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Take Salesforce as an example, AI is transforming the "pricing model" of software.

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1 September 2026

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opportunities

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Enterprise Software

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United States

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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Salesforce is shifting from fixed per-user subscription pricing to outcome-based pricing models driven by AI product usage and business impact, reflecting a broader software industry transformation with startups and competitors adopting similar models.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must rethink pricing if your software charges per user or fixed tiers. Salesforce's pivot signals a new market where you get paid based on business outcomes, so start building contracts and tech to support outcome billing now.

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1 source · 1 Sep 2026

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