A subscription invoice covers the line items being billed, a totals block, and the payment terms that explain when the subscription charges are due.
Weekly billing sounds straightforward until the numbers don’t line up. A customer gets charged twice, or not at all, or the invoice shows something different from what hit the card, and the result is support tickets, churn, and a month-end reconciliation scramble. This subscription invoice gives the billing a fixed structure, with the pricing sitting under Space Grotesk headings in buckram mauve and a system-blue accent.
The invoice opens on Line items, then runs into two short notes: Payment is due on the date explains when charges are due and how late payments follow the terms printed there, and We’re pleased to set up your subscription billing gives you a place to confirm what the invoice relates to. The totals sit with the payment wording, so the customer sees the math right next to the due-date terms.
- Line items Swap in your own subscription charges and prices, since the three rows included are placeholders.
- Payment is due on the date Keep the due-date and late-payment wording, and adjust the staged billing language so it matches how you actually invoice.
- We’re pleased to set up your subscription billing Add a short confirmation note so the customer can match the invoice to the subscription work being billed.
Once the invoice is in Plutio, you replace the three placeholder rows with your own lines and prices, choose the client it goes to, and connect a payment method if you want the invoice paid online.
We went from spending hours on every proposal to creating fully customized ones in under 5 minutes. That's not an exaggeration - we timed it.
What to include in a subscription invoice
| Part | What it covers |
|---|
Line items | A priced table where you replace the placeholder lines with your subscription charges before sending. |
Payment is due on the date | Payment terms with a totals block, including the due-date wording, staged billing language, and the note that late payments follow the terms printed here. |
We’re pleased to set up your subscription billing | A short message block you tailor to confirm what the invoice covers for this customer and billing period. |
Who it is for
Anyone billing recurring work, from subscription commerce teams to agencies running monthly retainers and operators managing retention programmes.
The invoice in full
Payment is due on the date shown above. Subscription billing setup we invoice 30% to start and 70% on completion. Ongoing work we invoice at the start of each month. Late payments follow the terms printed here.
We’re pleased to set up your subscription billing