Built for Membership Sites

Payment Recovery for Membership Sites

Recover failed Stripe payments automatically with smart retries and branded emails. Purpose-built for the challenges membership sites face with recurring billing.

The Problem: Why Membership Sites Lose Revenue to Failed Payments

12%

Of members lost to payment failures each year

Membership sites rely on recurring revenue from engaged communities. When payment methods fail silently, active members lose access — and many never bother re-subscribing even though they valued the community.

$4,200

Lost annually per 100 members at $35/mo

At a typical $35/mo membership, losing 12 members per year to payment failures costs $4,200 in recurring revenue. For a site with 500 members, that scales to over $21,000/year in preventable losses.

67%

Of lapsed members do not return on their own

Once a member's access is revoked due to a failed payment, two-thirds never come back. The social proof, habit, and engagement loop is broken. Proactive recovery during the grace period is essential.

7-12%
Membership payment failure rate
65-70%
Members recovered with smart retries
$2,800+
Average revenue saved per 100 members/year

How Revive Solves This for Membership Sites

Recover before members notice they lost access

Revive retries the failed charge within hours, often succeeding before the member even realizes there was a problem. No disruption to their experience, no embarrassing access-denied screens.

Community-appropriate recovery emails

Recovery emails are warm and personal, matching the tone of your membership community. No corporate payment failure language — just a friendly nudge to update their card.

Preserve community engagement metrics

Every recovered member stays in your community, keeps contributing, and maintains the engagement metrics that attract new members. Failed payments should not break the flywheel.

Example Recovery Email for Membership Sites

Subject
Stay with us — quick payment update needed
Preview Text
Your membership is still active, we just need your updated card
Body
Hey {first_name}, A quick heads-up: your {community_name} membership payment of {amount} did not go through this billing cycle. Don't worry — your access is still active. But we will need an updated payment method to keep it that way. It takes 30 seconds: Update My Card We would hate to see you go over something this simple. The community is better with you in it. — {community_name}

All templates are fully customizable. Use merge tags to personalize with customer names, amounts, and product details.

Simple Pricing for Membership Sites

Starter

Up to $5K MRR

$0/mo
  • 3 retry attempts per charge
  • Basic email template
  • Email support
Most Popular

Growth

Up to $50K MRR

$29/mo
  • 7 retry attempts per charge
  • Custom email templates
  • Recovery analytics
  • Slack alerts

Scale

Unlimited MRR

$79/mo
  • Priority retry scheduling
  • Custom branding
  • Full API access
  • Dedicated support

Start Recovering Revenue Today

Connect your Stripe account in 30 seconds. Revive starts catching failed payments immediately. No code, no contracts, no risk.

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