well worth a look. Thanks!
Easy to install and configure, good and detailled documentation, all needed features on board. Works simply perfect for me. Very good extension.
Having used this on several sites I have found this possibly one of the best free products around for Joomla!
On the one case I did find a minor bug in the component Nick was very quick to respond (especially as it was a bank holiday) and found a solution almost immediately.
Keep up the great work!
On the one case I did find a minor bug in the component Nick was very quick to respond (especially as it was a bank holiday) and found a solution almost immediately.
Keep up the great work!
This extension solved me a big problem in a virtual store / catalog I have been building recently. I've used it to create shoppers in virtuemart with different shopper groups according to subscription levels to show/hide relevant products.
It works like a charm for one shopper group.
It has great integration to joomla user group.
There is a bug in virtuemart integration for multiple shopper groups.
There is another bug - changing subscription level doesn't work you have to open a new subscription and delete the old one.
It works like a charm for one shopper group.
It has great integration to joomla user group.
There is a bug in virtuemart integration for multiple shopper groups.
There is another bug - changing subscription level doesn't work you have to open a new subscription and delete the old one.
Owner's reply
Thank you for your review.
The two reported bugs are actually not bugs.
The VM integration only supports assigning one shopper group per user. When we were building the integration plugin –about a year ago– VM itself didn't support anything different (it was one shopping group per user). If you are certain this is no longer the case, you are welcome to tell us so. To the best of our knowledge this situation hasn't changed.
Changing a subscription level is not possible for the end user (subscriber) but this is a feature, not a bug. Honestly! Each subscription level can have a different length and a different price. Reconciling this is a daunting task and usually requires the intervention of a sentient agent, i.e. a human, who can understand how to best handle each individual case based on business policy and special considerations. Alternatively you can use Upgrade Rules which are designed to handle this issue exactly by providing automatic discounts to people wishing to upgrade their subscriptions. Of course the old subscription remains. A more elegant approach might be added in the future but I'm sure most people will consider it a bug as it's nigh impossible catering for all ad hoc business models.
That said, changing the subscription level from the back-end of the component is perfectly possible. We have to do it on our site all the time when people buy the wrong kind of subscription and ask us to help them with their wrong order.
I have been looking for a free subs n finally my dream come true landed on Akeeba. All you compnets are 7star i highly recommend your work. In africa people use mobile money transfer such as MPESA can you work out on a way to incoporate that coz this is a Big Hit-Thanks
It took me a little while to find all the features that I needed, but everything was there, including integration with Joomla's usergroups, the ability to upgrade members, and adding custom fields for special purposes. All this AND great documentation. And, it is free. I couldn't ask for more. Thanks, Akeeba!
I have to say, I'm glad to find a free extension such as this one that actually is able to beat the competition that are charging $100+ for less features. When you use it, if feels like it's built solid - it basically is. I give high praise to these developers for outstanding work on many of their extensions.
This ranks in my Top 5 non-commercial extensions for 2012.
This ranks in my Top 5 non-commercial extensions for 2012.
Akeeba Subscriptions is an excellent application and Akeeba is a great developer!
Based on workload, I think behind the Akeeba's name are some twins, or some clone of exceptional developer! :-):-)
Based on workload, I think behind the Akeeba's name are some twins, or some clone of exceptional developer! :-):-)
I'm starting to think that Nicholas over at Akeeba has about seven clones of himself. This is pretty amazing since I thought scientists only were successful cloning sheep so far. I say this because, not only are the extensions expertly designed, but the documentation is so professional and detailed, there must be a room full of librarians that write it.
Akeeba has the best extensions and this subscription component is no exception. In addition to the documentation, Nicholas also answers you on the forum within minutes usually and his answers are 5-10 paragraphs long in detail. He actually tries to think things through with you and suggest a better way to accomplish what you are doing.
The subscription component is powerful and works great. It also comes with a million plugins all well documented.
Professional products and support - too amazing for one guy. These types of extensions are what make Joomla so powerful and special. Thanks!
Akeeba has the best extensions and this subscription component is no exception. In addition to the documentation, Nicholas also answers you on the forum within minutes usually and his answers are 5-10 paragraphs long in detail. He actually tries to think things through with you and suggest a better way to accomplish what you are doing.
The subscription component is powerful and works great. It also comes with a million plugins all well documented.
Professional products and support - too amazing for one guy. These types of extensions are what make Joomla so powerful and special. Thanks!
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