Stripe fails a payment
RebillKit receives invoice.payment_failed through your own webhook endpoint and opens one case for that invoice.
ROI calculator
How we count a recoveryThe math on your MRR
Move the slider. The arithmetic is the argument, and the assumptions are on the table.
Monthly recurring revenue
$10,000
Failed payment rate
6% is the middle of the 5–9% range Stripe merchants report. Your dashboard has your real number, and the recovery share is an assumption, not a benchmark.
MRR$10,000
Failed payments (6%)$600
Lost in 12 months$7,200
Recovered at 33%$2,376
RebillKit, once$99
Break-even15 days
Arithmetic with visible assumptions, not a promise of recovery.
The honest comparison
Why founders switch to RebillKit
Three ways to handle a failed payment. The difference is who owns the keys, the sender and the money.
| What changes | RebillKit | Dunning suites with revenue share | Stripe default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 once, then $0. Founder Pass for the first 50. | $150–500+/mo plus revenue share. | Free, native emails. |
| Revenue share | 0%. We never touch your payouts. | 1–5% of recovered revenue. | Not applicable. |
| Emails | 3 plain-text notes written like a founder. | HTML templates with a corporate tone. | Generic automated reminders. |
| Sending domain | Your verified Resend domain. | Their shared sending infrastructure. | Stripe's domain, no control over the sender. |
| Card update | Fresh portal session on every click, no login. | Pre-generated links that can expire. | Login required, several steps. |
| Data and keys | Your keys, your data, your Stripe account. | They store your Stripe data. | Stripe owns the flow. |
| Setup | A restricted key and one webhook. | OAuth review and a longer onboarding. | Native, but limited. |
Competitor pricing is a public range at the time of writing and changes often. We do not name products we cannot verify.
How it works
The whole loop, on one screen
Three notes go out
Day 0, day 3 and day 7, sent from your domain through your Resend account. Plain text, no tracking pixel.
The invoice gets paid
invoice.paid cancels the remaining notes and attributes the recovered amount to the case. No duplicate emails.
Pricing
Simple, founder-friendly pricing
One price for the first 50 founders. One monthly plan after that. No revenue share.
Founder Lifetime Pass50 seats only
Founder Lifetime Pass
$99one time
— / 50
- Unlimited recovery emails, real-time recovery counter, priority support and every future feature.
- 14-day money-back guarantee. No questions.
Pro MonthlyStandard plan
Pro Monthly
$29per month
- The same recovery engine, billed monthly through Stripe Billing Portal.
- 14-day money-back guarantee. No questions.
FAQ
Questions founders ask before connecting a key
Is it safe to give you my Stripe Restricted Key and Resend API Key?
Keys are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, a per-tenant IV and an auth tag. After saving, they never return to the browser: you only see a mask such as rk_live_••••4921. They are not written to logs, and the master key lives in Secret Manager.
Why plain-text emails instead of an HTML template?
A plain note from your verified domain reads like a message from a person, not a receipt from a company. RebillKit sends no tracking pixel, so we never claim an engagement metric we cannot measure.
How does the one-click card update work without a login?
The email contains an opaque recovery link. When it is clicked, RebillKit creates a fresh Stripe Billing Portal session for payment method update at that moment. There is no pre-generated URL to expire and no password to remember.
What if the customer already paid or updated the card elsewhere?
RebillKit listens for invoice.paid and subscription status events. The moment Stripe confirms the payment, pending reminders are cancelled. The recovery counter only credits invoices verified as paid after at least one email was sent.
Do you take a percentage of recovered revenue?
No. Zero revenue share. You pay $99 once for the Founder Pass or $29 per month for Pro. Every recovered dollar or euro stays in your Stripe account.
What happens when the 50 Founder Passes sell out?
The Founder Pass is capped at 50 verified purchases with an atomic counter. After seat 50, checkout switches to Pro Monthly. The public counter reads the real Firestore value, never a browser-side estimate.