Browse pricing pricing models used across the UsagePricing blueprint corpus. 8 categories with editorial coverage and company examples.
A pricing model that combines a permanently free tier with paid upgrade plans, used to drive product-led growth and self-serve acquisition.
A pricing model that charges a flat recurring fee — monthly or annual — with no usage component meaningful to the bill.
A pricing model that combines a fixed recurring fee with variable usage-based charges, both meaningful to the bill.
A pricing model where the customer pays only for what they consume, with no fixed recurring fee beyond a possible minimum.
A pricing model where the primary billing dimension is the number of named users, regardless of their consumption.
A pricing model where the customer commits to a minimum spend over a period (typically annual) in exchange for a discounted rate.
A subset of hybrid pricing where a per-user seat fee is combined with usage-based charges that typically dominate the bill at scale.
A pricing model where the customer is charged per business outcome — a resolved support ticket, a converted lead, a closed sale — rather than per unit of input.