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Churn Rate Calculator

Track customer attrition. Calculate the percentage of subscribers or clients who cancel their contracts during a designated period.

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Calculation Results
Customer Churn Rate
3%
Customer Retention Rate: 97%
Retention Rate
97%
Starting Accounts
1,200
Cancelled Accounts
36
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How to use the Churn Rate Calculator

  1. 1Enter the total number of customers at the start of the period.
  2. 2Enter the number of customers lost or cancelled during that period.

How Churn Rate is Calculated

Divide lost customers by initial customer count and multiply by 100.

Mathematical Formula
Churn Rate % = (Lost Customers / Starting Customers) × 100 Retention Rate % = 100 - Churn Rate %
Formula Variables & Logic

Starting customers excludes new signups during the period to avoid masking cancellation rates.

Worked Example: Monthly SaaS Churn Analysis
Sample Calculation
Scenario: A SaaS platform started the month with 2,500 active subscribers and lost 75 accounts.
Step-by-step breakdown
  1. 1Churn Rate = (75 / 2,500) × 100 = 3.00%
  2. 2Retention Rate = 100% - 3% = 97.00%
Estimated Result
Churn rate is 3.00% (Retention rate is 97.00%).

What affects Churn Rate results

  • Product onboarding experience and customer support quality.
  • Involuntary churn from expired or failed credit cards.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical SaaS churn rate?

For B2B enterprise SaaS, annual churn below 5-7% is excellent. For consumer B2C apps, monthly churn of 3-5% is standard.

What is the difference between customer churn and revenue churn?

Customer churn measures the percentage of lost subscribers, while revenue churn measures lost monthly recurring revenue (MRR), which accounts for plan tiers and downgrades.

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