ShareHub-The Shared Subscription Platform

Abstract

The digital economy is growing rapidly, with an increasing number of subscription-based services available for entertainment, software, education, and productivity. However, for many consumers, the cost of maintaining multiple subscriptions becomes a significant financial burden. The Shared Subscription Marketplace provides a solution by enabling users to share digital service subscriptions in a secure, managed, and cost-effective manner. This marketplace leverages collaborative consumption, offering individuals the opportunity to split costs, reducing the per-user expense of premium services while maintaining access to high quality content.

Introduction

In the digital age, subscription costs for multiple online services can create financial burdens for consumers. The concept of a Shared Subscription Marketplace offers a cost-effective solution by enabling users to share premium digital subscriptions and split expenses, improving access without high individual costs. This platform connects users seeking to share subscriptions, manages payments, ensures security, and complies with service provider policies.

The marketplace builds on collaborative consumption principles seen in ride-sharing and accommodation sharing, but faces unique challenges such as trust, security, legal compliance, and user experience. It benefits both consumers—by lowering costs—and service providers—by maintaining customer bases through group subscriptions.

The proposed system includes a secure web platform with features like subscription listings, search and filtering, automated payment distribution, user verification, rating and review systems, and dispute resolution. Data preprocessing and advanced algorithms (e.g., collaborative filtering for user matching, sentiment analysis for reviews, and fraud detection) enhance user matching, trust, and security.

The architecture involves a multi-tier system with a modern frontend, a secure backend, reliable databases, and third-party integrations for payments and notifications. The marketplace aims to optimize affordability, convenience, and trust, enabling broader and more inclusive access to digital services in a shared economy model.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Shared Subscription Marketplace for Cost-Effective Access to Digital Services marks a pivotal step toward making digital services more accessible and affordable. By enabling users to share subscription costs across groups, the platform offers a sustainable solution that benefits both consumers and service providers. The marketplace’s use of data driven insights and machine learning optimizes group matching and enhances user experience, while secure payment processing and robust fraud detection ensure a trusted and seamless sharing environment. The inclusion of diverse subscription types and potential integration with government schemes for eligible users further amplifies its value, empowering a broader audience to enjoy digital services without financial strain. As the project advances, the adoption of more sophisticated technology and expanded service offerings will enhance its relevance and functionality, supporting a collaborative economy that fosters accessibility, affordability, and inclusivity in the digital age.

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Copyright

Copyright © 2025 Abhishek Gorhe, Sayali Ahire, Aditya Sherekar, Rohit Khamkar, Prof. Shobha Patil. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.