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Basic usage-based billing
    Overview
    How basic usage-based billing works
    Compare basic usage-based billing and Metronome
    Migrate to Metronome
    Use cases
    Record usage for billing
    Offer billing credits
    Monitor usage
    Manage usage-based billing setup
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Basic usage-based billing

Charge customers based on how much they use your product or service.

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BILLING

Usage-based billing is a common pricing model for SaaS businesses that enables you to charge customers based on their usage of your product or service. With Stripe Billing, you can set up and integrate different types of usage-based pricing models with your SaaS product.

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Unless you maintain an existing Billing Meters integration, use Metronome for most use cases including starting a new integration and adding usage-based pricing to existing flat-rate subscriptions. Metronome handles real-time metering, flexible pricing models (including tiered, dimensional, and composite pricing), prepaid credits, enterprise contracts, and automated invoice generation.

If you already bill customers using Billing Meters, you don’t need to migrate. Continue using the resources below to manage your existing integration, and compare basic usage-based billing and Metronome to learn about the differences between the two systems.

Basic usage-based billing resources

Compare basic usage-based billing and Metronome

Understand the differences between basic usage-based billing and Metronome.

Record usage for billing

Record customer usage data in Stripe to bill your customers the correct amounts.

Offer billing credits

Use billing credits for prepaid or promotional usage-based products or services.

Monitor usage

Set up alerts for when a customer exceeds a usage threshold.

Usage records

View the legacy usage records docs.

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