billcu / ARR analytics
ARR & revenue analytics

ARR analytics & ARR bridge: understand recurring revenue – to the cent.

What is our ARR, really? Where did last month's growth come from – new business, expansion or just usage? billcu answers the questions boards and investors ask, from one consistent data set.

The problem

ARR gets reconciled by hand every quarter.

In many SaaS companies, ARR is a spreadsheet truth: contracts, invoices and renewals are merged manually, every board deck starts with days of reconciliation, and in the end the dashboard total doesn't match the detail list. As soon as customers expand, reduce or cancel mid-year, manual upkeep becomes error-prone – and nobody can cleanly say which part of the growth is real.

The solution with billcu
  • One number, identical everywhere – dashboard, ARR bridge and customer detail show the same ARR, reconciled to the cent.
  • A monthly ARR bridge – new logo, expansion, usage, downsell, churn: every movement cleanly decomposed.
  • Contract logic, not invoice logic – contracts renew automatically until a churn is recorded; the ARR base stays stable.
  • Per customer and month – MRR/ARR, invoiced revenue and professional services over time, per customer.
In detail

ARR analytics in detail.

ARR bridge

The monthly movement from opening to closing ARR: new logo, expansion, usage, downsell, churn – in total or by country, traceable at any time.

Customer detail analytics

MRR/ARR, invoiced revenue and services per customer and month – who grows, who shrinks, who is at risk.

Contract-based ARR

ARR is derived from contract terms with automatic renewal until churn – switchable to invoice basis when you need both views.

DSO & payment behaviour

Days sales outstanding and avg. days to pay per customer – revenue quality and payment discipline in one view.

Multi-currency

EUR and local currency side by side – for international customer portfolios.

Consistency to the cent

Every tile drills down into the detail view; totals and details come from the same engine – no two truths.

How it works

From spreadsheet reconciliation to live reporting.

1 · Load contracts & invoices

A one-time import; billcu builds the contract-based ARR history from it.

2 · Record movements

Expansion, downsell and churn are maintained on the customer – the bridge updates automatically.

3 · Report board-ready

ARR development, bridge and customer detail available and exportable at any time – without a reconciliation marathon.

ARR & MRR overview is available from the Visibility package (from €450/month); the full ARR bridge is part of the Forecast package (from €1,200/month). Full details in the pricing overview.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about ARR analytics

What is an ARR bridge? +
The ARR bridge explains the change in annual recurring revenue between two points in time: opening ARR + new logo + expansion + usage − downsell − churn = closing ARR. It shows whether growth comes from new customers, existing accounts or usage swings – the core question of every SaaS board.
Does billcu calculate ARR on a contract or invoice basis? +
The default is contract basis: contracts renew automatically until a churn is recorded – matching the economic reality of recurring revenue. A switch to invoice basis exists when you want to compare both views.
How does billcu handle downsell? +
Any month-over-month ARR reduction of a customer counts as downsell – even if technically one contract ends and a smaller new one starts. This keeps the bridge free of artificial churn-plus-new effects.
Do dashboard and detail really match? +
Yes – that is a core principle of billcu: overview, bridge and detail views calculate with the same engine and match to the cent. Every figure drills down to the individual invoice.

Ready for ARR reporting without reconciliation?

Book a 20-minute demo on your real numbers – or start with a paid 4-week pilot, no annual commitment.

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