{"id":9528,"date":"2023-04-07T06:25:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T10:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/?p=9528"},"modified":"2023-04-12T03:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:38:53","slug":"intacct-saas-billing-best-practices-hybrid-billing-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/intacct-saas-billing-best-practices-hybrid-billing-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"SaaS billing best practices: Hybrid billing and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSaaS billing best practices: Hybrid billing and more\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-8 col-lg-4 entry-header__image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-header__thumbnail js-hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/GettyImages-1270233164-1-708x708-1.jpg\" class=\"entry-header__thumbnail-image\" alt=\"people in office\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/GettyImages-1270233164-1-708x708-1.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/GettyImages-1270233164-1-708x708-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-04-07T06:25:30-04:00\">April 7, 2023<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"SaaS billing best practices: Hybrid billing and more\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/intacct-saas-billing-best-practices-hybrid-billing-and-more\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/david-appel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img alt='David Appel' src='https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/sage\/dist\/images\/avatars\/author-fallback.svg' srcset='https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/sage\/dist\/images\/avatars\/author-fallback.svg 2x' class='avatar avatar-40 photo avatar-default entry-author__image' height='40' width='40' \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">David Appel<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selecting the most profitable subscription pricing model for your SaaS company is one of the biggest decisions across Finance, Product, and Sales. After all, using an inefficient or outdated SaaS billing process could cost your company market position, ARR, and customer churn.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, by following a few simple SaaS billing best practices, you can optimize your SaaS billing process for long-term growth and profitability. And by using automated accounting software, you\u2019ll be able to forecast different billing scenarios far into the future, allowing you to make your choice with total confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s start by looking at some of the more popular subscription pricing models.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most common subscription pricing models, and the SaaS billing process you should use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some SaaS companies that are new to the market stick with a flat-rate subscription pricing model. That approach has its merits: it\u2019s simple, and its transparency will usually leave customers with fewer doubts about signing up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As companies expand, however, it makes sense to run forecasts to determine which subscription price model makes the most sense for your unique business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/pasted-image-0-1024x463.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9558\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are three of the most popular subscription pricing models:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Feature tiers&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feature tiers offer users a variety of predetermined feature bundles, with each ascending feature tier priced higher than the one below. This is an effective subscription price model for companies with audiences who tend to commit to longer contracts, such as corporate teams. The goal is that they\u2019ll see the value in your service as time goes on and steadily upgrade to the top feature tier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Free trial period<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offering users a free trial is a very effective way to lower their sales resistance. Just make sure you do everything possible to stay on the up and up. If you take their card info before the free trial, send them a brief courtesy email the week they will be charged. Attention to detail is one of the most important SaaS billing best practices you can follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Bundled pricing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the subscription pricing model equivalent of a \u201cchoose your adventure\u201d book. Customers can construct the experience they want from your brand by selecting a customized bundle of features they\u2019d like access to. This pricing model is great for building customer loyalty or if you have widely divergent customer segments who use your products for different purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What else is on the menu for subscription pricing models?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A closer look at the hybrid SaaS billing process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sageintacct.com\/resources\/accounting-financials-glossary\/hybrid-billing\">Hybrid billing<\/a> allows SaaS finance leaders even more flexibility to \u201cmix and match\u201d to find the best pricing model for their unique situation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the robust forecasting abilities of automated accounting software, you\u2019ll be able to run detailed analyses of these and other hybrid subscription pricing models:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hybrid billing usage thresholds: <\/strong>There are varying ways to approach this subscription pricing model, but the basic idea is that users pay for different preset amounts of service usage at the beginning of each billing period. Different brands will have various denominations of time they divide their offers into, so remember to do your due diligence and find the sweet spot for your company.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hybrid billing rollovers: <\/strong>With this subscription pricing model, users get app credits (or whatever your unique usage system is) that roll over from one billing period to the next. This is an effective way to build customer loyalty: users view it as fair treatment, and it also incentivizes them to keep coming back to use up their remaining credits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time-based hybrid billing: <\/strong>When you employ this hybrid billing process, users get access to your services for a set amount of time (1-3 months, usually) before their subscription renews, or they can choose to churn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember that automated forecasting can be a tremendous help in navigating the complexities of hybrid billing. Let\u2019s spend a moment discussing the SaaS billing process and some steps you can take to keep it running smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SaaS billing process: preventing common problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automating your SaaS billing process is always a good idea, but it\u2019s vital to know a bit about the process itself first. Here are the main components:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Payment gateway: <\/strong>Payment gateways are essential to the automated SaaS billing process. They\u2019re apps that help businesses securely collect and encrypt users\u2019 card info before sending it along for processing and approval.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Merchant account: <\/strong>A merchant account is set up to house funds tied explicitly to your enterprise. It\u2019s a critical part of your billing process because it helps keep your accounting tidy by avoiding account mixtures.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subscription management software: <\/strong>Perhaps the cornerstone of the entire SaaS billing process, your subscription management software helps streamline every aspect of your department. From automated billing to detailed metric readouts and much more, businesses are increasingly moving past manual processes to embrace automated subscription software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/04\/pasted-image-0-1-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9560\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automate your SaaS billing process to supercharge any subscription pricing model<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hybrid billing and the SaaS billing process are complex enough: You don\u2019t need to make things even harder on yourself and your team by using spreadsheets and outdated manual accounting methods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div 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