Blogs›Stripe›SaaS Entitlements Management
This feature thread tracks Stripe's development of the Entitlements API for managing SaaS access control and feature entitlements. The initial post introduces the API as a solution for efficiently managing feature access based on customer plans, enabling differentiation between subscription tiers. It details how the API can be used to define and enforce feature availability, allowing businesses to build more sophisticated and flexible SaaS offerings. This post details how an AWS microservice arc, combined with embedded finance capabilities, can be leveraged to create modern architectures for energy utilities, enabling them to enhance customer engagement and capture energy-related revenue by creating online marketplaces.
4/8/2025
This post details how an AWS microservice architecture can be used to manage complex subscription lifecycles, including mid-cycle plan changes and usage-based billing adjustments, providing a scalable, reliable, and auditable system.
12/17/2024
This post details how energy utilities can leverage Stripe's Entitlements API and embedded finance capabilities to build modern architectures. It explores creating online marketplaces for energy-related services, enhancing customer engagement, and capturing revenue. The technical depth lies in how these financial tools can be integrated into utility-specific platforms to manage access to services and monetize offerings.
10/31/2024
This post introduces the Stripe Entitlements API and its application in managing SaaS access control. It explains the importance of differentiating subscription plans through feature entitlements and demonstrates how the API can be used to define and manage these entitlements. The post covers the core concepts of entitlements, plans, and how they relate to customer access, providing a technical overview of how to implement this functionality within a SaaS product.