Automated billing, when plan changes depending on user-input?

[Mathy]

Hi there.

 

I just recently started a webhosting company. I would like to be able to manage my billing information and support information at one place.

 

I suppose WHMCS could give me this, which is why I am really considering buying it.

 

However, there are some things I need to know first. On my website when you order a hosting plan, you (the customer) decide how much diskspace you want on your server, and the price changes depending on the diskspace.

 

Would WHMCS be compatible with this, so that I somehow (through an API or something better you have in mind) would be able to post a new entry automatically when a user submits a form where he specifies the amount of megabytes in diskspace?

[dkent]

If you would like to be able to offer the ability for your clients to set their own amounts for disk space, bandwidth or even email account allowances, you will need to purchase the Configurable Options Addon which can be found here: http://www.whmcs.com/configurableaddon.php

[Mathy]

If you would like to be able to offer the ability for your clients to set their own amounts for disk space, bandwidth or even email account allowances, you will need to purchase the Configurable Options Addon which can be found here: http://www.whmcs.com/configurableaddon.php

 

I've already thought of that, but that doesn't give me what I need. At least I don't think so.

 

You see, in my company, it's not like you get 1 gigabyte per <something>$. The more you order, the cheaper it is per gigabyte. As an example, if you ordered 100 megabytes, it would be 3$ a month, whereas if you ordered 1000 megabytes, it would be 5$ a month, and so on.

 

Will it support that? Custom algorithms?

 

And if it doesn't support that, will I be able to add all orders manually?

[WHMCS John]

Yes the addon supports that sort of pricing.

[Mathy]

Yes the addon supports that sort of pricing.

 

I just don't see that in the feature list. Is there a screenshot of that?

[WHMCS John]

No there isn't a screenshot. It works by creating a configurable option for each item, so disk space for example. Then you add all the different options, and each option has it's own pricing. So you could create:

 

Disk Space

100MB $1/month $12/year

1000MB $5month $60/year

10000MB $8month $96/year.

 

etc...

[Mathy]

No there isn't a screenshot. It works by creating a configurable option for each item, so disk space for example. Then you add all the different options, and each option has it's own pricing. So you could create:

 

Disk Space

100MB $1/month $12/year

1000MB $5month $60/year

10000MB $8month $96/year.

 

etc...

 

That won't do it for me. It must be an algorithm. In our host, people doesn't choose disk space between plans, but with a slider! They can theoretically choose to have 503 megabytes disk space, or 781, or some other random number.

 

We use an algorithm for calculating the price for them.

 

The algorithm is: 2.5 * SQRT(4 * x^1.3)

 

Where "x" is the amount of diskspace needed, in megabytes.