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Azure marketplace offer questions
How can I automate billing based on user count under a flat fee pricing model(or any other pricing model in that I can send the usage)?
Currently, the billing is calculated manually at the end of each month by multiplying the total number of users added to the application by €19 per user. For instance, if there are 15 users, the total invoice amount would be:
15 × 19 = €285
This amount is then billed to the subscriber.
I want to automate this process. How can I achieve it?
FYI: I'm a SaaS application developer
Additional Details
Azure Marketplace Offer Setup and Questions
I’ve configured an Azure Marketplace offer using a flat fee pricing model with a dimension to calculate billing based on the user count. The payment schedule is monthly. Here's an example scenario:
The dimension is set to €19 per user.
On January 1st, the SaaS application has 10 users.
On January 15th, the user count increases to 12.
or vice versa on January 18 user count decrease to 8 users
Additionally, I have created two plans:
A 1-month free trial plan.
A monthly paid plan (as described above).
Questions:
When should I send the user count (usage)? Should it be reported daily or at the end of the month?
If I report usage daily, will the charges be calculated for each day's usage?
For example, if I send a daily usage report of 10 users for the entire month, will the calculation be:
10users} times 31 = 310€
310 19€ = 5890
Is it mandatory to send usage data daily, or can I report it once a month?
Where can I view the total usage data reported so far in the Azure Portal?
Can I send the user count directly as usage?
If a user switches from the free trial plan to the paid plan, do they need to wait until the free subscription ends?
Please provide assistance on this
AdrienneKrefft can you help connect us to someone that can help with this? Thank you kindly.