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Metrics & Analytics

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

Also known as: CAC

The average cost to gain one new customer or paying member.

Customer acquisition cost is the total spend to acquire a customer divided by the number of customers gained. For creators selling products or memberships, keeping CAC below customer lifetime value is what makes the business sustainable.

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