# Per-seat pricing

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: seat, seats, per seat, per-user pricing, per user, seat license, user license, licenses

A way to charge for software where the customer pays for each person who uses it. Each person's access is called a seat.

**For example:** A tool costs 20 dollars a month per seat. A team of 5 pays 100 dollars a month. When the team grows to 8, the bill grows to 160 dollars.

## Connects to (5)

- [Usage-based pricing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/usage-based-pricing): A way to charge where the bill follows how much the customer uses, instead of a flat fee.
- [Pricing tiers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pricing-tiers): The set of plans a product sells, from a cheap or free starting plan up to plans for large customers.
- [SaaS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/saas): Software as a service.
- [MRR](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mrr): Monthly recurring revenue.
- [SSO](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/sso): Single sign-on.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/per-seat-pricing