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OpenSubscribe — subscription and e-paper distribution
Turn readers into subscribers, and manage print and digital in one place.
Print and digital, managed together
OpenSubscribe handles plans, paywall rules, reader accounts, renewals and e-paper access, and can hold print delivery records alongside digital entitlements so a bundled subscriber is one record rather than two.
Paywall settings are editable by your team, so you can test what is free, what is metered and what is reserved for subscribers without waiting for a release.
What OpenSubscribe does
Plans and pricing
Digital, print and bundled plans with trials, introductory offers and regional pricing.
Metered paywall
Free article allowances, section rules and subscriber-only content, editable without a developer.
E-paper editions
Page-accurate digital editions with archive access, downloads and readable navigation.
Reader accounts
Self-service sign-up, plan changes, payment methods, invoices and cancellation.
Renewals and recovery
Automatic renewal, payment retries, reminder messaging and lapsed-subscriber campaigns.
Print distribution
Agent, route and delivery records for newspaper distribution alongside digital access.
Capabilities in detail
- Access rulesEntitlements by plan, section, device and edition.
- PaymentsCard, bank and local payment options, subject to provider availability.
- Corporate and groupMulti-seat and institutional access with domain or IP recognition.
- CampaignsOffer codes, gift subscriptions and win-back campaigns.
- ReportingActive subscribers, churn, conversion by paywall rule and revenue by plan.
- ComplianceConsent records, clear cancellation routes and data export.
Who it is for
Any publisher moving reader revenue from a side experiment to a managed part of the business.
Common questions
Yes. A bundled plan links a print delivery record to the reader's digital entitlements.
Yes. Meter settings and section rules are managed from the admin area.
Existing records can be imported and matched to new plans as part of a scoped migration.
Plan your reader revenue
We can review your current mix of free and paid content and suggest where to start.