Annual contract value (ACV)
Annual contract value (ACV) is the average yearly revenue of a single customer contract, excluding one-time fees. Total contract value (TCV) is the contract's full value across its entire term.
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Annual contract value (ACV) is the average yearly revenue of a single customer contract, excluding one-time fees. Total contract value (TCV) is the contract's full value across its entire term.
Annual recurring revenue (ARR) is the predictable subscription revenue a company expects over a year, normalized to an annual figure. It counts recurring contracts only, excluding one-time fees and uncommitted usage.
Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is the predictable subscription revenue a company earns each month from active recurring plans. It excludes one-time fees and uncommitted usage, and is the monthly view of recurring run-rate.
Net revenue retention (NRR) is the percentage of recurring revenue retained from existing customers over a period, including expansion and after subtracting downgrades and churn. Above 100 percent means the base grows without new customers.
SaaS churn rate is the percentage of customers or revenue lost over a period. It measures how fast a subscription business loses customers (customer churn) or recurring revenue (revenue churn).
Subscriber churn is the number or percentage of subscribers who cancel over a period. It measures customer loss by count, regardless of how much revenue each lost subscriber represented.
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