# Basic usage-based billing

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

Metronome is now part of Stripe. [Learn if Metronome affects you](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/compare-metronome.md)

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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)
## Get started

[Compare basic usage-based billing and Metronome](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/compare-metronome.md): Understand the differences between basic usage-based billing and Metronome.

[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](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.

[Usage records (Legacy)](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based-legacy.md): View the legacy usage records docs.