Licensing Tiers & Data Governance

Comprehensive framework for implementing subscription-based access control with field-level permissions, feature gating, and tier-specific compliance requirements.

When to Use

• Building SaaS products with Free/Pro/Enterprise tiers
• Implementing field-level access control based on subscription
• Enforcing API rate limits by tier
• Managing data retention policies per tier
• Tracking compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR) by tier
• Auditing tier changes and feature access
• Migrating users between subscription tiers

Core Concepts

Subscription Tier Hierarchy