# Revenue Formula: How to Calculate Revenue (with SaaS Examples)

DevFeed: [Revenue Formula: How to Calculate Revenue (with SaaS Examples)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/revenue-formula-how-to-calculate-revenue-with-saas-examples-10313.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/revenue-formula/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-04-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

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>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [examples](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/examples.md>), [finance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/finance.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [revenue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/revenue.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [saas-metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas-metrics.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide to calculating revenue for SaaS businesses. It explains the basic revenue formula and covers variations for recurring, usage-based, gross, and net revenue, with examples and guidance on how billing models, refunds, taxes, pricing tiers, and growth stages affect the calculation.

## Source excerpt

Learn the revenue formula, how to calculate revenue for SaaS businesses, and which variations - total, recurring, net, usage-based - apply at each growth stage.