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What is Churn MRR?

Churn MRR is the monthly revenue you lose when customers cancel their subscription entirely. The customer stops paying. Their MRR goes to zero.

How to Calculate It

Churn MRR = Sum of MRR from all customers who cancelled in the period
Example: 2 customers cancel this month:
  • Customer A was paying $49/month → $49
  • Customer B was paying $99/month → $99
Total Churn MRR = $49 + $99 = $148

Where It Fits

Churn MRR is one of five MRR movement types: Net New MRR = New + Expansion + Reactivation − Contraction − Churn Churn is the biggest threat to growth. If churn MRR is higher than New + Expansion MRR, your business is shrinking. Bigdelta tracks Churn MRR automatically as an activity on each account.

FAQ

Churn = customer cancelled completely. Contraction = customer contracted but stayed.
Not immediately. A failed payment is usually retried. If the payment is never recovered and the subscription ends, then it counts as churn.