Glossary
SaaS billing and entitlements, term by term
Each page answers one question: what the term means, how it works, how it differs from the terms next to it, and where it sits in ShipRev, with one link into the docs.
E
- Entitlements
What a customer's subscription gives them the right to use, and how much is left.
F
- Feature flags vs entitlements
Flags decide whether code is released to a user; entitlements decide what a plan includes.
- Feature gating
Turning features on or off for a customer according to the plan they pay for.
G
- Grandfathering
Letting existing customers keep the price and terms they signed up on after a plan changes.
M
- Metered billing
Measuring each unit a customer uses, and billing from those measurements.
O
- Overage billing
Charging for use beyond what a customer's plan includes, or deciding not to.
U
- Usage-based billing
Charging customers for what they use, counted against what their plan includes.