How is the total value of quantity-based entitlements calculated?

Problem Statement

This article explains how Chargebee calculates the total value when a subscription has two or more quantity-based entitlements of the same type.

Solution

When you add two or more quantity-based entitlements of the same type to a subscription, the total value is the sum of the individual entitlement values. Chargebee always adds the values, rather than taking the larger value as the total.

Example:
Entitlement 1: 50 movies/month
Entitlement 2: 30 movies/month

Total value for the subscription: 50 + 30 = 80 movies/month.

For non-metered features, if any of the entitlement values is Unlimited, the total value for the subscription is Unlimited.

Entitlements of metered features add up the same way. When more than one plan price or non-metered addon price on a subscription grants included usage of the same metered feature, Chargebee adds those values to get the total included usage. For how included usage and overage work, see How do entitlements work with usage-based billing?