Kayak is Atex’s unified subscription management platform for publishers managing print, digital, and bundled products. It brings customer data, billing, access control, distribution, and campaign management into one central system, giving commercial and marketing teams full control over how subscriptions are packaged, priced, and grown across channels.
A rich set of APIs allows seamless integration of 3rd party systems (CRM, ERP, payments).
Available both on premise and on AWS cloud.
Kayak is Atex’s unified subscription management platform for publishers managing digital, print, and bundled products. It brings customer data, billing, access control, distribution, and campaign management into one central system, giving commercial and marketing teams full control over how subscriptions are packaged, priced, and grown across channels.
A rich set of APIs allows seamless integration of 3rd party systems (CRM, ERP, payments).
Available both on premise and on AWS cloud.
An integrated set of features covering customer management, billing, paywalls, identity, and distribution – built to support growth across digital and print.
Subscription CRM enables you to manage customer information during the full lifecycle of customer relationship starting from leads and prospects to loyalty programs. Campaign management features for ramp-up plans and step-up discounts both in front-end and backend combined with dynamic product bundling and shared subscriptions makes it a comprehensive tool for managing the sales of both digital and printed products and services in all channels.
Account & Subscription Management Manage customer accounts, subscriptions, renewals, and upgrades.
Campaigns & Offers Create targeted campaigns, discounts, and bundled subscriptions.
Built-in billing engine with already wide range of interfaces to financial systems and banks. Kayak already supports several payment methods like printed invoices, email invoices, xml-invoices (e.g. SEPA), credit cards (single payment and recurring payments) (e.g. Stripe, Vipps/MobilePay, Paytrail, Realex, Kivra, Paypal, DIBS) and also Direct Debit (UK) and Autogiro (SE). Implementing a new provider is also an easy task.
Payment gateway integrations Seamlessly connect with leading payment providers to support secure, flexible transactions across multiple channels.
Recurring payments Automate subscription billing with reliable recurring payment capabilities for improved cash flow and reduced manual effort.
Bank transfers auto-import Automatically import and reconcile bank transfer data to streamline payment processing and financial accuracy.
Kayak provides a unified customer care experience across backend and front-end. It combines subscription management, billing, marketing, and logistics in one browser-based system, while enabling subscribers to manage their own accounts through a fully integrated self-service portal.
Subscription Manage and update all subscriber plans and lifecycle stages within a single unified system.
Billing information and ledger Access and manage customer billing history, invoices, and account balances in one place.
Product conversions Enable seamless upgrades, downgrades, or changes between subscription products and packages.
Kayak gives you end-to-end control of your logistics chain—from subscriber to mailbox. Easily design transport structures with a drag-and-drop interface, while integrations and automated workflows ensure smooth production and accurate delivery data. Real-time mobile support enables tracking, reporting, and seamless collaboration with distributors.
Address & production management with automated schedules, printhouse files, and quality validation
Stacker control for optimized packaging, routing and loading workflows
Flexible transport structures from printing plant to carrier and subscriber level
Alma News Media, Finland’s leading digital news media player, has announced a key partnership with Atex, to spearhead its transition to digital subscriptions while maintaining a robust presence in print media.
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Yes. Kayak’s flexible subscription engine allows individual subscriptions to be bundled into dynamic packages, and it supports product bundling and shared subscriptions as part of its Subscription CRM capabilities.
By centralising subscriber data covering billing, access, usage, and renewals, Kayak gives publishers a complete view of customer behaviour. This makes it easier to identify churn risks early and take proactive actions such as targeted offers, upgrades, or retention campaigns.
Yes. Kayak is specifically designed to support hybrid subscription models, allowing businesses to manage print publications, digital content, e-papers, bundled packages, and additional services within a single platform.
Unlike generic CRM or billing tools, Kayak is purpose-built for subscription-driven media businesses. It combines subscription management, customer care, paywall integration, billing, logistics, and digital access management in one unified platform.
Yes. Kayak provides a rich set of APIs for integration with third-party systems (explicitly including CRM, ERP, and payments). It also describes a full REST API for reading/updating customer and subscription data, and also administrative data like campaigns and pricelists.
