{"id":3856,"date":"2022-12-07T18:20:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.subbly.co\/blog\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2023-05-17T19:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T19:19:31","slug":"data-dive-the-cost-of-plugins-vs-subblys-all-in-one-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.subbly.co\/blog\/data-dive-the-cost-of-plugins-vs-subblys-all-in-one-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Data dive: the cost of plugins vs Subbly\u2019s all-in-one platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u2018plugin soup\u2019 comes up frequently at Subbly. It\u2019s the term we use to describe a situation where a subscription business operator \u2014 or any kind of business operator, for that matter \u2014 is reliant on a large number of plugins for core business functions, such as billing, setting up forms and surveys, and automating processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plugin soup has two main disadvantages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On one hand, there\u2019s the fact that all plugins (and the base platform you\u2019re running everything through) will all be developed at a separate rate \u2014 meaning there\u2019s no guarantee that everything will always work together stably all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, there\u2019s also the matter of cost. As your needs get more and more complex, the more plugins you\u2019ll need. 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