Legacy and Upgraded

Business Center

and API Service Feature Comparison

This table compares common recurring billing features between the legacy Recurring Billing service and the upgraded Recurring Billing service and Token Management Service (TMS). It shows how features available through the SCMP and Simple Order APIs map to the REST API and the Business Center.

API Service Feature Comparison

Feature	Legacy Recurring Billing	Upgraded Recurring Billing
Email notifications	Set up notifications in the Business Center.	Notifications are sent automatically to the email address associated with the customer token. They contain information from the plan and subscription details for a prepayment, successful payment, or failed payment. Sending these notifications can be disabled in the Recurring Billing settings.
Merchant-initiated transactions	For more information, see Support for Merchant-Initiated Transactions and Credential-on-File for Visa, Mastercard, and Discover
Optional data storage	Other data storage where data is encrypted or not encrypted.	Not supported
Replacement expiration dates	Contact customer support to enable your account.	Not supported
Customer subscription sharing	Contact customer support to enable your account.	Not supported
Account Updater	Integrated with Recurring Billing to keep card data current through SCMP API or Simple Order API batch uploads and automatic updates.	Integrated with Recurring Billing to keep card data current through REST API batch uploads and automatic updates