# 14 — Editions: One Codebase, Four Configurable Plans

**Hard rule:** every cell below is a **DB row** (`plan`, `plan_feature`, `price_book`,
`setting` — 07-DB-AND-CONFIG §2), never code. Changing a limit, price, or privilege is
configuration; new editions are new rows. Upgrades apply in place — the paywall is a demo.

## Identity & positioning

| Dimension | Lite | Standard | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target business | Mini/small shop, kirana | Medium store | Supermarket, pharmacy | Chains, multi-outlet |
| Positioning | "Bill in 15 minutes" | "Run the whole store" | "Run it at scale" | "Run every store" |
| Price posture (₹ = D5, rows in `price_book`) | Entry; monthly allowed | Mid; annual preferred | Premium; annual | Custom quote |
| Billing basis | Per store | Per store + per counter | Per store + per counter | Per org, negotiated |
| Support privilege | Dealer/WhatsApp | Dealer priority | Priority + remote fix | Dedicated + SLA |

## Capacity limits (rows in `plan_feature`, enforced at runtime)

| Limit | Lite | Standard | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counters | 1 | 3 | 8 | Unlimited |
| Stores | 1 | 1 | 2 | Unlimited |
| Users | 2 | 6 | 15 | Unlimited |
| SKUs (validated target) | 5,000 | 15,000 | 100,000 | 100,000+ |
| Bills/day (validated target) | 200 | 600 | 2,500 | 2,500/store |
| Held bills per counter | 3 | 10 | 20 | 20 |

## Feature privileges (rows in `plan_feature`; ✗ renders as upsell, never hidden)

| Feature | Lite | Standard | Pro | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS billing, suggestions, quick-add, khata, customer attach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GST invoices, HSN summary, core reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase entry + last-cost + drafts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-counter + per-counter series | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Schemes & offers, salesman tagging | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Label printing | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GSTR-1/3B exports, Tally export | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Owner app | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weighing-scale barcodes & scale port | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch/expiry tracking | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loyalty | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purchase Inbox (AI) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| e-Invoice (IRN) + e-Way | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full accounting (P&L/BS) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| B2B counter billing (GSTIN, IGST) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-store HO console, transfers, central pricing | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |

## Advantages story (what the dealer sells)

| Edition | The advantage in one line |
|---|---|
| Lite | Cheapest way to bill legally, fast, with khata and WhatsApp — zero training |
| Standard | Everything the counter and the owner need for one busy store |
| Pro | Supermarket-grade: scale barcodes, batch/expiry, AI purchases, compliance automation |
| Enterprise | One brain for every outlet: central pricing, consolidated GST, APIs |

## Configurability rules

| Rule | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cells are rows | Every value above lives in `plan`/`plan_feature`/`price_book` — no release to change |
| Per-tenant overrides | A specific tenant can be granted any single privilege via a tenant-scope row |
| In-place upgrade | Locked feature → upsell panel → plan change → unlock without reinstall |
| Grace, never strand | Expiry enters grace (setting row); billing never stops mid-day |
| New editions | A fifth edition = new rows; the UI renders it automatically |