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Terms and definitions

The table below covers the most common terms you will encounter while using Bigdelta.
TermDefinition
MRRMonthly Recurring Revenue — how much you earn every month from active subscriptions.
ARRAnnual Recurring Revenue — your yearly subscription revenue, calculated as MRR multiplied by 12.
ARPAAverage Revenue Per Account — how much each customer pays on average per month.
ChurnWhen a customer cancels their subscription and stops paying.
Churn RateThe percentage of customers who cancel within a given period.
ContractionWhen a customer downgrades or reduces their spending.
ExpansionWhen an existing customer upgrades or increases their spending.
ReactivationWhen a previously churned customer comes back and starts paying again.
GRRGross Revenue Retention — the percentage of revenue you keep from existing customers, not counting upsells. Always 100% or below.
NRRNet Revenue Retention — the percentage of revenue you keep from existing customers, including upsells. Above 100% means your existing customers are growing.
ASPAverage Sales Price — the average amount a new customer pays when they first sign up.
LTVLifetime Value — the total revenue you expect to earn from a customer over their entire relationship with you.
Active AccountA customer record that has had billing activity (payments, subscription changes) within the current period. Used to determine your plan tier.
Exit BreakdownThe percentage distribution of how accounts leave a moment, split by success and failure outcomes.
MomentAn automated workflow that triggers actions when specific customer behaviors occur.
Moment GoalThe category assigned to a moment describing its purpose: Activate, Convert, Grow, Recover, or Other.
ObjectA type of record (e.g., Accounts, Users, Companies). You can create custom objects to fit your data model.
Product StageA classification of an account’s product engagement level: Engaged, Activated, Non-Activated, or Dormant. Calculated from usage data.
RecordA data entry in Bigdelta representing a customer, user, company, subscription, or other entity.
Revenue StageA classification of an account’s payment status: Paying, Trialing, Non-Paying, or Churned. Assigned automatically from billing data.
SenderA configured email identity (name and address) used in the From field when sending emails from Bigdelta.
Tracking KeyA key used to send event data from your website or app to Bigdelta. Created in Settings → Access Keys.
ViewA saved configuration of filters, sorting, columns, and layout for browsing records. Each view remembers its settings.
WebhookA custom HTTP request that can be triggered as an action within Moments to send data to external services.