CMRR Committed MRR Calculator
Compute Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR) — the forward view of contracted revenue that's signed but not yet live. CMRR is the metric VCs and bankers actually want to see, not GAAP MRR.
| Live MRR | — |
| (+) Signed not yet live | — |
| (+) Scheduled expansion | — |
| (–) Confirmed churn | — |
| (–) Scheduled downgrades | — |
| CMRR (Committed MRR) | — |
Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR) is forward-looking MRR — what your revenue will be once all known events (new bookings, expansion, churn notices, downgrades) play out. Banks, VCs, and acquirers use CMRR over MRR because it strips out accounting lag and reveals the true earnings power of the business.
CMRR Formula
CMRR = Live MRR + signed-but-not-live contracts + scheduled expansion – confirmed churn – scheduled downgrades. Note that bookings (annual contract value) divided by 12 doesn't always equal CMRR — only the recurring portion counts; one-time fees and services revenue are excluded.
CMRR vs MRR vs ARR
MRR: this month's actual recurring revenue per GAAP. CMRR: forward-looking — what MRR will be once all currently-known events occur. ARR: CMRR × 12 (some companies use Live MRR × 12; specify which). Top investors prefer CMRR-based ARR.
Common CMRR Mistakes
Including unsigned pipeline (pipeline is not CMRR). Counting one-time services revenue. Forgetting to subtract confirmed churn notices already received. Mixing currencies — always convert to a single reporting currency at locked FX.
When SaaS Companies Should Track CMRR vs MRR
If your SaaS company sells annual or multi-year contracts where signing dates lead implementation by 30-90 days, CMRR matters more than MRR. A Series B SaaS company that signs $500K in new ACV in March but onboards customers in May would report flat MRR for two months — masking aggressive sales momentum. CMRR fixes that by surfacing the booked-not-live revenue immediately. Per the SEC's investor bulletin on non-GAAP measures, any forward-looking SaaS metric like CMRR must be clearly labeled as non-GAAP and reconciled to GAAP revenue when used in public investor communications. Companies that confuse pipeline (unsigned) with CMRR (signed) lose investor trust the first time bookings miss — keep the categories strictly separate.
CMRR Reporting for Board Meetings and Investor Updates
Best practice for SaaS finance teams: report MRR, CMRR, and ARR side by side in every monthly board deck, with a one-line bridge explaining the delta. Format: Live MRR $X + Signed-not-live $Y + Scheduled expansion $Z − Confirmed churn $C − Scheduled downgrades $D = CMRR $Q. The Scale Venture Partners CMRR framework and the BVP Cloud Index both use this five-line bridge as the SaaS reporting standard. Two reporting cadences work: monthly snapshot for board updates, weekly snapshot for sales-led businesses near quarter-end. Always lock the FX rate at the start of the quarter — recalculating CMRR with mid-quarter FX moves makes the metric noisy. Updated 2026-06-25.