In Aria Crescendo, when you set up a Direct Post configuration, you can perform the tasks described below:
| Feature | Aria6 | Aria Crescendo | Aria Crescendo's Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan subscriptions |
Collect a payment for one master plan per account |
Collect a payment for multiple master plan instances for the same account |
Supports multiple subscriptions to the same or different master plans by the same customer |
| Payment methods | Collect a payment for one invoice at a time using the same payment method |
Collect a payment for multiple invoices (associated with multiple billing groups and payment methods) at a time |
Supports different payment methods across subscriptions with the use of billing groups
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| ACH payment collection | Perform a collection whenever a customer provides ACH (Automated Clearing House) information | Allow or prevent a collection when a customer provides ACH information |
Allows you to potentially reduce fees associated with ACH payment collections |
| Credit card authorization | Perform only a full or $1 authorization for credit cards (unless your payment gateway performs $0 authorizations by default) | Perform either a full or a $0 authorization for credit cards | Your customers may think that a $1 authorization followed by the full amount of the charge is a double billing or extra charge. To avoid potential disputes and chargebacks caused by this situation, you can use a $0 authorization instead of a $1 authorization |
| Collection threshold | Perform a specified collection regardless of the amount | Perform a collection based on your specified minimum threshold | Allows you to potentially reduce fees associated with payment collections |
| Saving or disabling a payment method on an account | Update an account with the provided payment method before an authorization attempt | Disable the payment method when authorization or collection fails | This makes an invalid payment method unavailable for future use |