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Consumption-Based Pricing Model Software: 14 Benefits You Don’t Want to Miss

Consumption-based pricing (also referred to as usage-based pricing) charges based on what you use or consume. This usage-based pricing model charges customers only for the resources consumed. For instance, let’s assume a...

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Mastering Monthly Recurring Revenue: A Comprehensive Guide

Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is the money you make every month from customers purchasing your products or services. This is the amount you can rely on receiving regularly. It is a key...
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Billing & Monetization

A Guide to Consumption-Based Pricing: Pros, Cons & Best Practices

The next evolution of pricing models is transforming how companies bill for products and services. Known as consumption-based pricing, this model charges customers based on their actual usage rather than a fixed...
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Accounts Receivable

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU): Definition and How to Calculate

A key performance indicator (KPI), average revenue per user (ARPU) measures the revenue generated per user/customer over a specific period of time. This metric has many uses, from helping organizations assess how...
what is a free trial

Accounts Receivable

What is a Free Trial, and Is Offering Free Trials Right for Your SaaS Business?

In the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry, a free trial is a popular acquisition model that allows potential customers to experience the product before committing to a paid subscription. The idea behind this model...
pros and cons of freemium model

Billing & Monetization

Pros and Cons of the Freemium Model & Strategies for Growth

A combination of ‘free’ and ‘premium’, the freemium business model offers basic features of a product or service to users at no cost and charges a premium for supplemental or advanced features...
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Billing & Monetization

Your Guide to Managing Recurring Revenue

In contrast to traditional sales models that consist of one-off purchases, recurring revenue delivers a predictable and stable revenue stream. Occurring at regular intervals, recurring revenue provides companies with revenue on a...
metered billing benefits

Billing & Monetization

How Metered Billing Benefits Your Business

Similar to usage-based and consumption-based billing, metered billing is based on actual usage of a product or service, providing a transparent approach to billing. By establishing a direct link between consumption and...
what is usage based billing

Usage-Based Billing

What is Usage-Based Billing?

With so many different billing models available, it’s not uncommon for us to hear the question: what is usage-based billing? Simply put, usage-based billing allows users to pay only for what they...
what is cac

Billing & Monetization

A Guide to Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) for SaaS

Acronyms are everywhere in the business world, but what is CAC? Like other industries, customer acquisition costs (CAC) for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies refers to the money spent to convert prospects into buyers...
subscription management

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What is Subscription Management?

Sometimes used interchangeably, ‘subscription management’ and ‘recurring billing’ are complementary, with each having a distinct meaning and purpose. Take the analogy of a bat and ball. Each are separate objects with different...
usage based pricing examples

Billing & Monetization

Usage-Based Pricing Examples for SaaS Companies

Did you know that 61% of software as a service (SaaS) companies have adopted usage-based pricing (UBP)? Also known as consumption-based pricing, pay-as-you-go, time/unit-based pricing, pay per transaction, metered billing, and resource-based...
what is enterprise billing

Billing & Monetization

What is Enterprise Billing: An Overview

Enterprise billing refers to an advanced and sophisticated system designed to meet the complexities of large-scale businesses across all billing processes like invoicing, payment processing, dunning, collections, revenue recognition, taxation, credits and...