What are pricing models available for plans, addons & charges in Chargebee?

Problem Statement

You want to understand what pricing models available for plans, addons & charges in chargebee are.

Scope

1. Types of pricing model available for plans?
2. What are the types of pricing models available for addons?
3. Does the charge or non-recurring addon have pricing models?

Summary

The price of the plan is set according to the pricing model chosen for the Plan, addons, and charges (non-recurring addons). The pricing model can be one of the following:

1. Flat Fee

2. Per Unit

3. Tiered

4. Volume

5. Stairstep

6. Package

Solution

The price of the plan is set according to the pricing model you choose for the plan. The pricing model can be one of the following:

• Flat Fee: For plans with a fixed recurring charge. There is no quantity associated with these plans.
• Per Unit: Sell services billed based on the quantity signed up for. For example, you may offer a SaaS product for $29 per user per month. The quantity here is the number of users. The customer can specify the plan quantity during sign-up through the hosted pages or, if you are using the API, use the Create Subscription API call.
• Tiered: In tiered pricing, per-unit prices are assigned to quantity-based ranges (tiers). When calculating the total price, quantities are purchased from successive tiers, starting from the lowest.
• Volume: The price is quantity-based, but the per-unit price depends on the range within which the total quantity falls. In this model, you define the quantity ranges and the per-unit price for each.
• Stairstep: Stairstep pricing defines quantity tiers, but for each tier, a flat price is assigned instead of a per-unit price.
• Package: Package pricing allows you to charge per block of units or usage by defining a package size.