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# Churn trends by plan

Dive into Recurly's Plan Performance Subscription Churn: A tri-fold visualization revealing the nuances of total, voluntary, and involuntary churn.

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  <div class="rp-overview">Plan Performance Subscription Churn gives you a detailed view of churn by plan, broken into total, voluntary, and involuntary churn. Use it to understand why customers are leaving and build targeted strategies to reduce churn.</div>
  <div class="rp-plan"><i class="fa-solid fa-key" aria-hidden="true"></i> Available on all Recurly plans</div>
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    <a class="rp-toc-pill" href="#definition"><span class="rp-toc-num">1</span>Definition</a>
    <a class="rp-toc-pill" href="#key-benefits"><span class="rp-toc-num">2</span>Key benefits</a>
    <a class="rp-toc-pill" href="#key-details"><span class="rp-toc-num">3</span>Key details</a>
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### Prerequisites

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  <li>Users must have Analytics user role permission.</li>
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# Definition

<div class="rp-definition">Plan Performance Subscription Churn is a feature within Recurly that gives you a detailed visualization of churn data through three line charts: total churn, voluntary churn, and involuntary churn.</div>

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  <div><strong><i class="fa-solid fa-circle-info" aria-hidden="true"></i> Note</strong>It's important to understand the difference between a subscriber and a subscription. A single subscriber might hold multiple active subscriptions, but this dashboard counts each individual subscriber — not the number of subscriptions they hold. Data only includes plans that have had at least one subscriber.</div>
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  <div><strong><i class="fa-solid fa-lightbulb" aria-hidden="true"></i> Tip</strong>For more on navigating and using the filter tools, see our <a href="https://docs.recurly.com/docs/recurly-analytics-overview#navigation-features" target="_blank">analytics overview documentation</a>.</div>
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# Key benefits

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    <strong>Comprehensive churn overview</strong>
    <span>Assess all three charts together for a holistic understanding of churn dynamics, so you can make better retention decisions.</span>
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    <strong>Reasons behind churn</strong>
    <span>Separate voluntary from involuntary churn to see the specific reasons driving attrition for each plan.</span>
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    <strong>Strategic intervention</strong>
    <span>See exactly where churn is coming from so you can craft tailored strategies to reduce it.</span>
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# Key details

The Churn view shows three line charts that track total, voluntary, and involuntary churn. Reviewing all three together helps you understand the reasons behind churn for each plan, which is essential for improving retention.

#### Total churn

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#### Voluntary churn

<Image src="https://files.readme.io/63a2bca08c52d60af847fe73e3866e75f65163012d79577f482d4b8b456bf04f-image.png" align="center" width="75%" border={true} />

#### Involuntary churn

<Image src="https://files.readme.io/db1f6ff9162c37c0180beb40ea8db51178df7dac5da481d1ba6d1e26210886ca-image.png" align="center" width="75%" border={true} />

### How to use plan performance subscription churn

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    <div class="rp-step-num">1</div>
    <div><h4>Go to the Churn view</h4><p>Navigate to the Churn view within the dashboard.</p></div>
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    <div class="rp-step-num">2</div>
    <div><h4>Review the churn charts</h4><p>Check the total, voluntary, and involuntary churn line charts to understand the reasons behind churn rates for each plan.</p></div>
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    <div class="rp-step-num">3</div>
    <div><h4>Develop a mitigation strategy</h4><p>Analyze the reasons behind high voluntary and involuntary churn rates and build strategies to address them.</p></div>
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# Sibling pages

* [Plan KPI](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/plan-performance.md)
* [Plans (legacy)](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/plans-legacy.md)
* [Subscription by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/plans-1.md)
* [Retention by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/retention-by-plan.md)
* [Movement by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/movement-by-plan.md)
* [Trials by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/trials-by-plan.md)
* [MRR by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/mmr-by-plan.md)
* [LTV by plan](https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/docs/ltv-by-plan.md)