TL;DR
* McKinsey's 2025 survey: 88% of organizations use AI, but only 39% can point to profit from it. The gap is widening, not closing.
* Subscription brands are the worst offenders,
TL;DR
* Netflix and Spotify both raised prices in early 2026. Subscribers stayed. The "price increase kills retention" story is folklore.
* A 15% increase can lose you 8% of the base
Chargebee Starter is free to $250K cumulative billing, then 0.75% of billing. Performance is $7,188/yr. The crossover sits at ~$80K monthly billing - and the free tier threshold is cumulative, not annual.
Chargebee charges 0.75% of billing; Recurly charges $249/mo plus 0.9% above $40K. The cheaper platform changes three times between $10K and $100K in monthly billing - here is where each crossover falls.
