SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2024

They explore the unique challenges and opportunities presented by different approaches, from subscription-based models to enterprise solutions. They’ll explore strategies for using customer success not just as a support function but as a powerful engine for revenue growth.

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Benchmarks Finance Business Model Forecasting 299

Baremetrics

JULY 7, 2021

For every decision-maker in a SaaS company, understanding SaaS financial benchmarks makes a proper interpretation your internal performance metrics possible. All the data your startup needs 1 What are SaaS financial Benchmarks? 2 Why use SaaS Financial Benchmarks? 2 Why use SaaS Financial Benchmarks? Table of Contents.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 4, 2024

There’s a lot of info to digest, so in the sections below I’ll try and pull out the relevant financial information and benchmark it against current cloud businesses. Our platform can be purchased in three subscription editions. We price our subscription editions primarily based on edition tier and data volume.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 20, 2021

We built the Baremetrics Benchmarks feature to answer these questions. We collected data from 800+ small and medium sized subscription companies using Baremetrics, anonymized it, and aggregated it to provide benchmark data for key metrics and subscription pricing. Where does the benchmark data come from?

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SaaStr

MAY 29, 2020

And a good example of what a fair, reset benchmark and set of KPIs might be for you and your team: What Workday just reported: Workday is still growing — but 30% slower now. And what’s happening to them is probably a good proxy for what you can expect in a similarly diverse customer base.

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Healthcare Travel Benchmarks Payment Features 304

Kellblog

JUNE 10, 2021

This is a quick post to share the slides I presented today at the GainSight Pulse Everywhere 2021 conference in a session entitled Net Dollar Retention, Key Benchmarks at $50M, $200M, and $1B in annual recurring revenue (ARR). In the session we discuss: The answer, which is 104%. Exception: public company NDR median is 111%.).

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Benchmarks Retention Payment Features Subscription 109

FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Flexible subscription management and recurring billing tools.

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Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 112

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

When discussing the financial metrics for a SaaS company, revenue vs. profit is among the most common comparisons encountered. When a SaaS product or service has been developed, tracking the ROI (return on investment) involves always keeping revenue vs. profit at the top of mind. What is revenue? What is revenue?

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Payments Revenue Payment Services SaaS Payments 103

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Revenue churn answers the question: how much MRR did we lose last month? Your answer says a lot about the long term health of your company as a SaaS or subscription business. The SaaS business model is built on the concept of retaining as much of your monthly recurring revenue (MRR) as possible. Try Baremetrics Free.

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Churn Revenue Benchmarks Payment Features 118

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. It looks at the YoY dollar change in quarterly revenue from the hyperscalers (just looking at Azure / AWS because the data goes back further) going back a few years. net retention and CAC payback).

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Cloud Software Azure AWS 177

ChurnZero

JUNE 24, 2022

In our webinar, 2022 SaaS retention benchmarks , SaaS Capital Manager Director Rob Belcher shares the results from their 11th annual B2B SaaS benchmarking survey. You can download the full report for net retention and gross retention benchmarks as well as retention metrics in relation to ACV, growth, size, and more.

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Benchmarks Retention Software Review Technical Review 98

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

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Payments SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 123

User Pilot

JULY 14, 2024

That’s one of the questions about user activation rates that we explore in our Product Metrics Benchmark Report 2024. Companies analyzed in the Product Metrics Benchmark Report by industry. Activation has an impact on other product metrics , including revenue. Userpilot’s SaaS Product Metrics Benchmark Report 2024.

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Benchmarks Scale Onboarding Metrics 83

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Q2 Revenue Relative to Consensus Estimates Now let’s dive in to the financial results of Q2 starting with revenue. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter.

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 161

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Q3 Revenue Relative to Consensus Estimates Now let’s dive in to the financial results of Q3 starting with revenue. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter.

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 177

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Confused about customer churn vs. revenue churn? Revenue churn — the amount of revenue you've lost. Revenue churn = money lost. This article will cover everything you need to know about customer churn vs. revenue churn. What is Revenue Churn? How to Prevent Customer Churn and Revenue Churn Bottom Line.

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Churn Payments Revenue SaaS Payments 105

Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. We will see this show up in revenue figures in a quarter or two. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. net retention and CAC payback).

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 169

User Pilot

JUNE 27, 2024

Learn more about industry benchmarks in our latest SaaS Product Metrics Report. Customer activation rate is crucial for SaaS companies as it impacts all other success metrics, like revenue. Activation rate benchmarks for various industries in 2024 range from 54.8% User activation rate benchmarks in 2024. Curious why?

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Benchmarks SaaS Social Media Onboarding 88

Baremetrics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Arguably the most beautiful aspect of SaaS or subscription based businesses is the recurring revenue that comes with them. As a business owner or founder, you worry far less about how much cash is in the bank with the predictability that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) brings. Table of Contents.

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Payment Features Subscription Software Review Payments 97

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Net revenue retention (NRR) and gross revenue retention (GRR) are two important metrics. NRR and GRR are important secondary metrics for any SaaS enterprise that brings in money through a subscription revenue model. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial and start seeing more into your subscription revenues now.

Payments 95

Payments Retention Revenue Payment Services 95

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 12, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q4 ’22 revenue) / (Q4 ’21 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback). .”

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 161

Chart Mogul

JUNE 24, 2021

For subscription apps like Headspace , a global audience is part of their growth ambition. Stephen shared that, “the hope [with localized pricing] would be that this ultimately makes it possible for MORE creators to make revenue on Twitch and more fans supporting their fav creators.”. 2 types of pricing localization.

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Pricing SaaS Payments Payments Payment Features 128

User Pilot

JUNE 11, 2024

That said, let’s explore the most critical product marketing metrics to track, along with the latest benchmarks in 2024: Check out the 2024 Benchmark Report. Let’s explore the most important metrics (you can check their benchmarks here ): User activation rate : Measures how effectively onboarding converts new users into active users.

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Benchmarks Product Marketing Metrics Marketing 74

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 20, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q1 ’23 revenue) / (Q1 ’22 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback). .”

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Scale 161

The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

I’ve seen posts with churn benchmarks of public SaaS companies before, but this one is by far the most comprehensive collection I’ve seen and I think it’s very useful. Some report renewal based on the number of seats; one company, Fleetmatics, reports churn based on the number of vehicles under subscription.

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Churn SaaS Retention Metrics 226

CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s undeniable that the SaaS model works differently and attracts revenue on a monthly or annual basis, unlike the on-premise software that deals with one-time payments. But with effective customer success, it’s possible to attain those extra gains from the SaaS revenue model. Stay tuned and read on to incur extra SaaS revenue.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 27, 2021

Revenue forecasting models help you plan your next phase of growth. The Baremetrics article "The SaaS Financial Model You'll Actually Use" describes how to create financial models you can use to plan out your next steps—even when your total revenue falls short and things don't go as expected. What is Revenue Forecasting?

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Forecasting Revenue Sales Hiring Outsourced Development 89

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Forecasting MRR Movements Churned Subscriptions or Cancellation Insights Trials Customer Profiles and People Insights Benchmarking Segmentation Financial Reports with Baremetrics Baremetrics Provides Smarter Financial Reporting Forecasting In-Depth Reporting Trial Insights Enhanced Customer Profiles See Your First Report Today.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods 98

SaaSOptics

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Based on a 2019 survey, Gartner forecasts that eighty-four percent of new software will be delivered as SaaS , and this percentage is expected to increase as existing providers transition to a subscription-based model. The main difference between accounting for a subscription vs. a traditional business is the method used. The result?

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Payment Features Outsourced Development Software Review SaaS 105

Stax

MARCH 12, 2024

In an ideal world, all customers would pay an invoice the moment they receive it. But in reality, companies often have to spend considerable time and resources chasing down late payments that are stuck in Accounts Receivable. Promptly collecting payments from your customers is essential to run a sustainable business.

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services Stax 88

Chart Mogul

JANUARY 22, 2021

We’ve collected the most important information on the topic — from a definition and formulas to benchmarks and discussions on how to use churn. Churn is a concept specific to subscription businesses. It signifies the rate at which a business is losing customers and/or revenue through subscription cancellations.

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Churn SaaS Benchmarks Payment Features 136

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q3 ’22 revenue) / (Q3 ’21 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback).

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Cloud Software Review Software Benchmarks 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

About the episode: Tien Tzuo is the Founder and CEO of Zuora, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies that has been at the forefront of the rise of subscription business models. They have funding from some of the best in the business including the likes of Benchmark, Sequoia, Redpoint and Marc Benioff, just to name a few.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Scale Software Review 208

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing , when it comes to finding the billing history for Stripe customers, things are needlessly complicated. Stripe is a fully integrated suite of payment products. What is Stripe?

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 98

OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). The value of your contracted subscriptions taking into account revenue added/lost from components such as new sales, renewals, upsells, churn, etc. ACV Ratio = Expense of marketing campaigns : Revenue from marketing campaigns. Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (CMRR).

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Benchmarks Scale Metrics Sales Recruiting 71

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space. It was an Embedded Finance play starting with payments. [It

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Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post was a qualitative review of the IPO process, as well as a quantitative review benchmarking the key pieces of an IPO. The benchmarking was not a review of business metrics (I did some of that benchmarking in this post ), but rather IPO metrics. The magnitude of the over-subscription is quite important.

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