Turn device data into recurring revenue
Don’t let legacy ERP throttle your IoT innovation. Zuora’s native usage mediation and rating ingests high‑volume telemetry from device clouds and services, and converts it into accurate, auditable invoices.
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The IoT monetization gap
Connected devices generate massive amounts of data, but most finance systems are deaf to it.
Automate every step
Automate approvals, invoices, collections, and revenue schedules. Reduce manual work, eliminate errors, and empower your finance team to do more with less.
Gain real-time revenue visibility
Get a complete picture of revenue performance as it happens. Make data-driven decisions with real-time insights — no waiting for month-end close.
Scale with confidence
Adapt to new business models and pricing strategies instantly. Zuora supports complex deal structures and evolving monetization models without retooling your finance stack.
Zuora bridges the gap, We provide an enterprise monetization platform with native usage mediation and rating built to handle the scale, velocity, and complexity of IoT data.
Built for the edge
Native usage mediation and rating
Handle the scale and fluctuations of IoT. Stop building custom ETL pipelines to clean your data. Zuora ingests raw usage files and streams from your connected device platforms and data pipelines into a single mediation layer.
High-volume ingestion:
Stream, filter, and aggregate usage data at enterprise scale.
Benchmark support for ingesting up to 200,000 usage events per second during peak periods, with near real‑time mediation and rating.
Audit trail
Trace every billed dollar back to the specific raw telemetry log that generated it.
Intelligent pricing and packaging
Handle the scale and fluctuations of IoT. Stop building custom ETL pipelines to clean your data. Zuora ingests raw usage files and streams from your connected device platforms and data pipelines into a single mediation layer.
Seamlessly bundle one-time hardware fees, recurring subscriptions, and complex usage charges (e.g., per-GB, multi-attribute) into a single offer.
Global scalability:
Expand into new markets instantly with native multi-currency support and automated proration logic.
Implement attribute-based pricing to contextualize offers by region, channel, or customer segment at runtime.
“Looking ahead, Zuora isn’t just a billing or revenue system; it’s a critical enabler for Asana’s future. As we plan multi-org expansion into new global markets and explore even more innovative monetization models, Zuora provides the flexible, reliable foundation that ensures we can scale efficiently without compromising financial control or compliance.”
Sid Sanghvi, Head of Finance Business Applications at Asana
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“During close, I used to spend a lot of time in the evenings, working until 12:00 or 1:00 in the morning. I do not need to do that anymore. I have three kids, and I used to work while they were sleeping — I’m sleeping much better myself now.”
Stephanie Thorin, Senior Manager of Revenue Accounting at Hudl
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Real-time rating and customer visibility
Future-proof your business with an AI-ready monetization catalog. Zuora empowers you to iterate on pricing and packaging in minutes using a low-code/no-code designer, without dependency on IT.
High-volume ingestion:
Stream, filter, and aggregate usage data at enterprise scale.
Benchmark support for ingesting up to 200,000 usage events per second during peak periods, with near real‑time mediation and rating.
Global billing, payments, and collections
Generate accurate invoices, manage complex proration and amendments, apply the right taxes, and lift acceptance with modern payments and collections at global scale, on an ERP‑agnostic foundation.
For developers: API-first architecture
Zuora is designed to sit at the center of your IoT stack, not as a silo.
- Ingest anywhere: Mediation sources for Amazon S3, Snowflake, and Kafka, plus API/batch ingestion.
- Bring your own code: Extend the Zuora Mediation Engine with custom processors (via GitHub‑connected components) to handle specialized aggregation and transformation rules.
- Webhooks: Trigger provisioning workflows in your device management platform the moment a payment succeeds.
Explore the Developer Center for SDKs and API documentation.
GLOSSARY
What Is IoT Billing? Definition, Architecture & Challenges
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Outcomes that matter
Launch and iterate usage‑based and hybrid IoT offers in weeks, not quarters, with no‑code pricing updates.
Balance commitments/minimums with usage to align pricing to adoption while protecting margins and forecast accuracy.
Accurate mediation, rating, billing, and collections help reduce revenue leakage and disputes.
Multi‑entity, multi‑currency billing with tax, payments, and collections designed for IoT.