Usage-Based Pricing Software

Launch usage-based pricing without rebuilding your platform

Zentitle and Zenmeter give SaaS and ISV teams the infrastructure to meter any usage unit, enforce any pricing model, and switch models without engineering sprints.

Seat-based API call metering Token / AI consumption Transaction-based Compute usage Feature-based tiers Hybrid models
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Pricing Model ROI Calculator

Cost of your current model vs. Zentitle over 3 years

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See how Nalpeiron can help you launch usage-based pricing in weeks -- not quarters.

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AnyPricing model supported
ZeroSprints for pricing changes
DaysTo pilot launch
20+Years in cloud licensing
Supports AI token and consumption billing
On-premise, SaaS, and IoT
99.9%+ uptime SLA
Billions of transactions monthly
2 issued U.S. patents
The Shift to Usage-Based Pricing

Seat-based pricing is leaving money on the table -- and you know it

When customers pay for seats they do not use, they feel overcharged at renewal. When heavy users pay the same flat rate as light users, you are subsidizing your best customers. Usage-based and consumption pricing fixes both -- but only if you have the infrastructure to meter accurately and enforce correctly.

Most teams that want to move to usage-based pricing hit the same wall: their current licensing infrastructure was not built for it. The result is either a multi-quarter engineering project or a pricing model that never ships.

SaaS

API and feature metering

Charge per API call, per report, per export, or per active user -- with real-time usage tracking

AI products

Token and compute billing

Meter LLM token consumption, model inference calls, or GPU compute with Zenmeter

On-premise ISV

Transaction-based licensing

Bill by transaction volume, documents processed, or user actions -- enforced in real time

IoT / hardware

Device and event metering

Meter device activations, sensor events, or data throughput for connected hardware products

Zenmeter -- built for any consumption model

Zenmeter is the usage metering layer within the Nalpeiron Growth Platform. It handles accurate, real-time metering for any unit you can define -- feeding directly into Zentitle for entitlement enforcement and billing triggers.

API calls AI tokens Transactions Active users Compute units Storage GB Events Documents Custom units
The Hidden Cost

How much is your current pricing model costing you?

The real cost of staying on a seat-based or honor-system model is not just revenue leakage. It is also the engineering overhead of building metering infrastructure in-house, the sales cycles lost because you cannot offer flexible commercial terms, and the churn driven by customers who feel they are paying for shelfware.

Use the calculator above to estimate the 3-year cost of your current model versus migrating to Zentitle and Zenmeter.

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Get a recommended pricing model for your product

A Nalpeiron specialist will review your current pricing setup, identify the right usage-based model for your product, and walk you through how Zentitle and Zenmeter can have you live in days.

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What to expect

  • 30-minute call with a pricing specialist
  • Recommended usage-based model for your product type
  • Estimate of revenue uplift and engineering hours saved
  • Live Zentitle and Zenmeter demo

Usage-based pricing for every software type

Zentitle and Zenmeter support any model, any deployment, and any consumption unit.

SaaS

Shift from seats to value

Move from flat-rate seat pricing to usage-based tiers that align what customers pay with the value they receive. Reduce shelfware churn and increase expansion revenue.

AI products

Token and inference billing

Meter LLM token consumption and model inference with Zenmeter. Bill accurately for AI usage without building custom metering infrastructure.

On-premise ISV

Usage-based for installed software

Add consumption-based licensing to on-premise products with cloud phone-home enforcement. Capture value from heavy users without forcing them to SaaS.

Launch usage-based pricing in weeks, not quarters

Zentitle and Zenmeter give you the metering infrastructure and entitlement enforcement to ship any pricing model -- with a pilot up and running in days.

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