Pricing

Services-as-software supports multiple pricing models to match your business needs.

Pricing Models

Model	Description
`free`	No cost
`fixed`	One-time payment
`per-use`	Pay per request
`subscription`	Recurring payment
`tiered`	Volume-based tiers
`custom`	Custom pricing

Free

No payment required:

const service = Service({
  name: 'free-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'free',
  },
})

Fixed Price

One-time payment:

const service = Service({
  name: 'fixed-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'fixed',
    price: 99.00,
    currency: 'USD',
  },
})

Per-Use

Pay per request or unit:

const service = Service({
  name: 'usage-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'per-use',
    pricePerUnit: 0.01,   // $0.01 per request
    currency: 'USD',
  },
})

Usage with Multipliers

Different rates for different operations:

const service = Service({
  name: 'ai-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'per-use',
    pricePerUnit: 0.01,
    currency: 'USD',
    multipliers: {
      'basic-query': 1,      // $0.01
      'advanced-query': 5,   // $0.05
      'batch-process': 10,   // $0.10
    },
  },
})

Subscription

Recurring payments:

const service = Service({
  name: 'subscription-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'subscription',
    basePrice: 49.99,
    currency: 'USD',
    interval: 'monthly',  // or 'yearly'
  },
})

With Usage Limits

const service = Service({
  name: 'limited-subscription',
  pricing: {
    model: 'subscription',
    basePrice: 99,
    currency: 'USD',
    interval: 'monthly',
    includes: 1000,              // 1000 requests included
    overagePrice: 0.05,          // $0.05 per additional request
  },
})

Tiered Pricing

Volume-based pricing:

const service = Service({
  name: 'tiered-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'tiered',
    currency: 'USD',
    tiers: [
      { upTo: 1000, pricePerUnit: 0.10 },    // First 1000: $0.10
      { upTo: 10000, pricePerUnit: 0.08 },   // 1001-10000: $0.08
      { upTo: 100000, pricePerUnit: 0.05 },  // 10001-100000: $0.05
      { upTo: Infinity, pricePerUnit: 0.02 }, // 100001+: $0.02
    ],
  },
})

Custom Pricing

For enterprise or special cases:

const service = Service({
  name: 'enterprise-service',
  pricing: {
    model: 'custom',
    contactUrl: 'https://example.com/contact-sales',
    description: 'Contact us for enterprise pricing',
  },
})

Currency Support

Supported currencies:

pricing: {
  model: 'subscription',
  basePrice: 49.99,
  currency: 'USD',  // or 'EUR', 'GBP', 'JPY', etc.
}

Currency	Code
US Dollar	`USD`
Euro	`EUR`
British Pound	`GBP`
Japanese Yen	`JPY`
Canadian Dollar	`CAD`
Australian Dollar	`AUD`

Billing Intervals

For subscriptions:

Interval	Description
`monthly`	Billed monthly
`yearly`	Billed annually
`quarterly`	Billed quarterly

Example: SaaS Pricing

const saasService = Service({
  name: 'saas-platform',
  version: '1.0.0',

  // Default pricing
  pricing: {
    model: 'subscription',
    basePrice: 0,
    currency: 'USD',
    interval: 'monthly',
  },

  // Subscription plans
  plans: [
    {
      id: 'free',
      name: 'Free',
      pricing: { model: 'free' },
      features: ['100 requests/month', 'Community support'],
    },
    {
      id: 'starter',
      name: 'Starter',
      pricing: {
        model: 'subscription',
        basePrice: 29,
        currency: 'USD',
        interval: 'monthly',
      },
      features: ['1,000 requests/month', 'Email support', 'API access'],
    },
    {
      id: 'pro',
      name: 'Pro',
      pricing: {
        model: 'subscription',
        basePrice: 99,
        currency: 'USD',
        interval: 'monthly',
        includes: 10000,
        overagePrice: 0.01,
      },
      features: ['10,000 requests/month', 'Priority support', 'Custom integrations'],
    },
    {
      id: 'enterprise',
      name: 'Enterprise',
      pricing: {
        model: 'custom',
        contactUrl: 'https://example.com/enterprise',
      },
      features: ['Unlimited requests', 'Dedicated support', 'SLA guarantee', 'Custom deployment'],
    },
  ],
})

Type Definition

interface PricingDefinition {
  model: 'free' | 'fixed' | 'per-use' | 'subscription' | 'tiered' | 'custom'
  price?: number
  basePrice?: number
  pricePerUnit?: number
  currency?: string
  interval?: 'monthly' | 'yearly' | 'quarterly'
  includes?: number
  overagePrice?: number
  multipliers?: Record<string, number>
  tiers?: Array<{
    upTo: number
    pricePerUnit: number
  }>
  contactUrl?: string
  description?: string
}

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