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Churn rate calculator

Compute your customer churn rate and retention rate over a period.

Need Churn rate, Retention rate? The Churn rate calculator derives it from Customers at start, Customers lost in one step. For instance, with Customers at start = 1,000 and Customers lost = 50 it returns Churn rate = 5% and Retention rate = 95%.

How to use it

  1. Enter your values: Customers at start, Customers lost.
  2. Read the result instantly: Churn rate, Retention rate.

Frequently asked questions

How does the Churn rate calculator work?

It takes Customers at start and Customers lost and derives Churn rate and Retention rate from them. The calculation is live as you type, so the result updates on every change.

Which values does the calculator ask for?

2 values: Customers at start and Customers lost. Nothing else is required — no account, no file upload.

What does a typical calculation look like?

With Customers at start = 1,000 and Customers lost = 50, the calculator returns Churn rate = 5% and Retention rate = 95%. Those figures come from running this exact tool, so you can reproduce them by entering the same values.

When would I actually use this?

Reporting to an investor or a board: what recurring revenue really is this month, what churn is costing, and how long it takes to earn back an acquisition.

What is the most common mistake?

Counting annual contracts at their full value in the month they are signed. MRR is the monthly-equivalent figure; booking a year of revenue in one month makes growth look like a step change that then reverses.

What is the difference between the Churn rate calculator and the Burn rate & runway calculator?

This one returns Churn rate and Retention rate; the Burn rate & runway calculator returns Runway (months) and Runway (years). That is the whole difference — open the one whose figure you need.

Is there a tool for the next step?

Customer lifetime value (CLV) calculator is the closest one after this: What a customer is worth over the whole relationship: margin per period ÷ (1 + discount − retention), which also tells you the average lifespan 1/(1 − retention). Higher retention and margin stretch it; the discount rate reins it back to today's money.

What else is worth having open alongside it?

MRR & ARR calculator and Employee turnover rate calculator — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.

Where do the figures come from, and how current are they?

These definitions come from how subscription businesses report, not from an accounting standard — churn in particular is defined half a dozen ways, so state which one you used alongside the number.

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