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Pricing models, packaging and monetization strategy for usage-based and hybrid products.

Lago vs Togai: Which Usage-Based Billing Platform Fits Your Stack?

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Togai: Which Usage-Based Billing Platform Fits Your Stack?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 24•4 min read

How to Choose a Billable Metric (and Why Most Companies Get It Wrong)

Pricing & Monetization

How to Choose a Billable Metric (and Why Most Companies Get It Wrong)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 24•7 min read

Top Metronome Alternatives for Usage-Based Billing (2026)

Pricing & Monetization

Top Metronome Alternatives for Usage-Based Billing (2026)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 18•7 min read

Everyone wants to be the AI gateway

AI

Everyone wants to be the AI gateway

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 17•5 min read

Event-Based Billing Explained: Examples & How to Build It

Pricing & Monetization

Event-Based Billing Explained: Examples & How to Build It

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 10•5 min read

What Is Metered Billing? How It Works

Pricing & Monetization

What Is Metered Billing? How It Works

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 4•6 min read

By 2027, every AI company will need a billing engineer. Most don't know it yet.

Pricing & Monetization

By 2027, every AI company will need a billing engineer. Most don't know it yet.

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 29•4 min read

Why Stripe may pay $10B for a router everyone is building

Pricing & Monetization

Why Stripe may pay $10B for a router everyone is building

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 27•3 min read

Lago vs Orb: Open-Source Billing vs a Billing Specialist Now Inside Adyen

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Orb: Open-Source Billing vs a Billing Specialist Now Inside Adyen

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 21•6 min read

Lago vs Metronome: Open-Source Billing vs an Enterprise Usage-Billing Specialist Now Inside Stripe

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Metronome: Open-Source Billing vs an Enterprise Usage-Billing Specialist Now Inside Stripe

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 21•6 min read

Lago vs Stripe Billing: Feature Comparison, Pricing, and Open-Source Advantages

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Stripe Billing: Feature Comparison, Pricing, and Open-Source Advantages

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 20•5 min read

Should you build or buy usage-based billing?

Pricing & Monetization

Should you build or buy usage-based billing?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 10•6 min read

Enterprise SaaS Billing: What You Actually Need (2026)

Pricing & Monetization

Enterprise SaaS Billing: What You Actually Need (2026)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 6•5 min read

Lago vs Chargebee: Open-Source Billing vs a Subscription-First Suite

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Chargebee: Open-Source Billing vs a Subscription-First Suite

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 2•5 min read

Lago vs Zuora: Open-Source Billing vs an Enterprise RevRec Suite

Pricing & Monetization

Lago vs Zuora: Open-Source Billing vs an Enterprise RevRec Suite

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 2•5 min read

How Enterprise Pricing Actually Works (2026)

Pricing & Monetization

How Enterprise Pricing Actually Works (2026)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 1•4 min read

Self-hosted billing: When it works and how to do it

Pricing & Monetization

Self-hosted billing: When it works and how to do it

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 1•6 min read

Pricing and Billing Glossary (2026)

Pricing & Monetization

Pricing and Billing Glossary (2026)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 1•9 min read

B2B SaaS Subscription Management: Best Practices and Strategies

Pricing & Monetization

B2B SaaS Subscription Management: Best Practices and Strategies

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 23•6 min read

Understanding the Pay-as-You-Go Pricing Model for SaaS Businesses

Pricing & Monetization

Understanding the Pay-as-You-Go Pricing Model for SaaS Businesses

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 1•5 min read

AI Billing is (mostly) token plumbing

Product

AI Billing is (mostly) token plumbing

Raffi Sarkissian•May 26•5 min read

Anthropic took the unfair bullet for ending finger-based pricing

AI

Anthropic took the unfair bullet for ending finger-based pricing

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 26•6 min read

How to Choose or Build a Billing System in the EU

Pricing & Monetization

How to Choose or Build a Billing System in the EU

Anh-Tho Chuong•Apr 1•4 min read

SaaS Cancellation Flows: Reduce Churn at the Exit Point

Pricing & Monetization

SaaS Cancellation Flows: Reduce Churn at the Exit Point

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 17•8 min read

Consumption-Based Pricing for SaaS: What to Know

Pricing & Monetization

Consumption-Based Pricing for SaaS: What to Know

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 17•10 min read

Billing Audit Trails: Immutable Logs, Compliance, Forensics

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Audit Trails: Immutable Logs, Compliance, Forensics

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 17•7 min read

Real-Time Billing: Stream Processing, Event Sourcing, CQRS

Pricing & Monetization

Real-Time Billing: Stream Processing, Event Sourcing, CQRS

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 17•7 min read

Billing System Scalability: Horizontal Scaling, Sharding, Multi-Tenancy

Pricing & Monetization

Billing System Scalability: Horizontal Scaling, Sharding, Multi-Tenancy

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 17•7 min read

Billing Disaster Recovery: Backup, RPO/RTO, and Failover

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Disaster Recovery: Backup, RPO/RTO, and Failover

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 9•8 min read

Billing Webhook Reliability: Idempotency and Retries

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Webhook Reliability: Idempotency and Retries

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 9•8 min read

KYC and AML for Fintech Billing: Implementation Guide

Pricing & Monetization

KYC and AML for Fintech Billing: Implementation Guide

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 9•7 min read

Audit-Grade Billing Accuracy: Requirements and Testing

Pricing & Monetization

Audit-Grade Billing Accuracy: Requirements and Testing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 9•7 min read

Dimensional Pricing in Cloud Infrastructure: A Technical Framework

Pricing & Monetization

Dimensional Pricing in Cloud Infrastructure: A Technical Framework

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 9•7 min read

Rating Engine Architecture: From Raw Events to Billable Amounts

Pricing & Monetization

Rating Engine Architecture: From Raw Events to Billable Amounts

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 3•12 min read

Event Ingestion Architecture: Building Reliable Metering Pipelines

Pricing & Monetization

Event Ingestion Architecture: Building Reliable Metering Pipelines

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 3•8 min read

Subscription Analytics: Cohort Analysis, LTV, and Retention Metrics

Pricing & Monetization

Subscription Analytics: Cohort Analysis, LTV, and Retention Metrics

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 3•14 min read

Churn Prediction Models: A Technical Guide for SaaS

Pricing & Monetization

Churn Prediction Models: A Technical Guide for SaaS

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 3•13 min read

RevOps for SaaS: Building a Revenue Operations Function in 2026

Pricing & Monetization

RevOps for SaaS: Building a Revenue Operations Function in 2026

Anh-Tho Chuong•Mar 3•11 min read

Proration in SaaS Billing: Calculations and Edge Cases

Pricing & Monetization

Proration in SaaS Billing: Calculations and Edge Cases

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•8 min read

Revenue Leakage in SaaS: How Billing Gaps Cost 1-5% of ARR

Pricing & Monetization

Revenue Leakage in SaaS: How Billing Gaps Cost 1-5% of ARR

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•7 min read

Billing Tax Automation: Sales Tax, VAT, and Global Compliance

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Tax Automation: Sales Tax, VAT, and Global Compliance

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•9 min read

Self-Hosted vs. Cloud Billing: Data Sovereignty for Regulated Industries

Pricing & Monetization

Self-Hosted vs. Cloud Billing: Data Sovereignty for Regulated Industries

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•10 min read

Fintech Billing: Multi-Currency, Real-Time Settlement, and Compliance

Pricing & Monetization

Fintech Billing: Multi-Currency, Real-Time Settlement, and Compliance

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•11 min read

How to Choose a Billing Platform: A Buyer's Framework for 2026

Pricing & Monetization

How to Choose a Billing Platform: A Buyer's Framework for 2026

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•7 min read

Dunning Management: How to Recover Failed Payments Without Losing Customers

Pricing & Monetization

Dunning Management: How to Recover Failed Payments Without Losing Customers

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•9 min read

How Billing Drives Product-Led Growth: From Free Tier to Enterprise

Pricing & Monetization

How Billing Drives Product-Led Growth: From Free Tier to Enterprise

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 23•8 min read

How to Run Pricing Experiments Without Breaking Your Billing System

Pricing & Monetization

How to Run Pricing Experiments Without Breaking Your Billing System

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 20•5 min read

How to Bill for GPU Compute: A Technical Guide for AI Infrastructure Companies

Pricing & Monetization

How to Bill for GPU Compute: A Technical Guide for AI Infrastructure Companies

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 20•6 min read

Marketplace Billing: Revenue Splits, Partner Payouts, and Multi-Party Invoicing

Pricing & Monetization

Marketplace Billing: Revenue Splits, Partner Payouts, and Multi-Party Invoicing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 20•7 min read

Why Stripe paid $1B for Metronome instead of fixing Billing

Startup Stories

Why Stripe paid $1B for Metronome instead of fixing Billing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 14•8 min read

Multi-Entity Billing: A Guide for Global SaaS

Pricing & Monetization

Multi-Entity Billing: A Guide for Global SaaS

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 13•9 min read

Billing System Migration: The Complete Playbook for Replacing Legacy Systems

Pricing & Monetization

Billing System Migration: The Complete Playbook for Replacing Legacy Systems

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 13•9 min read

Billing Observability: Monitoring, Alerts, and Metrics for Revenue Operations

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Observability: Monitoring, Alerts, and Metrics for Revenue Operations

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 13•5 min read

Telecom billing: Best practices and systems to use

Pricing & Monetization

Telecom billing: Best practices and systems to use

Anh-Tho Chuong•Feb 1•4 min read

What Is the Most Flexible Billing System?

Pricing & Monetization

What Is the Most Flexible Billing System?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jan 26•3 min read

How to set pricing metrics for usage-based and AI SaaS

Pricing & Monetization

How to set pricing metrics for usage-based and AI SaaS

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jan 26•3 min read

7 billing models you need to know if you work on pricing

Pricing & Monetization

7 billing models you need to know if you work on pricing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 30, 2025•6 min read

What's the best billing system for GovTech companies?

Pricing & Monetization

What's the best billing system for GovTech companies?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 19, 2025•5 min read

Air gapped billing system: What it is, how it works and how to build one

Pricing & Monetization

Air gapped billing system: What it is, how it works and how to build one

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 19, 2025•4 min read

Billing Compliance: GDPR, PCI DSS, and ASC 606 Explained

Pricing & Monetization

Billing Compliance: GDPR, PCI DSS, and ASC 606 Explained

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 19, 2025•6 min read

How to Evaluate a Billing System: Questions to Ask Before You Commit

Pricing & Monetization

How to Evaluate a Billing System: Questions to Ask Before You Commit

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 8, 2025•4 min read

What is revenue forecasting and how does it work?

Pricing & Monetization

What is revenue forecasting and how does it work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 8, 2025•6 min read

How SaaS License Management Works

Pricing & Monetization

How SaaS License Management Works

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 1, 2025•5 min read

What are feature entitlements and how do they work?

Pricing & Monetization

What are feature entitlements and how do they work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 1, 2025•6 min read

How do entitlements work in SaaS?

Pricing & Monetization

How do entitlements work in SaaS?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 1, 2025•4 min read

Metered Billing for Cloud Infrastructure: How It Actually Works

Pricing & Monetization

Metered Billing for Cloud Infrastructure: How It Actually Works

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 25, 2025•6 min read

The Complete Guide to Accrued Revenue for SaaS Companies

Pricing & Monetization

The Complete Guide to Accrued Revenue for SaaS Companies

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 25, 2025•10 min read

Bookings vs. Billings in SaaS: Complete Guide

Pricing & Monetization

Bookings vs. Billings in SaaS: Complete Guide

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 25, 2025•19 min read

How Usage-Based Pricing Increases NRR

Pricing & Monetization

How Usage-Based Pricing Increases NRR

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 18, 2025•6 min read

What Is The Van Westendorp Pricing Model And How Does It Work?

Pricing & Monetization

What Is The Van Westendorp Pricing Model And How Does It Work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 18, 2025•6 min read

What is value-based pricing and how does it work?

Pricing & Monetization

What is value-based pricing and how does it work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 11, 2025•6 min read

What is freemium pricing in SaaS and how does it work?

Pricing & Monetization

What is freemium pricing in SaaS and how does it work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 6, 2025•5 min read

Full playbook: How to architect billing systems to power usage-based pricing

Pricing & Monetization

Full playbook: How to architect billing systems to power usage-based pricing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 5, 2025•9 min read

Pricing psychology: SaaS pricing strategies that make users buy

Pricing & Monetization

Pricing psychology: SaaS pricing strategies that make users buy

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 1, 2025•6 min read

Best AI Billing Software for Small Businesses

Pricing & Monetization

Best AI Billing Software for Small Businesses

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 29, 2025•5 min read

Understanding Revenue Recognition Fundamentals

Pricing & Monetization

Understanding Revenue Recognition Fundamentals

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 3, 2025•4 min read

IFRS 15 for SaaS: Revenue Recognition and Multi-Element Contracts

Pricing & Monetization

IFRS 15 for SaaS: Revenue Recognition and Multi-Element Contracts

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 3, 2025•4 min read

Billing System Software: How It Actually Works

Pricing & Monetization

Billing System Software: How It Actually Works

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 3, 2025•4 min read

Usage-Based Revenue Recognition: ASC 606 Explained

Pricing & Monetization

Usage-Based Revenue Recognition: ASC 606 Explained

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 26, 2025•4 min read

SaaS Billing Best Practices: How to Optimize Your B2B Billing Process

Pricing & Monetization

SaaS Billing Best Practices: How to Optimize Your B2B Billing Process

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 20, 2025•5 min read

How to monetize APIs: Billing for your API product

Pricing & Monetization

How to monetize APIs: Billing for your API product

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 13, 2025•3 min read

What are hybrid pricing models and how do they work?

Pricing & Monetization

What are hybrid pricing models and how do they work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 13, 2025•5 min read

What are credit-based pricing models and how do they work?

Pricing & Monetization

What are credit-based pricing models and how do they work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 12, 2025•6 min read

What is outcome-based pricing and how does it work?

Pricing & Monetization

What is outcome-based pricing and how does it work?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 7, 2025•4 min read

What is consumption-based pricing? And how to implement it

Pricing & Monetization

What is consumption-based pricing? And how to implement it

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 2, 2025•6 min read

How to Monetize Developer Tools with Usage-Based Billing

Pricing & Monetization

How to Monetize Developer Tools with Usage-Based Billing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 2, 2025•4 min read

7 Usage-Based Pricing Tactics: What Snowflake, AWS, and Twilio Actually Do

AI

7 Usage-Based Pricing Tactics: What Snowflake, AWS, and Twilio Actually Do

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 2, 2025•5 min read

Usage-Based Billing: What Actually Drives Revenue Growth

Pricing & Monetization

Usage-Based Billing: What Actually Drives Revenue Growth

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 13, 2025•5 min read

Top Billing Platforms Compared: Which One Fits Your Business?

Pricing & Monetization

Top Billing Platforms Compared: Which One Fits Your Business?

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 8, 2025•4 min read

Open Source Billing Tools: Customize Your Revenue Engine

Pricing & Monetization

Open Source Billing Tools: Customize Your Revenue Engine

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 8, 2025•6 min read

Usage-Based Billing System: Build It or Buy It?

Pricing & Monetization

Usage-Based Billing System: Build It or Buy It?

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 5, 2025•11 min read

SaaS Usage-Based Billing: Per-Seat, Metered, and Hybrid Models

Pricing & Monetization

SaaS Usage-Based Billing: Per-Seat, Metered, and Hybrid Models

Anh-Tho Chuong•Apr 30, 2025•5 min read

The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Usage-Based Billing Models

Pricing & Monetization

The Ultimate Guide to Implementing Usage-Based Billing Models

Anh-Tho Chuong•Apr 30, 2025•5 min read

Usage-Based Billing for SaaS: How It Actually Works

Pricing & Monetization

Usage-Based Billing for SaaS: How It Actually Works

Anh-Tho Chuong•Apr 23, 2025•5 min read

Should your SaaS company use usage-based pricing?

Pricing & Monetization

Should your SaaS company use usage-based pricing?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Apr 11, 2025•7 min read

Billing shouldn’t just be PDF generation

Pricing & Monetization

Billing shouldn’t just be PDF generation

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jan 22, 2025•3 min read

Top 7 Alternatives to Zuora for usage-based Billing

Pricing & Monetization

Top 7 Alternatives to Zuora for usage-based Billing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Nov 19, 2024•9 min read

Top 7 Alternatives to Recurly for usage-based Billing

Pricing & Monetization

Top 7 Alternatives to Recurly for usage-based Billing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Nov 1, 2024•8 min read

Top 7 Stripe Billing Alternatives for Usage-Based Billing (2026)

Pricing & Monetization

Top 7 Stripe Billing Alternatives for Usage-Based Billing (2026)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Nov 1, 2024•5 min read

Top 7 Alternatives to Chargebee for usage-based Billing

Pricing & Monetization

Top 7 Alternatives to Chargebee for usage-based Billing

Anh-Tho Chuong•Nov 1, 2024•8 min read

Why QA matters: Demystifying the 'QA-Free' philosophy

Pricing & Monetization

Why QA matters: Demystifying the 'QA-Free' philosophy

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 18, 2024•5 min read

Dynamic Pricing: Capture Usage for Variable Rates

Pricing & Monetization

Dynamic Pricing: Capture Usage for Variable Rates

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 16, 2024•3 min read

How open can Stripe be?

Pricing & Monetization

How open can Stripe be?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 16, 2024•6 min read

Why is calculating Stripe MRR so difficult?

Pricing & Monetization

Why is calculating Stripe MRR so difficult?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 17, 2023•10 min read

Strategies for pricing software products in a down market

Pricing & Monetization

Strategies for pricing software products in a down market

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 24, 2023•5 min read

Refunds, Coupons & Credit Notes: why they are different

Pricing & Monetization

Refunds, Coupons & Credit Notes: why they are different

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 16, 2023•4 min read

8 things to consider when choosing your billing system

Pricing & Monetization

8 things to consider when choosing your billing system

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 28, 2023•5 min read

Time Zones in Billing: Why Getting This Wrong Costs Real Money

Pricing & Monetization

Time Zones in Billing: Why Getting This Wrong Costs Real Money

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 22, 2023•5 min read

Bill your customers in their timezone, not yours

Pricing & Monetization

Bill your customers in their timezone, not yours

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jan 24, 2023•2 min read

5 essential billing features for BaaS companies

Pricing & Monetization

5 essential billing features for BaaS companies

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 26, 2022•4 min read

Which pricing model should you choose?

Pricing & Monetization

Which pricing model should you choose?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Oct 17, 2022•6 min read

The 4 biggest problems with homemade billing systems

Pricing & Monetization

The 4 biggest problems with homemade billing systems

Anh-Tho Chuong•Sep 22, 2022•5 min read

Does Stripe use Stripe Billing to bill its customers?

Pricing & Monetization

Does Stripe use Stripe Billing to bill its customers?

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 29, 2022•6 min read

Why billing is not just 'Build' or 'Buy'

Pricing & Monetization

Why billing is not just 'Build' or 'Buy'

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 17, 2022•4 min read

Why Heroku-like pricing models are hard to build

Pricing & Monetization

Why Heroku-like pricing models are hard to build

Anh-Tho Chuong•Aug 8, 2022•4 min read

Stripe's 21 Products: What They Actually Cost (Full Fee Breakdown)

Pricing & Monetization

Stripe's 21 Products: What They Actually Cost (Full Fee Breakdown)

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jul 21, 2022•5 min read

Cash collection automation

Pricing & Monetization

Cash collection automation

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 30, 2022•6 min read

Sales compensation software

Pricing & Monetization

Sales compensation software

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 20, 2022•8 min read

Comparison of the best CPQ software

Pricing & Monetization

Comparison of the best CPQ software

Anh-Tho Chuong•Jun 13, 2022•6 min read

Payment Gateways

Pricing & Monetization

Payment Gateways

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 23, 2022•3 min read

Why B2B billing is hard

Pricing & Monetization

Why B2B billing is hard

Anh-Tho Chuong•May 18, 2022•2 min read

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