# From Subscriptions to Usage-Based Billing: How Revenue Models Are Evolving

DevFeed: [From Subscriptions to Usage-Based Billing: How Revenue Models Are Evolving](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-subscriptions-to-usage-based-billing-how-revenue-models-are-evolving-10411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/subscriptions-usage-based-billing-saas/>)

Author: Will Tranter

Published: 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transactions.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [churn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/churn.md>), [monetization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monetization.md>), [pricing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pricing.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [subscriptions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/subscriptions.md>), [transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transactions.md>), [usage-based-billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usage-based-billing.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how SaaS and digital-product companies are moving beyond flat subscriptions toward usage-based and hybrid billing. It argues that combining recurring charges with usage or add-ons can better align pricing with customer consumption while supporting revenue growth and reducing barriers to adoption.

## Source excerpt

See why SaaS pricing is shifting from subscriptions to usage-based and hybrid billing, and what teams need to monetize earlier with less churn.