Instead of monthly usage-based billing, bill customers on demand for usage. On-demand billing is ideal for businesses that need to bill customers for discrete events, such as batch orders or one-time purchases.

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Bill customers on-demand for discrete events

Instant invoice generation when usage events occur
Cumulative usage tracking across multiple events
Support for tiered pricing based on historical usage

When you submit events for on-demand billing, Sequence will raise an invoice the next day. The invoice will include all events submitted the previous day.

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Getting started with on-demand billing

  1. Create a usage metric.
  2. Configure a new product and price with a usage-based pricing model.
  3. Set the billing frequency to on-demand.
  4. Create and start a billing schedule including the new price.
  5. Submit an event for the customer and metric used in the price.
  6. An invoice will be generated the next day.
On-demand billing is only compatible with usage-based pricing models. Usage is accumulated throughout the billing schedule’s phase. For tiered pricing, each new event considers the total historical usage to determine the applicable tier rate.

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Example Use Cases

  • Batch order processing: Bill customers when they place orders for physical goods
  • Usage-based services: Bill customers immediately after service consumption

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Frequently asked questions