how can I have multiple subscriptions to the same plan at different times in recurly?

Question

I need to have multiple subscriptions to the same plan for the same account -- but these may come at different times.

As an example, I have a house-hold of four people.

I have one plan, a Monthly "health tracking plan":

January, Dan gets the plan.

March, Rachel gets the same plan

I would want the invoice to show:

Monthly - Rachel Monthly - Dan

And have the pro-ration logic apply. If Dan's subcription started 1st of the month, and Rachel starts 15th, Rachel's first month is prorated from the 15th to the end of the month.

Answer 1

There are two options:

1. Increase the quantity of the original subscription (which handles the proration). Downside: the users are not identified individually
   2. Add a second subscription to the plan (This requires enabling a feature to allow multiple subscriptions to the same plan), and setting a first_renewal_date parameter at creation, which will create a prorated charge. Downside: Customer is billed for each subscription individually, which may not be cost effective with merchant account fees.

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