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Pricing Strategy

  • 97 installs
  • 451 repo stars
  • Updated July 21, 2026
  • borghei/claude-skills

Pricing Strategy is a Claude skill for designing and optimizing SaaS pricing, covering value-metric selection, tier architecture, willingness-to-pay research, pricing-page design and price-increase execution.

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Pricing Strategy is a SaaS pricing framework covering value-metric selection, tier architecture, price-point research, pricing-page design, price-increase execution and competitive positioning. A founder or PM uses it when designing pricing from scratch, restructuring tiers, or planning a price increase without burning customers. It defines three operating modes (design, optimize, increase) and ships analyzer, sensitivity and increase-modeler Python scripts.

  • Three pricing axes in order: value metric, then packaging, then price point
  • Van Westendorp, MaxDiff and WTP research methods plus competitor benchmarking
  • Price-increase playbook with grandfathering, comms window and churn modeling

Pricing Strategy by the numbers

  • 97 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #448 of 853 Sales & Marketing skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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pricing-strategy capabilities & compatibility

Capabilities
popup cro · referral program · competitive teardown
Use cases
marketing
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What pricing-strategy says it does

SaaS pricing design and optimization covering value metric selection, tier architecture, price point research, pricing page design, price increase
SKILL.md
lock the value metric (how it scales), then packaging (what's in each tier), then test the price point (the number). Most teams skip to price point; that is backwards.
SKILL.md
Van Westendorp analysis requires minimum 30 survey respondents for statistical validity.
SKILL.md
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What it does

Choose a value metric, architect Good-Better-Best tiers, research willingness-to-pay and execute price increases for a SaaS product.

Who is it for?

Designing a SaaS value metric and tiers or executing a price increase.

Skip if: Pricing-page visual CRO or wiring pricing into a billing system like Stripe.

When should I use this skill?

You need to design pricing, set prices, choose a value metric, restructure tiers or plan a price increase.

What you get

A value-metric, tier structure and price points validated against the pricing corridor, plus a price-increase execution plan.

  • value metric and tier structure
  • price points tested against the corridor
  • price-increase plan

By the numbers

  • 3 operating modes
  • ships 3 Python scripts (analyzer, sensitivity calculator, increase modeler)

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Pricing Strategy

Production-grade SaaS pricing framework covering the three pricing axes (value metric, packaging, price point), value-based pricing methodology, tier architecture, pricing research methods, pricing page design, price increase execution, and competitive pricing positioning. Pricing is positioning -- the right price communicates as much about your product as your marketing does.

Core Capabilities

  • Three pricing axes (in order) — lock the value metric (how it scales), then packaging (what's in each tier), then test the price point (the number). Most teams skip to price point; that is backwards.
  • Value metric & tier design — select a metric that scales with customer value and is hard to game; architect Good-Better-Best tiers with deliberate feature allocation and naming.
  • Value-based pricing — price inside the corridor (above the next-best alternative, below perceived value), at 10-20% of documented value delivered.
  • Pricing research — Van Westendorp, MaxDiff, competitor benchmarking, willingness-to-pay interviews.
  • Pricing page, price increases & competition — page design (above/below fold, annual toggle), price-increase playbook (strategy, timeline, comms, impact), competitive positioning and health diagnostics.

Use when

  • The user asks to "design pricing", "set prices", or "choose a value metric"
  • Pricing tiers need to be restructured (Good-Better-Best, add/remove tiers, repackage features)
  • A price increase is planned and needs execution design (strategy, timing, communication, grandfathering)
  • Conversion on the pricing page is flat or declining
  • Freemium vs free trial decision needs to be made, or the freemium tier is cannibalizing paid
  • Competitor pricing shifts require a positioning response
  • The user says "our pricing feels off" or asks for a pricing audit

Operating Modes

  • Mode 1 — Design From Scratch: No pricing exists or full rebuild needed. Work value metric → tier structure → price points → page design. Validate: value metric chosen before tier design; tiers locked before price points; price points tested against the corridor before page design.
  • Mode 2 — Optimize Existing Pricing: Pricing exists but conversion is low, expansion flat, or customers feel mispriced. Audit, benchmark, find specific improvements. Validate: the diagnosis names a specific failure mode (e.g., "middle tier too narrow") before any change is proposed.
  • Mode 3 — Price Increase: Prices need to go up without burning relationships. Validate: grandfather policy defined, communication window set (90+ days for annual customers), and expected churn modeled before the first notice.

References

Load the reference that matches the task — keep this file lean and pull detail on demand:

  • [references/pricing-models.md](references/pricing-models.md) — the three pricing axes, value metric selection (table, criteria, red flags), tier architecture (Good-Better-Best, feature allocation, naming), and value-based pricing corridor. Read when designing or restructuring pricing.
  • [references/research-and-page-design.md](references/research-and-page-design.md) — Van Westendorp, MaxDiff, competitor benchmarking, WTP interviews, pricing page design, and the freemium vs free trial decision. Read when researching willingness-to-pay or designing the page.
  • [references/price-increase-and-competitive.md](references/price-increase-and-competitive.md) — price increase strategy/timeline/comms/impact, competitive position map and positioning strategy, and pricing health signals. Read when raising prices or positioning against competitors.
  • [references/tools-and-diagnostics.md](references/tools-and-diagnostics.md) — output artifacts, the three Python scripts (analyzer, sensitivity calculator, increase modeler), troubleshooting table, success criteria, and anti-patterns. Read when producing deliverables, running tools, or debugging a pricing problem.

Scope & Limitations

In scope: Value metric selection, tier architecture design, price point research (Van Westendorp, competitor benchmarking, willingness-to-pay interviews), pricing page design specifications, price increase strategy and execution, freemium vs free trial decision frameworks, competitive pricing analysis and positioning, and pricing health diagnostics.

Out of scope: Pricing page visual design and CRO (use page-cro), in-app upgrade prompts and paywalls (use paywall-upgrade-cro), signup flow optimization after pricing page (use signup-flow-cro), churn intervention when churn is the root cause (use churn-prevention), and full competitive analysis beyond pricing (use competitive-teardown). Scripts do not integrate with billing systems (Stripe, Chargebee, etc.) or analytics platforms.

Limitations: Van Westendorp analysis requires minimum 30 survey respondents for statistical validity. Pricing benchmarks are based on aggregate SaaS industry data and vary significantly by vertical, company stage, and geography. Credit-based and usage-based pricing models (growing to 38% of SaaS in 2026) have different optimization dynamics than flat-rate or per-seat models. Price elasticity varies by customer segment -- enterprise buyers are less price-sensitive than SMB.

Integration Points

  • page-cro -- Pricing page layout, CTA placement, and social proof design should follow page-cro best practices
  • paywall-upgrade-cro -- In-app upgrade screens must reflect the same tier structure and messaging as the public pricing page
  • competitive-teardown -- Competitive pricing data from teardowns feeds directly into pricing position map and tier design
  • churn-prevention -- Churn analysis by price point and tier informs whether pricing is causing retention issues
  • signup-flow-cro -- Signup flow design depends on pricing model (CC-required vs free trial vs freemium)
  • revenue-operations -- GTM efficiency metrics (LTV:CAC, Magic Number) validate whether pricing supports unit economics

Related Skills

  • page-cro -- Use for optimizing the pricing page conversion rate (layout, CTA, social proof). Not for pricing structure or tier design.
  • churn-prevention -- Use when churn is the underlying issue. Fix retention before raising prices.
  • competitive-teardown -- Use for comprehensive competitive analysis. Feed teardown pricing data into this skill.
  • paywall-upgrade-cro -- Use for in-app upgrade prompts and paywalls. Different from public pricing page design.
  • signup-flow-cro -- Use for optimizing the signup flow that follows pricing page conversion.

Related skills

FAQ

What order should I make pricing decisions in?

Lock the value metric first, then packaging, then test the price point; the skill notes most teams skip to price point, which is backwards.

How many respondents does a Van Westendorp survey need?

The skill states a minimum of 30 survey respondents for statistical validity.

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