Usage-based pricing (UBP) is gaining popularity among SaaS companies, with 45% adopting it in some form as of 2021. UBP offers a flexible and fair pricing strategy based on consumption, eliminating cost barriers to customer trials and providing seamless onboarding for a frictionless first experience. Models like pay-as-you-go, per-unit pricing, and usage-tier pricing allow businesses to align costs with customer usage, potentially improving customer satisfaction and retention. Successful UBP implementation involves starting with simple, value-aligned metrics, enabling customer monitoring and reporting, assisting customers in budget forecasting, and reconfiguring sales strategies to focus on customer value.