Plan management overview

Your pricing strategy is central to your app’s success. Mantle’s plan management tools help you create, test, and optimize your pricing structure while keeping billing and feature access running smoothly. Whether you’re launching your first plan or managing a complex pricing strategy, we’ve got you covered.

Planning your strategy

Mantle’s plan management tools are built to adapt to your pricing strategy, whether you’re just starting out or managing a complex multi-tier system. Our platform helps you:

• Test and iterate: Create hidden plans to test new pricing tiers or features with specific customer segments
• Scale smoothly: Easily adjust plans as your business grows and evolves
• Stay flexible: Support various billing models including recurring charges, usage-based billing, or hybrid approaches
• Target effectively: Control plan availability based on customer segments or requirements
• Track performance: Monitor how different plans and pricing strategies perform

💡 Want to dive deeper into pricing strategy? Check out our complete guide to pricing strategy for detailed insights and examples.

Creating your first plan

1. Head to Plans in your Mantle dashboard
2. Click Add plan in the top right
3. Give your plan a name
4. Set your pricing strategy (recurring charges, usage-based billing, or both)
5. Configure your trial settings
6. Define included features
7. Save and activate

That’s it for the basics - but there’s a lot more you can do to make your plans work harder for your business.

What makes a plan?

Every plan in Mantle has several key components:

Core settings

• Name & display name: What you call the plan internally and what customers see
• Price: Monthly or annual recurring charges
• Trial period: How long customers can test your app
• Features: What capabilities are included

Optional components

• Usage: Configure usage-based billing and limits
• Custom fields: Track plan-specific data
• Availability: Control who can access this plan
• Discounts: Special pricing for specific customers

Types of plans you can create

Mantle supports several plan structures to match your business model:

1. Standard plans
   • Published on your pricing page
   • Available to all merchants
   • Your main pricing tiers
2. Custom plans
   • Created for specific customers
   • Modified versions of standard plans
   • Special pricing or feature sets
3. Hidden plans
   • Not publicly visible
   • Used for testing or specific customer segments
   • Perfect for beta features or grandfathered pricing

Going further

Ready to dive deeper? Check out our detailed guides on:

• Setting up recurring and usage-based pricing
• Configuring trials and availability
• Managing features and entitlements
• Creating custom plans and discounts
• Tracking plan performance

Need help building your pricing strategy? Our team is here to help you create plans that drive growth while keeping operations simple.