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Subscription websites that sell document AI to buyers in every part of the UK.

Codeeo handles AI document processing subscription website development UK software companies use to sell their product online: pricing pages, sign up, recurring billing, VAT invoices, plan changes and a customer account area, all on your own domain. If you sell extraction, classification or document review as a service, the website is where a buyer compares plans, enters card or Direct Debit details and comes back to raise their page allowance. We build that commercial layer so it follows UK consumer, payment and data rules.

The document AI itself is your product. Our work is the storefront and billing platform around it: what customers see before they pay, what happens at each renewal, and what your finance team sees afterwards. It connects to your product through its API so usage, plan limits and access rights stay in step, and nobody keeps processing documents on a plan that lapsed weeks ago.

Built for
UK software companies selling document extraction, classification or review on monthly and annual plans to firms in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Typical timeline
Timing is set in discovery once billing rules, tax handling and integrations are known, and written into the scope before any design work begins.
What you own
Your domain, the website code, the billing provider account, the customer and invoice records and every content page, all held in accounts registered to your company.
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

What the subscription site includes

What AI document processing subscription platform development UK firms need before they can charge anyone.

A buyer of document AI usually arrives with one question: how many documents can I process, and what does that cost each month? The site has to answer that clearly, take payment in a way UK finance teams accept, and then keep billing accurate as usage rises and falls. Since April 2025 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 has treated hidden or dripped charges as unfair, so mandatory fees belong in the headline price. The separate subscription contract rules in the same Act are still waiting on secondary legislation, and we design the renewal and cancellation flows so they can meet those rules when they commence. Below is what we typically put in the first release, ordered the way a customer meets it.

Explain your project
  • Plan and allowance pages

    Plans described in units buyers recognise, such as pages, documents or API calls per month, with overage rates explained in words and VAT shown as included or excluded depending on who the plan is for. Comparison tables stay readable on a phone and work with a screen reader.

    Buyers can choose a plan without booking a call first.

  • Card and Direct Debit checkout

    Card checkout with Strong Customer Authentication on the first payment, so later renewals can run as merchant initiated charges, plus Bacs Direct Debit for customers whose accounts teams prefer it. Apple Pay and Google Pay can sit alongside for smaller buyers.

    Fewer failed first payments and fewer abandoned sign ups.

  • Usage metering and top ups

    Your product reports processed pages to the billing system, customers see a live allowance bar, and they can buy a top up or move to a larger plan before a busy month rather than after an unexpected bill.

    Usage charges customers expect instead of ones they dispute.

  • VAT invoices and tax by location

    Invoices carry the details HMRC expects on a VAT invoice, VAT numbers are captured and checked at sign up, and buyers outside the UK are treated according to whether they are a business and where they are based.

    Invoices finance teams can file without asking for a reissue.

  • Self serve account area

    Customers add seats, change plan, update payment details, download invoices and manage API keys themselves. Upgrades are prorated on the spot; downgrades take effect at the next renewal with the date stated on screen.

    Your support team stops processing routine plan changes by hand.

  • Renewal notices and easy exit

    Reminders before annual renewals, a cancellation route as simple as sign up, and clear confirmation emails. For consumer or sole trader customers we can add the cooling off notices the Consumer Contracts Regulations require.

    Renewals that hold up if a customer or regulator questions them.

  • Failed payment recovery

    Retry schedules, card updater support, polite reminder emails and a grace period before processing is paused, all configurable so you decide how long a lapsed account keeps access to its documents.

    Revenue recovered without your team chasing every decline.

  • Trust and data processing centre

    A public page holding your data processing agreement, sub-processor list, hosting location and retention policy. Because customers upload contracts and identity documents, buyers will ask for these before they pay.

    Security reviews move faster because the answers are already published.

  • Order forms for enterprise buyers

    Larger customers rarely pay by card. A request route collects company details, expected volumes and procurement contacts, then your team issues an order form and an invoiced plan that still lives in the same billing system, with the same allowance bar and renewal dates as self serve accounts. Purchase order numbers print on every invoice.

    Enterprise deals and card sign ups report as one revenue line.

  • Revenue reporting for the board

    Recurring revenue, churn, expansion and failed payment figures pulled from billing into one dashboard, with exports your accountant can reconcile against the ledger.

    Monthly numbers come from one source rather than a spreadsheet.

Who this is for

Four kinds of UK document AI business we build for.

Selling document AI across the UK means selling to buyers with very different expectations. A two partner accountancy practice in Swansea wants a card and a monthly plan; a housing association in Glasgow wants a purchase order and a written contract. The site has to handle both without forcing either through the wrong route. These are the four starting points we see most, and each one changes which features belong in the first release.

01

Founders moving from manual invoicing to self serve

Many document AI products start with a handful of customers billed by bank transfer. When growth depends on buyers signing up without a sales call, you need public plans, automatic billing and an account area. We build that first release around your current customers so none of them lose access or get billed twice during the switch. Pricing copy, onboarding emails and the help centre are written at the same time, so new buyers understand the product without a demo.

We migrate existing customers onto the new plans before opening sign up.

02

Products sold to accountants and bookkeepers

Receipt, invoice and bank statement extraction sells to practices whose workload peaks around the January Self Assessment deadline and quarter ends. Plans with seasonal top ups, practice level accounts with several client workspaces, and Direct Debit billing suit how these firms buy software. Partners often want to see what each client file costs them, so usage reports can be split by workspace for onward billing.

03

Legal and compliance document tools

Contract review and due diligence products sell to law firms in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, each with its own legal system. Buyers expect strict confidentiality wording, UK hosting options and the ability to sign an order form rather than click through terms. We build the site so both routes exist, with matter level usage reports that firms can recharge to their own clients.

04

Suppliers to the public sector

Councils, NHS bodies and housing providers usually buy through procurement frameworks and pay on invoice. The site still matters: it carries the documentation buyers check, and it handles the smaller teams who can pay by card. We keep both routes on one billing record, and accessibility statements are published because public sector buyers will check for them.

Card buyers and invoiced buyers end up in the same reporting.

Six stages from pricing model to a live billing platform.

  1. 01Pricing and billing rulesWe agree the plan structure, units of usage, overage handling, proration rules, VAT treatment and what happens when payment fails, written down before anything is designed.
  2. 02Content and page structurePlan pages, product pages by document type, the trust centre and help articles are outlined so buyers find answers in the order they ask them.
  3. 03Design and accessibilityPricing tables, checkout and the account area are designed to WCAG 2.2 AA so customers who rely on assistive technology can buy and manage plans unaided.
  4. 04Billing and product integrationThe billing provider, your product API, CRM and accounting system are connected, with usage events and entitlements tested against real plan scenarios, including customers who change plan halfway through a billing period.
  5. 05Testing every billing pathSign up, upgrade, downgrade, failed renewal, refund, cancellation and VAT edge cases run through a sandbox until invoices and access match every time.
  6. 06Launch and pricing reviewsAfter go live we watch conversion, churn and payment failures, then adjust plans, copy and recovery settings from the evidence. Pricing changes for existing customers follow a notice period you set.

Technology

What we build this with.

We usually build the site in Next.js or WordPress, depending on who edits the content, with Stripe, Chargebee or GoCardless handling billing. The choice follows your product's API, your accounting software and your team's skills. Hosting can sit in UK data centres where buyers ask for it, and every integration is documented for whoever maintains it next.

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 UK document AI companies ask before building a subscription site.

It depends on billing complexity more than page count.

Metered usage, several currencies, seat based pricing, migration of existing customers and integrations with your CRM and accounting system all add work. A simple site with three fixed plans costs far less than a platform with usage billing, enterprise invoicing and a trust centre. We price after discovery, once these choices are written down, so the quote reflects your real billing model. Timing follows the same logic: billing rules and migration drive it more than design.

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

4.7 / 5from 23 Google reviews