Home›Pricing and Revenue-Structure Models›Revenue MechanismBrowse ByRevenue MechanismFactsRevenue MechanismSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOriginating EraWell-attested1980 1Revenue MechanismRazor-BladeRevenue Mechanism1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Freemiumtier 2WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionThis business model has been used in the software industry since the 1980s and is closely related to tiered services.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.