Monevate Resources

A collection of articles, case studies, and press featuring Monevate experts.

Blog

Monetization vs. Simplicity: Evaluating the Trade-Offs

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

Scott Mahon Relit

Blog

The Hidden Pitfalls of Outcome-Based Pricing

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

Monetizing API’s – One of SaaS’s biggest revenue opportunities

Customers love integrations but not paying for them. How to structure API pricing to align with perceived value while maintaining profitability?

Annika Li

Blog

Pricing GenAI – A review of existing models and a look toward the future

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

Usage-tiered user license models – the next big thing in GenAI pricing?

The following is an edited excerpt from Capturing Value: The Definitive Guide to Transforming SaaS Pricing and Unshackling Growth, the new book by Monevate founder James D. Wilton.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Book Launch: Capturing Value: The Definitive Guide to Transforming SaaS Pricing and Unshackling Growth.

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Canva Price Increase: Fair Move, Poor Messaging?

James argues that Canva's 300% price increase for Teams is reasonable, but poor messaging, lacking empathy and fairness, fueled customer backlash, underscoring the need for better communication in SaaS pricing changes.

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

GenAI Startups Must Innovate Their Pricing Models to Continue Their Growth

While GenAI remains the hotbed of innovation in tech, the level of innovation is not as high for AI’s pricing strategies - dive deep into GenAI pricing insights and strategies!

Adam Ahmed

Blog
5 min

How to Master B2B Product-Led Growth Pricing: Part 1

Product-led growth (PLG) is effective for targeting SMBs, but requires a carefully crafted B2B pricing strategy. James D. Wilton outlines 7 commandments of B2B PLG pricing, focusing on the first three that deal with packaging.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

How to Master B2B Product-Led Growth Pricing: Part 2

James D. Wilton's 7 B2B PLG Commandments guide effective pricing strategies for SMBs. After covering packaging in his first article, he now explores critical aspects of PLG pricing through commandments four to seven.

James D. Wilton

Blog

Maximizing Value, Minimizing Complexity: The Role of Implicit Pricing Metrics

Behind the scenes pricing is where the real money hides in plain sight and implicit price metrics are the unsung heroes of B2B SaaS revenue optimization. Learn all about them and how to ethically implement this powerful strategy.

Max Baughman

Blog
4 min

7 SaaS Price Scaling Models to Bring Value-Based Price Metrics to Life

Is your pricing truly aligned with the value you deliver across all customer segments and usage levels? In this article we explore 7 unique price scaling models that can revolutionize your pricing architecture.

Santan Katragadda

Blog
4 min

5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Customers When Developing a Pricing Strategy

In the dynamic landscape of B2B SaaS, understanding customer needs and preferences is paramount to success. To highlight this, we’ve compiled the top 5 questions that every B2B SaaS company should ask their customers to develop an effective pricing and monetization strategy. While new, prospective customers are certainly important, some of the best insight can come from current customers that know your products inside out. These are the pivotal questions we ask in customer interviews during our engagements with high-growth companies at Monevate.

Annika Li

Blog
3 min

Inexperience Shouldn’t Stop You from Setting the Price Right

Only 40% of XaaS leaders felt they possessed practical pricing experience when tasked with developing their company’s pricing model, according to a recent survey. While lack of experience may seem daunting, it shouldn't deter you from spearheading a pricing transformation. However, it does introduce risk. To mitigate the potential pitfalls of pricing strategy design, we recommend cross-referencing against four crucial sources to establish a solid pricing foundation.

Audrey Dearing

Blog
3 min

Why a Pricing Support Network is Vital to Your SaaS Organization's Success

Navigating the intricate world of pricing in the SaaS industry is akin to embarking on a voyage through ever-changing seas. In this dynamic landscape, where adaptability and insight are paramount, a robust pricing support network becomes not just beneficial, but essential for personal and organizational growth. Here's why cultivating such a network can spell the difference between stagnation and success in your pricing strategies.

Audrey Dearing

Blog
5 min

Avoid these 4 common B2B SaaS Pricing Mistakes to better capture your value

With the advent of the new year, many SaaS companies have been scrambling to revamp their pricing strategies. Unfortunately, while these companies are usually great at building innovative products that create tons of value for their customers, they often lack the expertise to build a pricing strategy that effectively captures that value.

Santan Katragadda

Blog
4 min

Never Miss a Pricing Opportunity with Your Portcos

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Another usage-based pricing casualty: Why’s Unity’s per installation pricing is still broken

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Software Pricing Lessons from Business Barbie

It was truly a Barbie summer! While they may not seem related, Barbie - both movie and doll - have a lot to teach us about the world of software pricing. First launched in 1959, Barbie has captured the imagination of children across the globe for 60 years – with a spectacular resurgence this summer. Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has used several growth and pricing strategies applicable to companies beyond the consumer goods space. Here are a few lessons we think are particularly relevant to the world of software pricing today, a complex market where the right strategy can make or break a new product.

Malvika Gupta

Blog
5 min

Busting SaaS Pricing Myths & Misinformation

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

What can XaaS companies learn from Tesla’s Price Cuts?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

Santan Katragadda

Blog
5 min

Usage-based Pricing is Tricky, Indeed

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Why Telfar’s Dynamic Pricing is Fashion-Forward but Monetization-Backward

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Is the Price Right for Bob Iger’s Disney?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

Pricing Everywhere All at Once

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

5 Steps to Building a Revenue-Generating Usage-Based Pricing Model

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
1 min

3 Pricing Principles Your Sales Team Will Love

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
1 min

Three XaaS Subscription Pricing Strategies To Adapt In A Changing Market

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

4 Situations when Discounting isn’t “Bad” at all

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog

How To Avoid Common Packaging Mistakes in Pricing

James D. Wilton

Blog

How to Pick a Winning Price Metric

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Usage-tiered user license models – the next big thing in GenAI pricing?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

The Reason for Monevate

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

How to Move from Billing Per Hour to Project-Based Billing

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog

How to Pick a Winning Price Metric

James D. Wilton

Blog

Pricing GenAI – A review of existing models and a look toward the future

James D. Wilton

Blog

How To Avoid Common Packaging Mistakes in Pricing

James D. Wilton

Blog

The Hidden Pitfalls of Outcome-Based Pricing

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog

Monetization vs. Simplicity: Evaluating the Trade-Offs

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

Scott Mahon Relit

Blog
5 min

The Reason for Monevate

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Usage-tiered user license models – the next big thing in GenAI pricing?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

How to Move from Billing Per Hour to Project-Based Billing

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

4 Situations when Discounting isn’t “Bad” at all

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
1 min

3 Pricing Principles Your Sales Team Will Love

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
1 min

Three XaaS Subscription Pricing Strategies To Adapt In A Changing Market

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

5 Steps to Building a Revenue-Generating Usage-Based Pricing Model

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

Pricing Everywhere All at Once

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Is the Price Right for Bob Iger’s Disney?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Why Telfar’s Dynamic Pricing is Fashion-Forward but Monetization-Backward

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
5 min

Usage-based Pricing is Tricky, Indeed

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

What can XaaS companies learn from Tesla’s Price Cuts?

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

Santan Katragadda

Blog
5 min

Busting SaaS Pricing Myths & Misinformation

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Software Pricing Lessons from Business Barbie

It was truly a Barbie summer! While they may not seem related, Barbie - both movie and doll - have a lot to teach us about the world of software pricing. First launched in 1959, Barbie has captured the imagination of children across the globe for 60 years – with a spectacular resurgence this summer. Mattel, the company behind Barbie, has used several growth and pricing strategies applicable to companies beyond the consumer goods space. Here are a few lessons we think are particularly relevant to the world of software pricing today, a complex market where the right strategy can make or break a new product.

Malvika Gupta

Blog
4 min

Another usage-based pricing casualty: Why’s Unity’s per installation pricing is still broken

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Never Miss a Pricing Opportunity with Your Portcos

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

Why a Pricing Support Network is Vital to Your SaaS Organization's Success

Navigating the intricate world of pricing in the SaaS industry is akin to embarking on a voyage through ever-changing seas. In this dynamic landscape, where adaptability and insight are paramount, a robust pricing support network becomes not just beneficial, but essential for personal and organizational growth. Here's why cultivating such a network can spell the difference between stagnation and success in your pricing strategies.

Audrey Dearing

Blog
5 min

Avoid these 4 common B2B SaaS Pricing Mistakes to better capture your value

With the advent of the new year, many SaaS companies have been scrambling to revamp their pricing strategies. Unfortunately, while these companies are usually great at building innovative products that create tons of value for their customers, they often lack the expertise to build a pricing strategy that effectively captures that value.

Santan Katragadda

Blog
3 min

Inexperience Shouldn’t Stop You from Setting the Price Right

Only 40% of XaaS leaders felt they possessed practical pricing experience when tasked with developing their company’s pricing model, according to a recent survey. While lack of experience may seem daunting, it shouldn't deter you from spearheading a pricing transformation. However, it does introduce risk. To mitigate the potential pitfalls of pricing strategy design, we recommend cross-referencing against four crucial sources to establish a solid pricing foundation.

Audrey Dearing

Blog
4 min

5 Critical Questions to Ask Your Customers When Developing a Pricing Strategy

In the dynamic landscape of B2B SaaS, understanding customer needs and preferences is paramount to success. To highlight this, we’ve compiled the top 5 questions that every B2B SaaS company should ask their customers to develop an effective pricing and monetization strategy. While new, prospective customers are certainly important, some of the best insight can come from current customers that know your products inside out. These are the pivotal questions we ask in customer interviews during our engagements with high-growth companies at Monevate.

Annika Li

Blog
4 min

7 SaaS Price Scaling Models to Bring Value-Based Price Metrics to Life

Is your pricing truly aligned with the value you deliver across all customer segments and usage levels? In this article we explore 7 unique price scaling models that can revolutionize your pricing architecture.

Santan Katragadda

Blog

Maximizing Value, Minimizing Complexity: The Role of Implicit Pricing Metrics

Behind the scenes pricing is where the real money hides in plain sight and implicit price metrics are the unsung heroes of B2B SaaS revenue optimization. Learn all about them and how to ethically implement this powerful strategy.

Max Baughman

Blog
5 min

How to Master B2B Product-Led Growth Pricing: Part 1

Product-led growth (PLG) is effective for targeting SMBs, but requires a carefully crafted B2B pricing strategy. James D. Wilton outlines 7 commandments of B2B PLG pricing, focusing on the first three that deal with packaging.

James D. Wilton

Blog
3 min

How to Master B2B Product-Led Growth Pricing: Part 2

James D. Wilton's 7 B2B PLG Commandments guide effective pricing strategies for SMBs. After covering packaging in his first article, he now explores critical aspects of PLG pricing through commandments four to seven.

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

GenAI Startups Must Innovate Their Pricing Models to Continue Their Growth

While GenAI remains the hotbed of innovation in tech, the level of innovation is not as high for AI’s pricing strategies - dive deep into GenAI pricing insights and strategies!

Adam Ahmed

Blog
3 min

Canva Price Increase: Fair Move, Poor Messaging?

James argues that Canva's 300% price increase for Teams is reasonable, but poor messaging, lacking empathy and fairness, fueled customer backlash, underscoring the need for better communication in SaaS pricing changes.

James D. Wilton

Blog
4 min

Book Launch: Capturing Value: The Definitive Guide to Transforming SaaS Pricing and Unshackling Growth.

A monetization and pricing strategy consulting firm. Get innovative solutions that will transform your business today.

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

Usage-tiered user license models – the next big thing in GenAI pricing?

The following is an edited excerpt from Capturing Value: The Definitive Guide to Transforming SaaS Pricing and Unshackling Growth, the new book by Monevate founder James D. Wilton.

James D. Wilton

Blog
6 min

Monetizing API’s – One of SaaS’s biggest revenue opportunities

Customers love integrations but not paying for them. How to structure API pricing to align with perceived value while maintaining profitability?

Annika Li

Press

Monevate Secures Spot on Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies List

Monevate has been recognized by the 2025 Inc. 5000, the definitive ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The firm earned position #1,172 on this year’s list.

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Press

Business Insider Highlights Monevate as Part of a New Wave of Specialist Consulting Firms

As GenAI reshapes the consulting market, specialist firms aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving.

Author Name

Press

Monevate CEO and Senior Partner, James D. Wilton, featured in Diginomica on GenAI Pricing Models

As GenAI adoption accelerates, pricing models are facing heightened scrutiny - particularly as vendors look to balance accessibility with margin discipline.

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Case Study

Optimizing price levels to boost gross margins for a popular ecommerce retailer

How researching pricing sensitivity across segments, modeling price elasticity with machine learning, and designing a system for ongoing optimization helped a brand unlock new growth

Author Name

18.01.2025.

Case Study

Building a foundation for long-term revenue growth at an industry-leading consumer app

How assessing willingness-to-pay across global markets, repackaging and building new tiers, and changes to the UX helped a popular exercise app grow revenue and capture more value

Author Name

18.01.2025.

Case Study

Driving ACV, cross-sell, and simplicity for a risk management platform

How understanding willingness-to-pay, simplifying price metrics, and a new revenue model led to a $20M ARR impact.

Author Name

18.01.2025.

Case Study

Moving from seat-based pricing to AI usage monetization

How a shift in strategy helped a customer service platform expect a $10m uplift in revenue and ~30% uplift in prices for its new AI features.

Author Name

18.01.2025.

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