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What Is a Churn Rate, and How Do You Measure It?

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Are you on track to hit your goals, or is customer attrition holding you back? Use the churn rate metric to see where you stand.

By: Jessica Elliott, Contributor

Key performance indicators (KPI) measure your company’s performance in several areas, including customer attrition and retention. The churn rate metric tracks how many customers terminate a software, app, or email subscription during a specified timeframe. It can also refer to revenue churn or employee turnover.

A low churn rate means more people are sticking around, whereas a high churn rate may suggest problems with your products or services. Therefore, regular customer attrition monitoring helps you catch minor issues before they snowball into a disaster. Here’s why and how your small business can use the churn rate.

Churn rate meaning and use cases

A churn rate, also known as customer attrition, can refer to customers unsubscribing from your email list, membership, or SaaS platform during a specific timeframe. Companies use the revenue churn metric to understand cash flow, whereas employee churn rate looks at worker turnover. You can track attrition company-wide or by department.

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