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Chargify Type Private Industry Software Industry, Finance Founded 2009 Headquarters Needham, Massachusetts Key people Lance Walley, Founder and CEO; David Hauser, Founder and Chief Technology Officer David Hauser Products Recurring Billing Application Employees 12 Website www.chargify.com Coordinates: 37°25′12″N 122°04′22″W / 37.4201°N 122.0728°W
Chargify is a privately held software as a service company that offers a recurring billing application for SaaS and Web 2.0 companies.
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History
Chargify was launched in 2009 at the TechCrunch50.[1] It was founded by David Hauser and Siamak Taghaddos, founders of the Grasshopper virtual phone provider, along with Lance Walley of Engine Yard. Chargify is headquartered in Needham, MA and has approximately 12 employees.[2]
Products
Chargify offers a recurring billing application for software as a service companies. Chargify works with multiple payment processors including Authorize.net, Beanstream and TrustCommerce.[3] Chargify is a Level 1 PCI-DSS compliant service provider.
As reported by Gigaom, “Chargify is primarily designed for subscription services, and the options available for setting up your various products and plans are extensive. You can include setup fees, free trial periods and expiration periods to customize your plans and pricing.”[4]
Competitors
The most popular recurring billing providers include:
- Aria Systems
- PayPal
- Recurly
- SnapBill
- Spreedly
- Vindicia
- Zuora
- Seededition.com
References
- ^ "Web 2.0 and SaaS Recurring Billing System, Chargify, Launches at TechCrunch50". PRWeb. September 14, 2009. http://prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2881074.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Startup Watch: Five you should follow". masshightech.com. June 29, 2010. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/06/28/daily16-Startup-Watch-Five-you-should-follow.html/. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Chargify Becomes TrustCommerce Referral Partner". TrustCommerce.com. November 22, 2010. http://trustcommerce.com/company/news/Chargify-referral-partner. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Blitstein, Scott (April 28, 2010). "Chargify Makes Recurring Billing Simple". Gigaom. http://gigaom.com/collaboration/chargify-makes-recurring-billing-simple/. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
External links
Further reading
- Nusca, Andrew (October 29, 2009). With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease. ZDNet'
- O’Dell, Jolie (September 22, 2009). Chargify: (Another) Billing App and API for Small Web and SaaS Companies ReadWriteWeb
- Reisinger, Don (September 25, 2009). Tools for businesses to bill, collect what’s owed CNet News
- Savitz, Eric (February 10, 2011). Why Freemium Isn’t Free Forbes
- Del Rey, Jason (January 20, 2011). Case Study: How to Raise Prices Inc Magazine
See also
Categories:- Web applications
- Business software
- Payment systems
- Merchant services
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