Pricing Schemes
Learn about different pricing structures.
Recommended Reading: Creating Price Plans, Metered Components
Price schemes allow flexibility in terms of how you want to price your product. They allow you to charge based on different units (applicable to the meter) and different time units (if the meter is a gauge). Additionally, you can choose the scheme and select the prices for those schemes.
Definition
| Field Name | Description | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| unit_name | String | Required | |
| time_unit_name | String | Optional Required for gauge meters. | |
| scheme_type | Enum | Required | |
| prices | List[Dict[String, Float]] | Required |
Price Scheme Types
Flat Pricing
A fixed price per unit of consumption.
Examples:
| Price ($ per request) |
|---|
| 0.50 |
| Price ($ per GB Month) |
|---|
| 10.00 |
Volume Pricing
A price per unit of consumption that depends on total consumption in the plan period.
Examples:
| Number of requests (total for period) | Price ($ per request) |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 0.50 |
| 101 to 200 | 0.40 |
| otherwise | 0.30 |
| Total amount of storage (GB) | Price ($ per GB Month) |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 10 |
| 11 to 20 | 9 |
| otherwise | 8 |
Tiered Pricing
A price per unit of consumption that changes as consumption increases. This is similar to Volume Pricing, but the customer pays for each consumption unit according to the consumption up to that point.
Examples:
| Number of requests so far | Price ($ per request) |
|---|---|
| First 100 | 0.50 |
| Next 100 | 0.40 |
| otherwise | 0.30 |
| Amount of storage (GB) | Price ($ per GB Month) |
|---|---|
| First 10 | 10 |
| Next 10 | 9 |
| otherwise | 8 |
Stair-step Pricing
A price for different ranges of consumption values.
Gauge Meter Caveat
As gauge meters fluctuate up or down, we will use the 'latest' gauge meter value to determine the stair-step price.
Examples:
| Number of Requests | Total Price ($) |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 50 |
| 101 to 200 | 90 |
| 201 to 1000 | 150 |
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