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Stripe Development Case Studies

Real-world project successes and client testimonials showcasing our stripe development expertise.

SaaS8 weeks

Stripe Billing Overhaul for SaaS Platform

Challenge

Home-grown billing system failing at scale — proration bugs, failed payment retries losing £12K/month, and no support for annual plans or coupons

Solution

Rebuilt billing on Stripe Billing with metered + tiered pricing, Smart Retries, customer portal, and dunning emails — migrated 3,400 subscriptions with zero downtime

Results

  • Recovered £12K/month in previously failed payments
  • Churn reduced 28% with Smart Retries and dunning
  • Annual plans launched — 35% of new signups choose yearly
  • Support tickets about billing down 70% via self-service portal

Technologies Used

Stripe BillingStripe Customer PortalWebhooksNode.jsReactPostgreSQL
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"We were haemorrhaging revenue on failed payments and didn't even know it. The Stripe rebuild paid for itself in the first month."
Tomas Lindqvist
CEO, Planwise

Project Success

Challenges Overcome
  • Migrating 3,400 live subscriptions with zero billing gaps
  • Mapping legacy pricing tiers to Stripe products and prices
  • Implementing metered billing for usage-based customers
  • Dunning workflows that recover payments without annoying users
Key Achievements
  • £12K/month recovered from failed payments
  • 28% churn reduction via Smart Retries
  • 35% of new signups on annual plans
  • 70% fewer billing support tickets

Professional execution with measurable results

Marketplace6 weeks

Stripe Connect for Multi-Vendor Marketplace

Challenge

Ceramics marketplace collecting payments centrally then manually paying 80 makers — compliance risk, slow payouts, and makers threatening to leave

Solution

Rebuilt payments on Stripe Connect Express: makers onboard themselves, payments split automatically at checkout, and Stripe handles KYC/verification

Results

  • Maker payouts automated — from weekly manual runs to instant
  • Compliance burden eliminated — Stripe handles KYC for all sellers
  • Maker churn dropped to zero after launch
  • GMV up 40% as makers promoted their own storefronts

Technologies Used

Stripe ConnectExpress AccountsPayment IntentsWebhooksNode.jsReact
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"Our makers used to chase us for money every week. Now they get paid the moment a sale clears and we've stopped worrying about holding client funds."
Josie Marchetti
Founder, Kiln & Co

Project Success

Challenges Overcome
  • Migrating 80 makers to Stripe Express onboarding
  • Automatic payment splitting with platform fees
  • Eliminating the compliance risk of holding client funds
  • Handling refunds and disputes across split payments
Key Achievements
  • Instant automated payouts for all makers
  • KYC/verification fully delegated to Stripe
  • Zero maker churn post-launch
  • 40% GMV growth from maker-led promotion

Professional execution with measurable results

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