Software business on Whop
Accept payments in your product, sell subscriptions, and connect access to paid membership.
How this could work for your business
Whop can supply checkout and subscription billing for a software product, with membership status used to decide who gets paid access. The checkout belongs in the customer journey; access enforcement belongs in your application’s server-side logic.
A working integration needs more than a payment button. Map each plan to the software features it unlocks, use verified payment events for fulfillment, and define what happens on renewal, cancellation and ended access. Keep API credentials on the server.
For a custom app, use Whop AI to help develop the implementation plan and identify current integration guidance. The code, event handling and account configuration still need to be implemented and tested.
How the business runs
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Sell subscriptions
Offer recurring plans with the billing periods your product needs.
Flexible products and pricing - 03
Control access
Connect product access to the customer’s membership status.
Software access and licensing
What you’ll need to decide
What framework and authentication does the app use, what are the plans and paid features, how are Whop users mapped to app users, and what should happen when access ends?
See the setup workflow
Define plans and entitlements
Map each paid plan to the application features it unlocks. Decide billing periods and what free or ended access means.
Map customer identity
Specify how the signed-in app user relates to the Whop user and membership. Do not let a client-supplied user ID determine paid access.
Place checkout in the purchase flow
Use the current embedded checkout guidance and the correct plan. Configure the HTTPS return destination for off-site payment steps.
Handle trusted fulfillment events
Verify webhook signatures server-side and handle duplicate events safely. A return URL or browser completion callback is not proof that payment succeeded.
Enforce access on the server
Check the relevant membership access before serving paid functions. Use the current supported integration rather than copying a legacy license example blindly.
Handle the subscription lifecycle
Define behavior for renewal, cancellation, failed payments and ended membership using current documented events and states. Distinguish cancellation from immediate loss of access.
Test the integration
Cover successful checkout, abandoned checkout, webhook duplicates, incorrect user mapping and access ending. Keep credentials server-side and use supported test facilities where documented.
Official documentation for this setup
- Embedded checkout Source checked 2026-09-28
- Flexible products and pricing Source checked 2026-09-29
- Software access and licensing Source checked 2026-09-28
An illustrative setup, not an existing merchant or a configured Whop account. Turn on JavaScript to customize the demo and prepare your setup prompt.