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Selling AI subscriptions to Birmingham businesses that pay by Direct Debit and invoice.

Codeeo offers AI platform subscription website development Birmingham software companies use to sell AI tools to firms that do not buy software on a whim. We build pricing pages written in plain English, quote and sign up flows, recurring billing by Direct Debit, card or invoice, VAT invoices that slot into existing accounts, reseller billing for partners, and an account area where customers manage users, sites and plans. Many buyers across the West Midlands are manufacturers, professional firms and family businesses, and they expect clarity before they commit.

The AI itself is your product and stays that way. We build the part that sells it and keeps it paid for: how a cautious buyer understands the price, signs up, pays every month and changes their mind later without friction.

Built for
Birmingham software houses, AI startups and established suppliers selling AI subscriptions to manufacturers, professional services firms and SMEs across the region.
Typical timeline
Fixed after video discovery, once plans, payment methods, partner arrangements and any move from manual invoicing are agreed in writing.
What you own
All code, the pricing site, billing and Direct Debit accounts, partner records, customer data and invoice history, held under your company's name.
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 platform covers

Built for buyers who read the small print.

A finance director at a Black Country manufacturer or a managing partner in the Colmore Business District will not upgrade on impulse because a prompt appeared in an app. They want to know what they are paying for, how the price changes as usage grows, what notice they get before a renewal, and whether the invoice will fit their purchase ledger. AI pricing makes this harder, because costs depend on documents processed, drawings analysed or queries answered rather than a simple licence. The subscription platform has to explain that in ordinary language and then bill it reliably month after month. Below is what we typically build for Birmingham AI companies, starting with the pieces buyers meet first and ending with what your own team uses to run the business.

Explain your project
  • Plain English pricing and worked examples

    Pricing pages that translate technical units into business terms: invoices read, quotes drafted, inspection reports checked. Each plan shows a worked example for a typical small, medium and larger customer, plus answers to the questions buyers ask most, so a prospect can make a case to their own finance team without a sales call.

    Prospects arrive at a demo already understanding the price.

  • Quote to subscription

    For larger customers, your sales team builds a quote from the same plans and rates used online, sends it for electronic signature, and on acceptance the subscription starts automatically with the agreed terms, users and payment method. No one retypes figures into a second system.

    Sales-led deals start billing on the day they are signed.

  • Bacs Direct Debit as standard

    Many West Midlands firms prefer Direct Debit to company cards for recurring costs. Customers set up a mandate online during sign up, receive the advance notice the scheme requires before each collection, and are covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee. Card payments remain available for those who want them.

    Fewer failed renewals from expired or capped company cards.

  • Multi-site and group accounts

    A manufacturing group with several plants, or a firm with offices around the region, can run one parent account with separate sites or departments underneath. Usage is reported per site, invoices can go to each cost centre or to head office, and admins control which users belong where.

    Group customers see costs split the way their accounts are structured.

  • Reseller and partner billing

    Accountants, IT support providers and industry consultants often introduce AI tools to their own clients. The platform can track referred customers, apply partner pricing, calculate commission each period and let a partner manage the accounts they look after, with clear rules on who invoices the end customer.

    A partner channel you can grow without manual commission spreadsheets.

  • VAT invoices that fit existing ledgers

    Invoices with your VAT number, sequential numbering, purchase order references and supplier details buyers need to set you up as a vendor, issued automatically each period. They sync to Sage, Xero or QuickBooks so your VAT records stay in software that works with Making Tax Digital.

    Your bookkeeping and your customers' purchase ledgers both stay tidy.

  • Usage allowances and overage alerts

    Each plan includes an allowance of the unit that drives your costs. Customers see progress in their account, receive alerts as they approach the limit, and choose in advance whether to pay overage, buy a top up or pause processing until the next period.

    No awkward conversations about an unexpected bill.

  • Onboarding in more than one language

    Birmingham is one of Britain's most linguistically diverse cities, and many owner-managed businesses are run by people more comfortable in Urdu, Punjabi or Bengali than in contract English. Help content, onboarding emails and plan summaries can be offered in additional languages, while the legal terms stay in English.

    Buyers understand what they agreed to, which reduces disputes later.

  • Renewal notices and annual plans

    Annual plans paid upfront or monthly, renewal notices sent well ahead of the date, and a record that each notice was delivered. Customers can switch from monthly to annual in their account, and annual renewals can require a confirmation step for accounts over a value you set.

    Renewals that customers expect rather than discover on a bank statement.

  • Operations dashboard

    Your team sees revenue by plan, partner and sector, Direct Debit collections due and failed, accounts approaching allowance, and renewals coming up in the next period. Support staff can look up a customer's billing history without access to payment details.

    One screen for finance, sales and support to work from.

Who we help

Birmingham AI companies this approach suits.

Birmingham's AI businesses often sit close to their buyers. Software firms in the Colmore Business District sell to the law, accountancy and banking firms around them, helped by the presence of HSBC UK's head office in Centenary Square. Digital studios in Digbeth and the Jewellery Quarter build tools for retail and creative clients, and graduates from the University of Birmingham, Aston and Birmingham City University start companies serving industry. Some need AI platform SaaS website development Birmingham buyers can trust at first glance; others need AI platform subscription platform development Birmingham finance teams can rely on for years.

01

Industrial AI for West Midlands manufacturers

You sell quality inspection, quoting, scheduling or predictive maintenance software to engineering and manufacturing firms. Your buyers want per-site pricing, Direct Debit or invoice terms, and usage tied to machines or production lines. We build pricing that maps to the factory floor and billing that respects group structures and purchase order processes.

Pricing that a plant manager and a finance director both understand.

02

Professional services AI around Colmore Row

Your platform drafts documents, reviews contracts or automates bookkeeping for law and accountancy firms. These buyers care about confidentiality, matter or client level usage reports, and invoices they can recharge or allocate. We separate workspaces by client or matter and report usage at that level.

Usage reported the way firms record their time and costs.

03

Suppliers adding AI to an existing product

You already sell software to Midlands businesses on annual licences, often invoiced manually, and now want to sell an AI add-on with usage pricing. We move existing customers onto automated billing without changing their agreed terms, and add the AI module as a separate line they can switch on.

Modern billing without disrupting long-standing customers.

04

Startups selling through partners

Your best sales route is through accountants, IT providers or trade bodies who already have the trust of small businesses. We build partner accounts, referral tracking, partner pricing and commission statements, so you can scale through those relationships rather than relying only on direct marketing. Partners can see the status of every client they introduced, which keeps them recommending you.

A channel model with clean records on both sides.

Our process for Birmingham projects.

  1. 01Buyer and pricing discoveryVideo sessions to understand who buys from you, how they approve spend, which unit drives your costs and how current customers are invoiced today.
  2. 02Plans, terms and wordingWe draft plan structures, worked examples and the plain English explanations, and flag anything your solicitor or accountant should review before launch.
  3. 03Payments and billing setupDirect Debit, card and invoice terms configured, VAT rules set, and usage reporting from your product connected to the billing engine.
  4. 04Accounts, partners and sitesParent and site accounts, partner portal, commission rules and the customer account area built and tested with realistic data.
  5. 05Moving existing customersCurrent licence and invoiced customers are imported with their terms, mandates are collected, and customers are told what will change and when.
  6. 06Go live and first cycle reviewLaunch, then a joint review after the first collection run to check failures, disputes and support questions before we hand over fully.

Technology

What we build this with.

We commonly use Next.js for the pricing site, Stripe Billing or Chargebee for subscriptions, GoCardless or your provider's Bacs service for Direct Debit, and Sage, Xero or QuickBooks for accounting. Choices follow your buyers, your current systems and your accountant's preferences.

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

Birmingham clients often ask

A discovery conversation about your buyers and pricing, held by video call.

We start by understanding who signs off spend at your customers, how they prefer to pay, what your AI costs you per unit and how existing customers are billed. From that we propose plans, payment methods and a platform scope, with the parts that could wait for a second phase marked clearly. Nothing is built until you have agreed the scope and the schedule in writing. If you already use a billing provider, we review that setup first rather than assuming a rebuild.

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