Usage-based billing, also known as metered billing or consumption billing, is a flexible pricing model for SaaS businesses. This model allows you to charge customers based on their actual usage of your product or service, offering a fair and scalable billing solution.
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How Baremetrics Handles Usage-Based Billing
Baremetrics automatically recognizes and tracks usage-based charges from your connected billing platform.
You can view these charges as part of MRR or under the dedicated Usage Revenue metric, depending on your setup and integration.
Supported Integrations
Stripe
Default: Baremetrics does not include usage-based plans in MRR, as the amounts can vary from month to month and don’t represent predictable recurring revenue.
Optional: You can include metered billing in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). Usage revenue is recognized when invoices containing metered line items are paid.
The new Usage Revenue metric now provides dedicated visibility into these charges.
Braintree, Chargebee, Recurly, Shopify Partners, Google Play, Apple App Store, Xero, QuickBooks, and API
Current Handling:
Usage-based charges are reflected as Other Revenue (one-time charges).Coming Soon:
Enhanced support for usage-based metrics and configuration options, similar to Stripe, is planned for a future update.
Getting Started
To implement usage-based billing for your SaaS business with Baremetrics, follow these steps:
Select your payment platform integration within Baremetrics.
Configure the default and optional settings to match your billing strategy.
Monitor usage and billing through your Baremetrics dashboard for insights and optimizations.