Stairstep pricing in Zoho Billing is a quantity-based pricing model where customers pay a flat fee for a defined range of units rather than a per-unit rate. The price stays fixed within each range and jumps to the next fixed amount only when the quantity crosses the next tier threshold. For example: INR 5,000\/month for 1-10 users, INR 8,000\/month for 11-25 users, INR 12,000\/month for 26-50 users, regardless of exact number within each band.<\/p>\n
Under stairstep pricing, a customer with 15 users pays INR 8,000\/month (the flat rate for the 11-25 band), and adding one more user (making it 16) does not change their bill. But adding the 26th user would jump them to INR 12,000\/month. Zoho Billing handles this automatically: the system monitors the subscribed quantity and applies the correct flat rate for the current tier.<\/p>\n
Stairstep pricing is popular with customers because they know exactly what they will pay within a range, making budgeting predictable. The vendor benefits from customers tending to stay within tiers rather than reducing quantity to save money, since partial reductions within a tier do not reduce the bill. This model works well for team-based SaaS tools with natural user growth patterns.<\/p>\n
If a customer reduces their subscribed quantity to fall below the lower bound of their current tier (for example, reducing from 15 to 9 users), Zoho Billing moves them to the lower tier at the next billing cycle or immediately with proration, depending on your configuration. Their invoice will reflect the lower tier’s flat rate from that point forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Yes. Stairstep pricing for the base plan and per-unit add-ons can coexist in Zoho Billing. The base plan covers the core service in stairstep bands, while add-ons (such as premium support or extra storage) can be priced per unit or per account separately. The combined invoice reflects the stairstep base plan rate plus any add-on charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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