Plain-language meaning
Monthly recurring revenue, or MRR, helps subscription businesses track recurring revenue at a monthly cadence. It usually excludes one-time setup fees, non-recurring services and taxes.
Example
If 200 customers each pay 30 per month, MRR is 6,000. If annual contracts are normalized monthly, a 1,200 annual subscription contributes 100 MRR.
Limitations
MRR definitions vary. Discounts, trials, usage-based fees, refunds, upgrades, downgrades and foreign exchange can change how a company reports the number.
How this term affects your result
Monthly recurring revenue affects the result through the units, time period, rate, threshold or method used by the related calculator. Read it together with the page's formula and assumptions before comparing results across tools or sources.
What to check
- Use the same unit system, currency and time period as the related calculator.
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- If the term is used as a threshold, rate or category boundary, confirm the exact definition before relying on the estimate.
FAQ
Is Monthly recurring revenue defined the same way everywhere?
Not always. Some terms are mathematical and stable, while others vary by country, institution, industry, product or data source.
Why link glossary terms to calculators?
Calculator users often need the term at the moment they interpret a result. Linking the definition to the calculator reduces ambiguity.