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Web Application Development

Stop Paying 10% Platform Cuts. Own Your Recurring Revenue and Your Community Outright.

If you're running a paid community, course platform, or subscription content service through Kajabi, Teachable, Patreon, or a similar platform — you're paying 5–10% of every dollar your members pay you, plus monthly platform fees, and you have zero control over the product or the audience data.

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14-Day Maintenance Warranty
100% Asset Ownership
Zero Recurring Lock-In

The Short Version

The Current Reality

If you're running a paid community, course platform, or subscription content service through Kajabi, Teachable, Patreon, or a similar platform — you're paying 5–10% of every dollar your members pay you, plus monthly platform fees, and you have zero control over the product or the audience data.

Our Direct Solution

We build you a membership platform you own outright: your branding, your billing, your data, your rules. When a member pays, the full amount is yours.

Is This Right For You?

The ideal choice if you:

  • ✓You want to charge recurring subscriptions (monthly or annual) for access to exclusive content, a community, or courses
  • ✓You're currently on Kajabi, Teachable, Patreon, or similar and frustrated by platform fees and limitations
  • ✓You want to own your subscriber data and not be at the mercy of a platform's policy changes
  • ✓You have (or are building) a community, academy, newsletter, or consulting group that benefits from a private space

Not the right fit if you:

  • ✕You want to sell software access to external businesses
    see SaaS Application Development
  • ✕You're building a marketplace where multiple sellers list products
    see Custom Web Platforms
  • ✕You need a single one-time product purchase page
    see Landing Page Development

What You Actually Get

01

Tiered Membership Access:

Free, Basic, Pro, and Premium tiers — each with different access rules enforced automatically.

02

Gated Content Library:

Articles, videos, downloads, and files visible only to the right membership tier.

03

Member Dashboard:

Personal profile, billing management, content history, and download center in one place.

04

Self-Serve Billing:

Members upgrade, downgrade, or cancel their own subscription without contacting you.

05

Stripe Recurring Billing:

Industry-standard subscription engine — monthly and annual plans, proration on upgrades, automatic retry on failed payments.

06

Content Access Control:

Assign any piece of content to any membership tier with granular visibility rules.

07

Member Directory & Profiles:

Let members see and connect with each other if your community model needs it.

08

Analytics Dashboard:

MRR, churn, active subscribers, content engagement — all in one operator view.

Works With Your Ecosystem

Seamless interoperability and direct integration with your existing stack and business tooling.

Auth & IdentityREADY
NextAuth.jsClerkSupabase Auth
BillingREADY
Stripe BillingStripe Customer PortalLemon Squeezy
Video HostingREADY
MuxBunny.netCloudflare Stream (subscription required)
Email MarketingREADY
Kit (ConvertKit)MailchimpBrevo via webhook
DatabaseREADY
PostgreSQLSupabasePrisma ORM
HostingREADY
VercelRailway

Pricing, In Plain Terms

Select the plan that fits your business scale. Fixed credit costs with zero hidden charges.

Priority Sprint available (+3 credits)

Content Vault

Creators monetizing premium articles, downloads, or resources

25Credits
≈ $375
2–3 weeks
2 membership tiers + Stripe billing + gated content library
Select This Plan
Most Popular

Academy Platform

Full course platforms with structured progression

40Credits
≈ $600
3–5 weeks
4 tiers + video courses + lesson progression + quizzes + billing portal
Select This Plan

Community Ecosystem

High-engagement private communities and associations

60Credits
≈ $900
5–8 weeks
Academy + member directory + discussion board + event ticketing
Select This Plan

Popular Add-Ons For This Service

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Multi-Language & RTL Interface

+4 cr

Full Arabic + English platform

ao-14

PWA Layer

+3 cr

Installable mobile experience for your platform

ao-11

Analytics & Engagement Telemetry

+2 cr

Content engagement and conversion funnels

ao-08

Automated CRM & Member Sync

+3 cr

Sync new subscribers to your email list

ao-06

Affiliate & Referral Engine

+4 cr

Track and reward member referrals

ao-12

What’s Included & What’s Not

Everything included in your service, clearly defined before we begin.

Included in Scope

What's covered in your build

Not Included— Available separately

Can be added as a modular upgrade

Multi-tier membership system with Stripe billing
Video hosting platform fees (Mux, Bunny.net, etc.)
Gated content library with access control
Native mobile app
Member dashboard and billing portal
Email marketing platform subscriptions
Operator analytics dashboard
Live event or webinar hosting infrastructure

Common Questions

Those platforms charge monthly fees + a percentage of revenue forever. Our model is a one-time build cost. Once built, you only pay Stripe's standard processing fee (~1.5–2%) — no platform cuts, no monthly subscription.

Real Case Examples & Measurable ROI

Business Consultant:VERIFIED OUTCOME

Was on Kajabi paying 1.5% of revenue plus a fixed monthly platform fee. After migrating to an owned platform, saved the platform fee from month one. The migration itself paid for the build within 4 months.

Online Cooking Academy:VERIFIED OUTCOME

Built a course platform with 6 tiers from free to professional. Lesson completion tracking and quiz engine integrated. 1,200 active subscribers within 90 days of launch.

Private Investment Group:VERIFIED OUTCOME

Built a member-only platform for their 300 investors — research reports, event recordings, and a private discussion board. Full control over who sees what, no platform risk.

What Happens After You Order

A disciplined, milestone-governed workflow with complete visibility from kick-off to deployment.

01
01
PHASE 1

Content Architecture:

We define your membership tiers, access rules, and content types before coding.

02
02
PHASE 2

Auth & Tier Design:

Member registration, email verification, and tier assignment system built.

03
03
PHASE 3

Billing Integration:

Stripe subscription plans mapped to membership tiers with automatic access provisioning on payment.

04
04
PHASE 4

Content Library Build:

Gated content library with access control enforced at API and component level.

05
05
PHASE 5

Member Dashboard:

Personal portal for profile management, billing, and content history.

06
06
PHASE 6

Launch:

Migration plan for any existing subscribers, DNS configuration, and go-live.

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