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This page covers how to manage charges in the app. For a conceptual explanation of how charges relate to subscriptions and billing, see How Saasybill works.
Charges live in the Product Catalogue section of the sidebar alongside plans and add-ons. They are reusable one-time billing items designed for things like setup fees, data migration fees, or other non-recurring amounts.
Charges are one-time billing items. For recurring optional items billed at every renewal, see Add-ons.
Charges Page Table Screenshot

The charges list

Click Charges in the sidebar to see all charges in your organisation.

Filtering and searching

  • Search: free text search across all charge fields
  • Sort: order by Name or Date Created
  • Filter: filter by Status or Category

What each row shows

Each charge row displays: Click any Name to open the charge’s details page.

Creating a charge

Click New in the top right to open the new charge form. Charge creation is a two-step process.
Charges Page New Charge Screenshot
1

Charge details

Click Next step to continue.
2

Billing

Click Save to create the charge.

Charge details

Click any charge’s Name to open its details page. The details page is split into two sections: Charge details: shows the name, charge ID, charge category, currency, description, and status. Fee details: shows the price, price override setting, and billing frequency (shown as one-time).
Charges Details Page Details Screenshot

Charge statuses

Set a charge to Inactive to retire it without deleting it. Unlike plans and add-ons, there are no restrictions on when you can update the status.

Price Override

The Price Override setting controls whether the charge price can be edited when it is added to a subscription.
Enable Price Override when the charge amount may vary by customer. Leave it off when the charge should always use the standard saved price.

Editing a charge

Charges have two separate edit forms depending on what you need to change.

Editing charge details

Click Edit details on the charge details page to update:
  • Name
  • Charge ID
  • Charge Category
  • Charge Description
  • Status
Click View Advanced Settings to update:
  • Currency

Editing fee details

Click Edit fees to update the pricing configuration:
  • Price
  • Price Override

Adding charges to subscriptions

Charges can be added when creating a subscription or updating an existing one. Open Advanced Settings on the subscription form and select charges from the Charges section.
Only charges in the same currency as the subscription are available to select.
By default, any subscription discount does not apply to charges. When adding a charge, click to apply the subscription discount percentage to it. The default selected means no discount is applied. If the charge has Price Override enabled, the discount applies to the overridden price entered on the subscription, not the original saved price.
See Subscriptions for full details on adding charges to subscriptions.

Removing a charge from an invoice

To remove a charge that has already been added to an invoice:
  1. Go to Invoices or open the Invoices section on the relevant subscription’s details page.
  2. Expand the invoice by clicking .
  3. Find the charge line item and click to show available actions.
  4. Click Remove charge to remove the charge from the invoice (requires confirmation).
Removing a charge from an invoice is permanent and cannot be undone.

Bulk actions

Select multiple charges in the list by clicking the of each charge to:
  • Bulk Edit: update the name, category, description, or status across multiple charges at once
  • Bulk Delete: permanently remove multiple charges (requires confirmation)
When bulk editing, leave a field blank to leave that value unchanged for the selected charges.

Deleting a charge

From the charge’s details page, click Delete charge to remove it. A confirmation dialog appears before the action completes.