Fixed-amount subscribe-and-save discounts Early Adopter Program

Fixed-amount subscribe-and-save discounts let you offer a set currency amount off a subscription instead of a percentage discount. This gives you more control over discount messaging and revenue impact.

This guide explains how fixed-amount discounts work and how you can sign up to use them.

Before you start

• Fixed-amount subscribe-and-save discounts are in Early Adopter status. See Early Adopter Program for more information. Fill out the interest form to request access to this feature.
• To use fixed-amount discounts as your subscribe-and-save option, you must ensure that your store only has one Shopify market and one presentment currency.

Key features

Fixed amount subscription discounts

Apply a set amount off a subscription plan, such as $5 off, instead of a percentage discount. This makes the savings easier for customers to understand and keeps the discount amount consistent across product prices.

Discount type selection on plans

Choose whether a subscription plan uses a percentage discount or a fixed amount discount when you create or edit the plan. This lets you configure different discount strategies for different plans.

How it works

Fixed amount discounts control the discount applied to a subscription plan. When the feature is enabled, the plan discount field includes a dropdown where you choose how Recharge calculates the subscription discount.

You can choose between two discount types:

• Percent off: Reduces the subscription price by a percentage, such as 10%.
• Amount off: Reduces the subscription price by a fixed amount, such as $5.

The selected discount applies to the subscription price at checkout and in the customer portal. Fixed-amount discounts stay the same regardless of product price, so review your pricing before applying the same fixed discount to products with different prices.

Customer experience

Customers using Affinity or Unity see the discounted price with the original price crossed out, similar to percentage discounts.

Set up fixed-amount subscribe-and-save discounts

Step 1 - Open the subscription plan

Open the plan where you want to apply a fixed-amount discount, then update its pricing settings.

1. In the Recharge merchant portal, click Products.
2. Select the product you want to update.
3. Click the pencil icon to edit an existing plan, or click Add subscription plan to add a new plan.

Step 2 - Choose the fixed amount discount type

1. Update or create your product subscription plan.
2. Open the discount type dropdown and select Fixed amount.
3. Enter the discount amount, such as 5 for $5 off.
4. Save the plan.

Use cases

Review the following use cases to understand how other merchants are using the fixed-amount-subscribe-and-save discount.

Considerations

Consider the following when using fixed-amount-subscribe-and-save discounts.