SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2023

So over the past decade-and-a-half we’ve come up with a lot of yardsticks, metrics and rules for SaaS companies. But — they are broken if you aren’t really a traditional, 100%+ NRR SaaS company. In particular: Hybrid SaaS with payments and fintech usually has far, far lower gross margins than pure software. It depends.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Gather metrics and view reports on monthly recurring revenue. Fraud prevention and chargebacks. FastSpring.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Chargebee is a robust subscription management platform. However, there are certain aspects of collecting recurring payments that you would still be responsible for when using Chargebee, such as: Connecting to payment gateways manually. Reconciling payments, fulfillment, refunds, etc. Process chargebacks.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But when it comes to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses, this statement stands even truer. So why is SaaS sales tax so challenging? The reason is, there doesn’t exist any single standardized system internationally to preside over SaaS sales tax. What is SaaS Sales Tax? Is SaaS taxable?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

To help you choose between Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack.

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. In their early stages, SaaS software startups typically target the early adopters in the tech or mid-market segments.

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FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2023

SaaS accounting software can help you automate: Recurring invoicing. Payment processing. Payment reconciliation. Payment reminders. And more … However, it’s almost impossible to find one accounting software solution that satisfies all your needs as a SaaS company. Global payment processing.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re not sure how to sell an app direct to consumer (D2C) outside the app stores — or if you’re looking for a new way to monetize your mobile app or game — you may be wondering what options you have. Various tools you can use to monetize apps and games outside app stores. Highlights from recent U.S. Interested?

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FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. This article offers tips for optimizing pricing and packaging of your SaaS products in a less-than-stellar economy: What is stagflation?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

Most Stripe alternatives fall into one of two categories: (1) payment processors, or (2) a billing solution that covers payment processing and other aspects of billing such as fraud detection, checkout, and more. can provide payment processing, order fulfillment, financing options, and more. Table of Contents.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The way you process B2B payments matters. To keep your company thriving, you need a fast, reliable method for collecting payments for services rendered. Understanding the intricacies of the B2B payments process, and the solutions that can help, will ensure that you’re never struggling to receive these payments.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Reconciling payment with accounts and remitting sales tax, GST, and VAT. The second factor to consider is whether or not the solution was built for your type of business.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. Expansionary revenue.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Before we look at the promised SaaS revenue models, let’s get a couple definitions out of the way. We need to differentiate among three similar sounding but very different concepts: revenue stream, revenue model, and business model. Revenue stream: This is a single source of revenue for a company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2021

Q: Why do SaaS companies bill annually up front? A lot of SaaS pricing originally comes from classic enterprise software. SaaS then remixed this model by charging less in Year 1 for a “subscription”, but often more over time, especially by Year 3. So the upfront payment for a year isn’t dead. Perhaps they shouldn’t.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 11, 2021

In Malaysia, Sales and Service Tax (SST) is a consumption tax imposed on a wide range of goods and services. is much simpler for businesses compared with the previous Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime it replaced and the old SST framework that preceded GST. Service tax on digital services (SToDS).

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cyber Weekend — the weekend encompassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is a great time for businesses to slash prices and increase sales volume as the year wraps up. Are you looking for a merchant of record to help you grow your business internationally? Set up a demo or check out our platform yourself.

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. SaaS companies will evolve their products and messaging to support a fluid hybrid working model—office/home.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

When we announced a few weeks ago that we would be bringing our leading SaaS conference to Asia, and running it in Hong Kong, many locals thanked us for choosing the city. Ultrasite is a global website builder, Chinafy is a tool for making websites China-compatible, and Connect is their collaborative content management platform for brands.

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Baremetrics

JUNE 27, 2021

Hopper How can you know if your SaaS business is profitable or not? Do you know what works well for your business and what doesn’t? That’s where SaaS metrics come into play and tell you what you need to know. They give you the data you need to help you make informed decisions about your business. 2 What is Stripe?

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The ultimate goal of any developer with an idea for some useful software is monetization. Software monetization is simply the act of generating revenue from software. Baremetrics provides an easy-to-read dashboard that gives you all the key metrics for your business, including MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Your SaaS product’s free trial conversion rate is one of the most important growth metrics to track. That’s because an integral component of the product-led growth strategy is your ability to convert a free trial user into a paying customer. The average conversion rate for SaaS companies varies between 18.6%

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That includes: A global focus.

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FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). In the language of SaaS, I churned. In part two, we’ll cover five churn-prevention strategies that have been successful in other SaaS businesses. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks. Is There an Ideal Churn Rate for SaaS?

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Baremetrics

JULY 22, 2021

PayPal is a popular choice for online payment processing. The platform currently serves over 20 million active merchant accounts globally, and is a proven solution trusted by entrepreneurs for over twenty years. But for SaaS businesses, PayPal lacks the analytics and reporting features they need to support sustainable growth.

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Baremetrics

JULY 8, 2021

Right away, its analytics tools made it easy to calculate key SaaS metrics and segment customers based on customizable attributes. MetricFire is a full-scale platform that offers infrastructure, system, and application monitoring using a suite of open-source monitoring tools. Solution: They signed up for Baremetrics.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 2, 2020

Subscriptions are built on ongoing relationships with customers, so companies selling subscriptions need to understand how to monetize this relationship on a recurring basis. We’ll talk through the importance of audience targeting, the kinds of resources that are helpful, and the ways to differentiate between B2C and B2C sales.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 11, 2021

In Malaysia, Sales and Service Tax (SST) is a consumption tax imposed on a wide range of goods and services. is much simpler for businesses compared with the previous Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime it replaced and the old SST framework that preceded GST. Service tax on digital services (SToDS).

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online. As of 2019, B2B ecommerce sales globally have surpassed $12 trillion in revenue. According to Statista, B2B sales are now 6X larger than the business-to-consumer (B2C) market.

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Point Nine Land

MAY 22, 2020

Businesses, on the other hand, are stuck in the dark ages, often relying on the phone, email, fax and even pen and paper when it comes to ordering goods or services. Whilst consumer-facing marketplaces have become an essential part of our daily lives, business-to-business marketplaces are only just beginning to emerge.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Precisely – about SaaS affiliate programs… SaaS partner programs entice both software providers and affiliate partners for various reasons: 1) SaaS products are usually low-cost. 3) Almost any business in the world needs this or that software for its own needs. 5) Everyone minds his own business.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From lead generation to lead nurturing to conversion, funnel AI tools help marketers improve their strategy and streamline their processes. Even small businesses need to adopt AI technology to keep up. The good news is there are many tools and software platforms available, so you are likely to find one that meets your needs.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For a SaaS business to survive, it needs to track its business data. For a SaaS business to thrive, it needs to deeply understand what the business metrics mean for the state of the business. Connect Baremetrics to your revenue sources and start seeing all of your revenue on a crystal-clear dashboard.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. So clearly there are areas of our economy that are slow growing and B2C has its challenges.

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OPEXEngine

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you’ve underestimated the importance of financial operations for both the short and long-term success of your SaaS business, you’re not alone. With the explosive growth of the SaaS business model impacting businesses worldwide, many are navigating SaaS financial operations and subscription management for the first time.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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Hull

JANUARY 22, 2019

The explosion of SaaS tools (and with it, data silos) together creates a need for a cross-functional, operations role to support go-to-market teams. Their job is to enable go-to-market teams through "joining the dots" between tools, teams & data, optimizing the business rules that drive growth.

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