Simon Høiberg

Pricing a niche SaaS is hard.
Especially while you're still figuring out who loves it and why.

You want to test different pricing strategies early.

Here are 5 ladders to test:

1) Usage
Trigger: events, runs, records.
Show a live bar. Offer top-ups.

2) Seats
Trigger: active team members.
Invite → prompt upgrade. Gate a few pro features.

3) Credits
Trigger: actions or generations.
Low-credit alerts. 1‑click top-up. Clear cost per action.

4) Features
Trigger: advanced capabilities.
Lock tooltip explains value. Keep basics free.

5) Hybrid
One headline metric.
Small allowance. Clean overage or plan bump.

Day-one moves:
- Ship a tiny paid Starter.
- 1‑click in‑app upgrade.
- Trials 7–14 days, keep simple.

Guardrails:
- Use clear value metrics.
- No freemium.
- Nudge, don't punish.

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