Chargebee Metric
Subscription Billing
Plan Upgrade Rate = (Upgrades in Period / Active Subscribers at Start) × 100
Plan upgrade rate measures the percentage of subscribers who move to a higher-value plan within a given period. It is a key indicator of product value realisation and expansion revenue potential.
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Plan upgrade rate measures the percentage of subscribers who move to a higher-value plan within a given period. It is a key indicator of product value realisation and expansion revenue potential.
How to calculate plan upgrade rate
Why plan upgrade rate matters for Chargebee users
Upgrades are the most capital-efficient form of revenue growth because they require no acquisition cost. A healthy upgrade rate validates that your plan tiers create a natural progression as customers derive more value.
Chargebee users can track which plans serve as effective stepping stones and which represent dead ends, informing packaging strategy.
Understand and act on plan upgrade rate with KPI Tree
Sync Chargebee plan change events to your warehouse and compute upgrade rates in KPI Tree. Place upgrade rate in an expansion revenue tree alongside add-on adoption and seat expansion.
Assign product and customer success ownership, with alerts when upgrade rates decline below target for any entry-level plan.
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Net Revenue Retention
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NRR = ((Start MRR + Expansion - Contraction - Churn) / Start MRR) × 100
Net revenue retention (NRR) measures the percentage of recurring revenue retained from existing customers, including expansions, contractions, and churn. An NRR above 100% means existing customers generate more revenue than they did a year ago.
Average Revenue Per User
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ARPU = Total MRR / Active Subscribers
Average revenue per user (ARPU) divides total recurring revenue by the number of active subscribers. It captures how effectively your pricing and packaging converts users into revenue.
Add-on Revenue Analysis
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