Legend:
✅✅ = Excellent fit
✅ = Good fit
➕ = Neutral
❌ = Weak fit
Pricing Model
Predictability
Flexibility & Scalability
Risk & Upside Potential
Competitiveness in Market
Business & Financial Goals
Brand Recognition / Reputation
Timeline
Project-based
❌
➕
❌
✅
➕
✅
❌
Productized Packages
✅✅
✅
➕
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅
Retainer (for hours not deliverables)
✅✅
✅
➕
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅
Day rate
❌
✅✅
❌
➕
➕
❌
✅✅
Revenue Share
❌
➕
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
➕
✅
Performance-based
❌
➕
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅
Value-based
✅
✅✅
✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
Hybrid models
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅
✅✅