# On-Demand Subscriptions: A Hybrid Billing Model that Works

DevFeed: [On-Demand Subscriptions: A Hybrid Billing Model that Works](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/on-demand-subscriptions-a-hybrid-billing-model-that-works-10181.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/on-demand-subscriptions-hybrid/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-05-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [backends](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backends.md>)

Tags: [add-ons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/add-ons.md>), [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [subscription-billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscription-billing.md>), [subscriptions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscriptions.md>), [upgrades](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrades.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains on-demand subscriptions, a hybrid billing model that combines recurring charges with optional one-off charges using the same saved payment mandate. It describes use cases including trials, upgrades, add-ons, overage, and credit top-ups, and outlines implementation on Dodo Payments.

## Source excerpt

On-demand subscriptions combine recurring billing with on-demand charges so you can run trials, upsells, and tiered upgrades on a single saved payment method.