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Manchester subscription sites that turn agent sign ups into steady monthly revenue.

Codeeo builds subscription websites for Manchester companies that sell AI chat agents to online retailers, residential operators, universities and service businesses. We handle the plan pages, checkout, usage allowances, seasonal top ups, Direct Debit and the self serve account where customers pause, upgrade or cancel. The aim is simple: a buyer from a Northern Quarter agency or a Salford media firm can choose a plan, pay and connect the agent in one sitting.

We build the platform that sells and bills for your agent, not the agent software. Codeeo has no Manchester office; we work with Manchester clients remotely, and scoping, reviews and launch checks all happen on video calls.

Built for
Manchester and Salford AI chat agent vendors, university spin outs and agencies turning agent builds into recurring subscriptions.
Typical timeline
Worked out in discovery from your plan structure and integrations, then agreed in writing with release stages before design starts.
What you own
All code, billing and payment accounts, plan settings, subscriber data, invoices and analytics, held under your company's ownership.
Rated
4.7 / 5 from 23 Google reviews

200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer

Modon
Majid Al Futtaim
HP
Belkin
Dulsco Group
OneClickDrive
Hanayen
HMS
Clocksprings
Ghezlan

Platform features

What a Manchester agent vendor's subscription site needs to do.

Greater Manchester has a broad base of digital businesses: agencies around the Northern Quarter and Ancoats, broadcasters and production firms at MediaCityUK in Salford, research spin outs near Manchester Science Park and the Oxford Road corridor, and a large online retail sector. AI chat agent vendors here often sell to customers whose demand is anything but flat. An online fashion brand's conversations surge in November, a student accommodation provider's peak in September, and a letting agent's rise every spring.

That seasonality shapes the billing platform. The features below let customers buy extra capacity for busy months, pause during quiet ones, and stay on a plan that matches their budget rather than cancelling the moment a peak passes.

Explain your project
  • Seasonal allowance boosts

    Customers add a temporary block of conversations for a set period, such as a sale week or clearing, without changing their base plan. The boost is charged up front, appears as its own invoice line, and expires automatically, so nobody forgets to downgrade and nobody gets a surprise overage bill.

    Peak demand becomes extra revenue instead of a cancellation risk.

  • Pause and resume

    Some customers only need an agent for part of the year. A pause option keeps their configuration, knowledge base and history while billing stops or drops to a small retention charge you define. Resuming restores the previous plan in one click, and the customer receives reminders before billing restarts.

    Customers come back rather than rebuilding with a competitor.

  • Usage estimator on the pricing page

    A buyer enters monthly website visitors or support emails and sees which plan fits, with the assumptions shown openly. Every mandatory charge is included in the total, which the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 demands, and the estimate is saved to the account so sales can refer back to it.

    Buyers pick the right plan first time.

  • Bacs Direct Debit for small businesses

    Plenty of Manchester SMEs dislike putting recurring software costs on a card that expires. We offer Direct Debit mandates alongside card payment, with advance notice emails as the Direct Debit scheme requires and automatic handling of failed collections, so finance staff do not chase each one by phone.

    Fewer lapsed subscriptions from expired cards.

  • Guided onboarding after payment

    Once the first payment clears, the customer lands in a setup flow that connects their store, helpdesk or website, imports knowledge sources and tests the agent. Progress is tracked, and if a paid account stalls at a step your team gets an alert to help before the first renewal.

    Paid accounts reach value before the first renewal.

  • Integration listing pages

    Pages for each platform the agent connects to, such as Shopify, Zendesk, WooCommerce or property management systems, each explaining what the integration does and which plans include it. These pages draw search traffic from operators looking for an agent that works with tools they already pay for.

    Search visitors arrive already knowing the product fits.

  • Education and charity pricing

    Manchester's universities, colleges and charities often expect sector pricing and invoiced payment. We add eligibility checks by domain or registration number, discount rules that apply only to qualifying accounts, and purchase order fields that match how these organisations raise orders through their finance systems.

    Sector discounts given only to the buyers they were meant for.

  • Refunds, disputes and credit notes

    Support staff issue full or partial refunds with an approval limit, and the platform creates matching credit notes with VAT treated correctly. Card disputes trigger a task with the evidence already gathered: the signed terms, usage logs and login history that show the service was delivered.

    Disputes answered quickly with the right paperwork.

  • Cookie consent and analytics

    Marketing tags only fire after consent, as PECR requires, and the consent banner gives rejecting as much prominence as accepting. Conversion tracking still works for paid sign ups through server side events that respect each visitor's choice, so marketing spend can be judged against actual subscription revenue.

    Reliable acquisition data without consent shortcuts.

  • Plan changes with fair proration

    When a customer moves up a plan mid month, the platform charges only the difference for the days remaining and grants the new allowance at once. Moving down takes effect at renewal, with a plain message explaining when the lower allowance starts. Seat counts and extra channels follow written rules, so a Manchester support agent and an automated email never contradict each other.

    Upgrades feel safe, so customers make them sooner.

Who this is for

Manchester businesses this kind of platform suits.

AI chat agent SaaS website development in Manchester covers a wider range of sellers than people expect. Some are venture backed product companies, some are agencies converting project work into subscriptions, and some are research teams turning a university prototype into a business. Each brings a different appetite for complexity, and we size the first release accordingly. If an off the shelf billing page would serve you well enough for now, we will say so and help you set it up properly instead.

01

An agent product built for online retailers

Your agent answers order, returns and sizing questions for ecommerce brands. Customers expect to install it like any other app, pay by card or Direct Debit and add capacity before peak trading. We build a store style plan page, platform specific integration pages, boost purchases for sale periods and clear invoice histories that a retailer's finance team can download each month without asking support for copies.

Peak season pricing should be visible well before peak season.

02

An agency moving clients onto subscriptions

A Northern Quarter or Ancoats agency has built agents for a dozen clients and bills each one differently. We put them on standard plans with a shared account area, keep any legacy arrangements documented as custom plans, and give the agency a single view of revenue and renewals. New clients then sign up on the website rather than through a negotiated email chain. Renewal dates are aligned where clients agree, which makes cash flow easier to forecast.

03

A university spin out reaching its first customers

The technology came out of research, and the founders need a credible commercial front end quickly. We launch a clear marketing site, plan pages, checkout and basic invoicing, with careful wording about what the agent does and does not do. The platform is built so a later commercial hire can change pricing without needing the original engineers. Where the research team still holds university roles, we keep commercial pages clearly separate from academic material.

04

A vendor selling to housing and student accommodation operators

Residential operators across Greater Manchester buy agents for repair reports and resident questions. They usually pay by invoice, budget per building and need accessible pages for procurement. We build plans priced per unit or per building, invoiced billing with purchase orders, and site pages that meet WCAG 2.2 AA so public and social housing buyers can approve the supplier. Unit counts can be updated by the customer as buildings open, with the change reflected on the next invoice.

From first call to a live AI chat agent subscription platform in Manchester.

  1. 01Customer and season mappingWe list who buys your agent, when their demand peaks, how they prefer to pay and which tools the agent must connect to, using your sales and usage data where you have it.
  2. 02Plan and allowance designBase plans, boosts, pause rules, sector discounts and overage are written as precise rules your support and finance staff can explain to any Manchester customer without guesswork.
  3. 03Site and checkout designPricing, estimator, checkout and onboarding screens are prototyped and reviewed with you by video call, then tested with a few existing customers before build.
  4. 04Billing and integration buildWe configure the billing engine, Direct Debit and card payments, connect usage events and accounting, and build the admin tools support will rely on.
  5. 05Peak season rehearsalWe run simulated surges of sign ups, boosts and failed collections to confirm invoices, notices and entitlements behave correctly under load.
  6. 06Launch and monthly reviewAfter release we track conversion, pauses, boosts and churn, and agree the next set of pricing or onboarding changes with you each month.

Technology

What we build this with.

Commonly Laravel or Next.js for the site and account area, Stripe Billing or Chargebee for subscriptions, GoCardless for Direct Debit, and connections to Xero, Shopify, Zendesk or your CRM. We choose based on your plans, your developers and what your finance team already uses, host in UK or EU regions you approve, and document every moving part before handover.

01Web

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • WordPress

02Commerce

  • Shopify Plus
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Headless storefronts

03Data and cloud

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker

04Marketing and tracking

  • GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Search Console
  • Meta Pixel
  • Looker Studio

Questions Manchester vendors ask about subscription sites.

With the pricing model, before any design.

Write down how you want to charge: per seat, per conversation, per location or a mix, plus what happens at peak times and when customers stop paying. Those rules decide which billing engine fits, what the pricing page must explain and which integrations are needed. We run this exercise with you in discovery, and it usually exposes a few decisions that founders have not yet made. Bringing a few months of real usage figures to that session makes the plan design far more grounded than guesswork.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.

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PROVEN RESULTS

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