SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

SaaS Enterprise Sales Compensation Pl an. Not every rep should be involved in chased down invoices. Once you are at $20 or $30m ARR or larger, or maybe, once you have 40-50 reps or more, and are adding another 40-50 or more a year … a Typical Bigger Company sales comp plan works well. It’s tested and proven.

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Stax

MARCH 13, 2025

Apart from keeping complex payment structures running, interchange fees compensate issuing banks for taking on cardholder credit risk, and help card companies fund rewards programs. Payment processors usually tack on additional fees on top of interchange to compensate for their services (based on their pricing model ).

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SaaStr

JULY 23, 2020

The average package price is USD 500 for subscription/month. A bit more here: The ultimate guide to SaaS Sales Compensation Plan | SaaStr. Q: What is a good model for SaaS product sales commission? At the end of the day, most SaaS companies pay their reps from 20%-25% of what they close in total comp — base + bonus.

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SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model. Five years in, CircleCI implemented a usage-based subscription model. In a SaaS subscription model, the platform gets the revenue immediately upon purchase.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2021

The average package price is USD 500 for subscription/month. A bit more here: The ultimate guide to SaaS Sales Compensation Plan | SaaStr. Q: What is a good model for SaaS product sales commission? Often at roughly a 50/50 ratio. Sometimes for very transactional, low ACV sales, the percent can be lower.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 26, 2021

That’s how my friend Stacey describes the way sales compensation plans have changed over the last 15 years of her SaaS career. Why do sales compensation plans have to be so complex? Sales compensation was set up to ensure that reps are suitably rewarded for their performance. Bookings vs. invoices. Ramp policy.

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Software Review Compensation Payment Features Underperforming Technical Team 121

Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

AUGUST 11, 2012

Here's an inquiry from the SaaS Marketing mailbox: Dear SaaS Marketing guy, Do software-as-a- service (SaaS) solutions with a high subscription price per customer have a better chance of success than solutions with a low subscription price? It's the subscription price relative to the cost of acquiring customers.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The good news is that the most important subscription KPIs are constant across SaaS businesses, whether you’re selling a timekeeping software or an accounting tool. Read on to find out what the top six subscription KPIs are, why you should be tracking them, and how. Why subscription companies need to track KPIs. SaaS Bookings.

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Payment Features Subscription Customer Lifetime Value Benchmarks 80

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

However, it’s essential to determine whether the revenue generated by discounted sales compensates for the reduction in margin. For MSPs and SaaS companies, offering discounts on recurring subscriptions can have a long-term impact on profitability.

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Customer Lifetime Value Compensation Subscription Payment Features 59

Totango

AUGUST 13, 2024

” Customer renewals are the lifeblood of any subscription-based business, directly impacting your company’s revenue, growth, and long-term success. By implementing CSQOs into your compensation plan, you empower your CS team to drive expansion, while maintaining their focus on customer success and retention.

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Kellblog

MARCH 29, 2023

Third, a one-slide-per-metric review of the set of metrics that matter in 2023: ARR growth, free cashflow margin, Rule of 40 score, subscription gross margin, burn multiple, ARR/FTE, CAC ratio, CAC payback period, NRR, and GRR. Note that I also did a Balderton webinar ( Balancing Growth and Burn in 2023 ) on this topic with David Thevenon.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 19, 2024

One thing I do want to call out that I don’t see tracked enough is stock compensation. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 12, 2017

After several recent high-profile Mac apps pivoted to a subscription model, users are left feeling cheated. Developer MacPaw is planning to solve that, with Setapp - the first all-you-can-eat subscription service for Mac apps. As a business we had a huge demand to move into subscriptions.”. The pitchforks are out.

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Payment Features Subscription Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 75

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

If you offer benefits to your employees, you need a payroll service that helps you effectively manage things like time off, vacation requests, workers’ compensation, insurance, and more. Wave also offers numerous other small business tools for free, including invoicing, accounting, and receipt management. Built-in HR tools.

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 145

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2019

SaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. This is a mobile solution for SMB’s to send an invoice and get paid. Are we being compensated appropriately for that value? Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC.

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Payments Pricing Compensation Scale 113

Tom Tunguz

MAY 20, 2014

The most effective way I’ve seen of maximizing cash in SaaS and subscription businesses is asking customers to pay at the beginning of their contracts. To accomplish this transition from monthly payment, for example, to annual prepayment requires retraining of the sales team and also perhaps adjusting the sales compensation plan.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 4, 2016

Plus, value-added resellers charged buyers on a per-project basis which doesn’t align neatly with the recurring subscription intrinsic to SaaS. Plus, there can be some complexities in sales compensation. Most SaaS has little customization, manages all the delivery and are better suited to handling the support.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Compensation Scale 100

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But growing with a usage-model is not as straightforward as traditional subscription SaaS. It requires shifts in go-to-market strategy, sales compensation, financial planning, billing, and much more. Some folks might have feared that investors would hate usage-based pricing because customers aren’t locked into a subscription.

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Chargify

JANUARY 15, 2020

Multiple billing systems and complicated contract customers that required itemized invoices were being managed manually, within an excessive number of spreadsheets. The subscription world is all about relationships and personalization, and B2B SaaS customers have come to expect that high level of service.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Often, these companies have an existing subscription model, and usage-based pricing sounds like it would further align their incentives with their customers’. That’s why software with human end users typically benefits from subscription models. How will you compensate your reps? That said, this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.

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Pricing Compensation Subscription Payment Features 103

Stax

APRIL 30, 2024

Stax’s smart terminals and mobile payment solutions are fully customizable to cater to unique business needs. Whether you need an on-the-go payment solution or a contactless one, Stax can meet your requirements. Features: Faster, reliable, and secure payments through smart terminals.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 88

Tom Tunguz

JULY 14, 2015

Bloomberg, provider of the eponymous financial information terminals, generates roughly $10B annually in subscription revenues, and is wildly profitable. Employee option/share liquidity rewards early employees and provides a new and enticing compensation tool for recruitment. But the demands of being a public company are stringent.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

million subscriptions transacted and Google’s marketplace has seen 3X growth in SaaS sales. And I would also say, regardless of the field, is how you go about compensating this channel. If you can neutralize the channel from a compensation perspective with your direct sellers, that always helps. Rico Mallozzi: Yeah.

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Stax

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

TL;DR ACH is cost-effective and ideal for recurring payments, with transfer times ranging from 1-3 business days. Choose ACH for routine, lower-cost transactions; use wire transfers for high-value or urgent payments. Use Cases ACH payments are ideal for recurring payments and smaller transactions.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

FastSpring

AUGUST 3, 2022

You don’t always have time to compensate for unexpected events in your market, but the key is to speed up how quickly you can measure the impact of the investments you’re making today. This is why it’s so important to be able to test the ROI of any investment you’re making as quickly as possible. Learn more here.

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SaaStr

MARCH 12, 2019

We have the subscription revenue. The subscription economy. The last part I want to do is on compensation. Some executive put their career on the line to buy your stuff and walk around saying, “It’s awesome” But things have changed, thanks to you. Totally changes the game. So there you go.

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Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

Affiliates usually receive some kind of compensation (more on this below) for their work. While compensation can be important, you should consider (and do the legwork necessary to know) what other benefits might be more meaningful to your partners. Notice that earning revenue is actually near the bottom of this list. (We

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Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Scale SaaS 131

Chaotic Flow

APRIL 14, 2015

SaaS colleagues come to me with a wide variety of problems from positioning to sales compensation to churn analysis, but lately I’ve noticed a common theme: poor SaaS customer alignment. Each new customer brings a new thread of subscription revenue that is woven into a larger tapestry to form the total recurring revenue of a SaaS business.

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Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Free" does not compensate for a poor product that's difficult to learn. See "If it's hard to use, it's hard to sell" ) "Free" might not really matter A trial might show prospects the solution's features and functions for free, but it won't necessarily address concerns about security, reliability, deployment, and integration.

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SaaSOptics

JANUARY 20, 2022

If your organization is using spreadsheets to manage compensation plans and account for sales commissions, you may be doing a lot of rowing without getting very far. Managing commissions and compensation plans in spreadsheets is a common practice, but it’s also inefficient and outdated. Where Are We Going and Who’s Driving the Boat?

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Stax

JULY 1, 2024

Learn More What to Look for in a Payroll Process Ease of use Payroll software shouldn’t add more time to tasks like invoicing, payroll reports, or benefits management. Wave offers one of the simplest ways for small businesses to file payroll taxes and manage worker’s compensation.

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Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Methods Payments 88

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Today on Recur Now, the astronomical findings of Zuora’s Subscription Economy Index are released. We’re also talking subscription sports with a pricing expert, and highlighting a former Netflix culture-building badass. Your top subscription news. Subscription Cavaliers. Can you guess who? Zuora's SEI drop.

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Buffer Resources

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The program is part of a broader effort by TikTok to enhance monetization opportunities , including other avenues such as LIVE Gifts and subscriptions , TikTok Series , and TikTok Pulse. per 1,000 views, the Creativity Program aims to rectify this by offering enhanced compensation, potentially reaching up to $8.00

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SaaSOptics

MAY 22, 2018

Magazines, newspapers, life insurance, phones, security services, and a long list of products and services have been sold for decades using the subscription model. The difference now is how important and meaningful the subscription model has become to the national economic engine. What has changed?

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Payment Features Subscription Technical Review Airlines 40

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

So virtual cards to help you buy a new subscription or do a new digital marketing advertising campaign on LinkedIn. Recently, we launched a full invoice management system where you can process an invoice, getting it approved and paid in the same system. You have to make your team structure evolve.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 10, 2024

  It was also important to set a rate that would allow me to compensate my employees adequately. The majority of our teammates are women, who I recognize are often still stuck with more of the work at home.   We initially wrote a blog post and LinkedIn announcement to help all of our existing clients understand the change.

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SaaSOptics

MAY 22, 2018

Magazines, newspapers, life insurance, phones, security services, and a long list of products and services have been sold for decades using the subscription model. The difference now is how important and meaningful the subscription model has become to the national economic engine. What has changed?

Payment Features 40

Payment Features Subscription Technical Review Airlines 40