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Welcome Chargify To Our Family of Integrations
August 10, 2010
The latest update to the Formstack form builder is something not seen to our end users, we switched our internal billing system from a “rolled-our-own” system to using Chargify. Chargify describes itself as “the easiest way to start collecting subscription credit card payments from your customers.” and we…
Chargify Takes Care of Your Recurring Billing System Needs
July 29, 2010
With the tag line “Build Your Business, Not Your Billing System”, Chargify’s mission is to simplify recurring billing for SaaS and Web 2.0 companies, allowing them to grow their business more quickly. Much more than a simple payment system, the product allows businesses to access customer insights, revenue, signups,…
Recurring Billing For Web Apps
July 27, 2010
Increasingly web application developers and entrepreneurs are turning to the “Software As A Service” (SaaS) model to monetize their products.
Together with this growth has come the need for reliable recurring billing systems and in turn a number of enterprising folks have built said solutions and fittingly used…
The Serial Entrepreneur Behind Chargify And Engine Yard
July 16, 2010
When I read this line in Lance Walley’s LinkedIn profile about a previous startup, I knew he’d be the kind of frank interviewee you’d need to hear: The system worked very well, but frankly, the world didn’t seem to care :-(
In this interview, you’ll hear the stories behind many…
Startup Watch: Five You Should Follow
June 29, 2010
As part of each week’s Startup Report, Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies, and their business goals, that are profiled in the New England Tech Directory. With each week’s Startup Watch, Mass High Tech will choose the weekly featured companies by soliciting nominations through a poll of 10 companies,…
Structure 2010: Amazon’s CTO Says the Cloud Has Arrived
June 23, 2010
Werner Vogels, Amazon’s chief technology officer, said at GigaOM’s Structure conference this morning that the biggest change in cloud computing over the past year is that “we went from talk to action.” In 2009 and before, he said, many companies were considering implementing cloud services, or were doing…
Boston Based Chargify Takes New Marketing by the Horns
June 17, 2010
We were at WebInno on Monday night for an outstanding evening devoted to demonstrating and celebrating local technology innovations like consumer products and enterprise solutions. Among the “main dish” presenters at WebInno was Boston-based Chargify, a recurring billing system for startup companies in the Web 2.0 and…
Chargify Offers Easy Billing for App Creators
May 17, 2010
If you’re one of the hundreds of startupers in New England trying to start a business by way of a web- or smartphone-based application, Chargify — created by another local startup — might be something worth looking at.
“Chargify helps you bill for your app,” said Jonathan Kay from Grasshopper,…
Chargify Makes Recurring Billing Simple
April 28, 2010
Especially in this troubled economy, many small businesses and freelancers try to supplement their work with recurring revenue opportunities. This regularly billed income can help to ease the cash flow problems that are common with freelance work.
Managing and processing the billing can be a challenge, however, and…
Choices for Payments on the iPad
April 7, 2010
With the launch of the iPad, the value of content is being reconsidered once again. It’s clear that free (the way of Google) isn’t the goal of the publishing industry. As a result, many new iPad owners are faced with the question of whether the book or magazine they own…
Rails Powered Recurring Billing Service
January 25, 2010
Over the last couple of months, a new billing and subscription company - Chargify - have been popping up around the Web 2.0, SaaS, and Rails scenes. Notably, Chargify’s CEO is Lance Walley, co-founder of Rails hosting company Engine Yard. Rails developers are a pretty entrepreneurial lot and Chargify…
No Need to Build A Custom Billing Application: Chargify Made Easy
November 27, 2009
Chargify is a recurring billing system that handles every aspect of recurring billing for any Web 2.0 or SaaS company so there’s no need to build a custom billing application. In addition to processing one-time and recurring transactions, Chargify handles free…
Chargify – The Quick and Easy Billing Solution
November 21, 2009
Chargify is a web-based billing system that acts as an intermediary between online businesses and their customers, collecting payments and scheduling monthly transactions so you don’t have to. By allowing users to create custom-branded payment pages directly on their own websites, Chargify…
New Billing API Helps Chargify Your Website
November 18, 2009
More than ever, websites are seeking out revenue opportunities. And for services that provide value, customers are willing to pay. However, if creating an e-commerce system is too much distraction for your development team, try to get yourself in on the Chargify beta.
The Chargify API is the…
Engine Yard Co-Founder Lance Walley Joins Chargify as CEO
November 13, 2009
Needham, MA (PRWEB) November 13, 2009 - Chargify (http://chargify.com), the recurring billing system that helps Web 2.0 and SaaS companies grow announced today that Lance Walley, co-founder and former CEO of Engine Yard, the leader in Ruby on Rails automation and management technologies,…
With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease
October 29, 2009
If you’re a small Web 2.0 business, you shouldn’t have to build an application from scratch to properly bill your customers.
That’s the thinking behind Chargify, a billing and subscription system by TechCrunch50 startup Grasshopper. The company’s API and hosted payment…
Chargify.com - Billing Just Became Smoother
October 29, 2009
Chargify was established to give you a good way to bill your customers in case you provide Web 2.0 and SaaS services.
Sometimes is very difficult for companies to make the money they deserve because they are not as good when it comes to facing the many problems inherent to…
Billing for Small Companies and SaaS Enterprises
September 30, 2009
Offering automated billing, simplified (and compliant) APIs and portals for collection and repeat billing is nothing new. Even PayPal does it. So why would someone want to build another app to do what’s already being done so often and by so many? Well, maybe because they have a new way…
Tools for businesses to bill, collect what’s owed
September 25, 2009
If you’re running a small business, you’re probably looking for tools that will make it easier for you to bill invoices, track payments, and collect your accounts receivable.
You can always use offline standbys like Peachtree or Intuit QuickBooks, but you might be happy to know that there are some…
Chargify: (Another) Billing App and API for Small Web and SaaS Companies
September 22, 2009
From small-business support company Grasshopper comes Chargify, a billing and subscription system for web 2.0 and SaaS companies that eliminates the need to build bespoke applications.
Their RESTful API and hosted payment solution permit simple integration into any website, allowing businesses to charge customers…
Featured Articles
- With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease
- Tools for businesses to bill, collect what’s owed
- Chargify: (Another) Billing App and API for Small Web and SaaS Companies
- Chargify Launches at TechCrunch50
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