# Usage-based billing

Charge customers based on how much they use your product or service.

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Usage-based billing is a common pricing model for SaaS businesses that enables you to charge customers based on their usage of your product or service. With Stripe Billing, you can set up and integrate different types of usage-based pricing models with your SaaS product.
[Get started](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/implementation-guide.md)
## Getting started

[Record usage for billing](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/recording-usage.md): Record customer usage data in Stripe to bill your customers the correct amounts.

[Offer billing credits (Public preview)](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/billing-credits.md): Use billing credits for prepaid or promotional usage-based products or services.

[Monitor usage](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/monitor.md): Set up alerts for when a customer exceeds a usage threshold.