Why SaaS companies are moving to usage-based pricing: what it solves that flat subscriptions cannot, the infrastructure complexity it introduces, and what implementation actually requires for engineering teams.
The most common mistakes SaaS companies make when implementing usage-based pricing — covering billable metric selection, billing infrastructure gaps, audit trail failures, and how to avoid each one.
Hybrid pricing models for SaaS: how to combine a subscription base fee with metered usage overages, when this model outperforms pure subscription or pure consumption billing, and what billing infrastructure it requires.
Five technical and commercial signals that indicate your SaaS business is ready for consumption-based pricing — covering billing infrastructure, usage variance, customer base profile, and migration timing.
Usage-based pricing vs subscription models: a direct comparison of revenue predictability, churn behavior, scalability, and infrastructure requirements for SaaS companies considering consumption-based billing.