Pricing Models
Choose the right pricing model for your plugin — free, one-time, subscription, or pay-what-you-want.
Overview
PulsePlugin supports four pricing models. You select the model during product creation and can change it later from the product's edit page (changes apply to new purchases only — existing buyers are not affected).
Pricing Models
Free
Anyone can acquire the plugin at no cost. An order is still created so the buyer gets a license key and access to downloads. There is no revenue share for free plugins. Useful for open-source or community plugins where you want centralized distribution and license management.
One-Time Purchase
The buyer pays once and owns the plugin forever (for the purchased major version). Set the price in USD cents — minimum $0.99 per transaction after Stripe fees. Future updates within the same product are included at no additional cost. You keep 80% of the sale price after Stripe fees and the platform fee.
Subscription
Buyers are billed monthly and/or yearly via Stripe subscriptions. You can offer monthly-only, yearly-only, or both. Yearly pricing is typically set at a discount to encourage long-term subscriptions. Access (license) is revoked automatically when a subscription lapses.
Pay-What-You-Want
Buyers choose how much to pay, at or above a minimum you set. Use this for donation- style pricing or if you want to make a plugin accessible but still earn revenue from users who find it valuable. The minimum can be $0 (fully optional payment).
Changing Your Price
You can update the price of a product at any time from Products → Edit → Pricing. Price changes affect new purchases only. Existing buyers who purchased at a one-time price retain access at no additional cost.
Fees & Revenue Share
PulsePlugin charges a platform fee on each paid transaction. See the Revenue Share page for the current fee schedule and how payouts are calculated.
Stripe's payment processing fee (typically 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) is deducted before the platform fee is applied. Your net earnings are shown in the Seller Analytics dashboard.
Currency
All prices are set and displayed in USD. Stripe handles currency conversion for buyers paying with non-USD cards. Payouts are made in USD.