Business & revenue models · Core
Subscription model
Also called: recurring subscription
ELI5
Customers pay regularly to keep access.
Used in conversation
“The subscription model works only if value recurs after the first month.”
Definition
A model charging customers periodically for continued access to a product or service.
Here “Subscription model” means: A model charging customers periodically for continued access to a product or service.
Pitch context
You will see “Subscription model” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16