New renewable gifting feature is built based on the shared access feature, this is why right now they can’t be both enabled at the same time.
Two features use different approaches and thus have a number of architectural and flow differences:
|
Parameter |
Voucher-based gifting |
Renewable gifting |
|---|---|---|
|
Architecture |
Special term type with its own billing schedule.
Gift option should be included in the offer as a separate term. |
A use case that can be enabled for any payment or dynamic term inheriting all its abilities. Offer includes terms that can be purchased both for gifter and giftee. |
|
Subscription management |
Created for giftee, is not manageable. Subscription-related emails are not sent |
Manageable by gifter. All related emails are sent |
|
Subscription start |
Upon voucher redemption. Voucher has an expiration date. |
Immediately after purchase or at the future start date. No matter whether giftee is registered in the system/redeemed the access or not. |
|
Subscription renewal |
Expires after designated period |
Renews with gifter’s payment method |
|
Family plans |
Access sharing supported |
Gifter can purchase multiple gifts for different users and a separate subscription for themselves. |
|
Reporting |
Only access is created |
Renewable gift is a regular subscription that is properly represented in subscriptions report. |