What's the difference between segmented and personalized pricing?

Segmented pricing assigns common price points to broad groups, like student, enterprise, or nonprofit tiers. Personalized pricing goes deeper, using individual behavior, purchase history, or real‑time intent to suggest a unique price for each buyer. Segmentation scales easily because rules change by group, not person. Personalized approaches squeeze out extra revenue where data quality is high, yet carry higher tech and compliance costs. Therefore, most firms begin with clear segments, then layer selective personalization where privacy regulations and analytics maturity allow.