SaaStr

JANUARY 12, 2023

Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Think of us as your automated security and compliance expert.

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Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 55

SaaStr

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They help B2B SaaS marketers turn organic search into a source of repeatable revenue through software and coaching. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Demandwell is redefining the space to drive results.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 12, 2024

Throughout the year, sales and subscription management teams juggle hundreds or thousands of subscription upgrades, add-ons, and renewals across customer accounts. What if every customer renewal— from estimate to invoice —was predictable and seamless for everyone involved? The result? Streamlined approval processes.

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Services 147

USIO

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are at the heart of this transformation, enabling businesses to create customized payment workflows that meet the unique demands of their operations. In payment systems, APIs eliminate the need for manual interventions by automating complex processes.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In today’s fast-tracked financial landscape, billing software has become a need. Operating a business entails a number of processes like managing products and payments, invoices, customer engagement, revenue, unpaid invoices and much more. Of course, having a billing software is important. So let’s get started!

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Features SaaS Payments 59

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Will the macro turn in favor of software buyers? We’ll see how the rest of software earnings shake out - but so far I’d categorize the guides / outlooks for the year as “meh” at best. Follow along to stay up to date!

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SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2023

Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Some of the smartest and most successful companies like HubSpot, Buzzfeed, J.D.

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Payment Features SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 246

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Interested in learning more about software-led payments or joining the current Embedded Payments conversations in your organization? This blog post is your ultimate guide to understanding the most used payments terms today. Point-of-interaction (POI) A hardware and/or software component in point-of-sale equipment (e.g.,

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 147

USIO

AUGUST 19, 2024

SaaS Payment Integration for Software Companies In the ever-evolving landscape of software companies, effective payment integration is crucial for success. This allows you to focus on what you do best—delivering exceptional software solutions. Scalable payment integration solutions evolve with your business.

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Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 211

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 19, 2024

Q1 was a very weak quarter of software earnings. I’m calculating FCF by taking the Operating Cash Flow and subtracting CapEx and Capitalized Software Costs. To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4. Some software companies also have seasonality in the “payback.”

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Blulogix

JANUARY 3, 2025

By Inga Broerman Preparing for Regulatory Changes in Subscription Management The subscription economy is thriving, with businesses worldwide adopting models that offer flexibility, scalability, and recurring revenue streams. However, as the industry grows, so does regulatory scrutiny.

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Payment Features Subscription Management compliance 52

Stax

MAY 20, 2024

The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once. In the case of SaaS subscriptions, this could take several months—or even years.

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Scytale

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Heres who must follow PCI DSS requirements : Any business that processes, stores, or transmits payment card data. SaaS companies offering payment solutions, subscriptions, or integrations that handle transactions. Third-party service providers supporting businesses that process payments. multi-factor authentication).

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

UiPath is one of the most amazing not-really-an-overnight success stories in Cloud, SaaS and software. It was founded way back in 2005 as an outsourcing company, then developed Windows software to automate scripts and more, and turned this into a powerhouse for automating complex functions integrating Cloud and on-prem. seed round.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 16, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now The Great Services-To-Software Rotation There's a lot of debate right now about the economic impact of GenAI. They contend that AI agents, capable of handling infinite workloads, will ultimately reduce the need for software spend.

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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Getting onboard a robust billing system means benefiting from advanced features like automated recurring billing, customized invoicing, and revenue recognition. A system which supports recurring subscriptions, and advanced pricing strategies. The subscription plans must be transferred to the new software as they are.

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Payment Solutions Payment Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is where the concept of real invoice calculation comes in, fundamentally changing the way organizations approach revenue projection. Schedule a Demo Today What is Real Invoice Calculation? Real invoice calculation is an approach to revenue prediction that goes beyond simple estimates.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Think of Net Promoter Score (NPS) software as a tool to measure your customers’ feelings about your product, and categorize them based on their level of loyalty (promoters, neutrals, and detractors). Segment your audience by criteria like customer lifecycle stage, product usage, or subscription plans.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Inga Broerman How Industry Consolidation is Reshaping Subscription Billing The subscription economy is on a path of rapid growth and transformation, projected to reach a $3 trillion valuation in 2024. Billing integration simplifies the implementation of these models, ensuring accurate tracking and invoicing.

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Solutions 52

Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Small businesses in America and worldwide have to choose from a wide variety of accounting software solutions, and this range of choices can be overwhelming. Research shows that 64% of small businesses use accounting software and the market for accounting software solutions is projected to be worth $4.3billion by 2023.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 88

Blulogix

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Inga Broerman How Usage-Based Pricing is Transforming Subscription Billing The subscription economy is undergoing a transformation, driven by the rising popularity of usage-based pricing. The days of flat-rate subscriptions being the default option are gone. Your ERP cannot bill usage subscriptions.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Activant Capital brought together at SaaStr Annua l a group of break-out next-generation AI enhanced vertical software leaders: the CEOs from Owner.com, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay. At SaaStr Annual they shared their experiences and insights on implementing AI in vertical software companies.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 18, 2022

ChurnZero is Customer Success software for growing SaaS and subscription businesses. SaaS is now 10% of the total Enterprise IT spend, but the back-office software remains an ugly beast comprising of spreadsheets and emails. With Quolum ‘s SaaS Card you only pay for SaaS that you use. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Stax Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 55

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By Kegham Khrigian The New Standard for Subscription Renewals: Intelligent, Automated, and Scalable For subscription businesses, renewals are the foundation of predictable revenue and long-term growth. Subscription models thrive on automation, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making and renewals should be no different.

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Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A payment processor facilitates the flow of transactions typically made with credit cards, debit cards, and other digital payments. To operate as an integrated software vendor (ISV) or payment facilitator, a software company requires a relationship with an acquiring bank and a payment processor.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2022

One invoice. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. Third, software engineers decentralize only a subset of the app. When I hosted this blog on Amazon Web Services, I used 5 products. I paid for them each in US dollars every month.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 6, 2025

By Inga Broerman The 2025 Blueprint for Scalable Growth in the Subscription Economy The subscription economy is entering a pivotal year. To succeed, subscription-based organizations must embrace smarter, more integrated approaches to billing, management, and strategy.

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Payment Features Subscription AI Search compliance 52

Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

The average churn rate for the software industry as a whole is 14%. As a SaaS business leader, reducing software user churn is an important part of maintaining your customer base and increasing revenue. TL;DR The average software industry churn rate is 14%, but SaaS companies should aim for under 2%. Looking to measure churn?

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Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

In todays competitive software market, forward-thinking trade and field service platforms are no longer asking if they should modernize their payment infrastructure, theyre working diligently to source the right payments partner to implement innovative solutions before their competitors beat them to the punch.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Metronome is a cutting-edge billing infrastructure company designed to support the rapid growth and adaptability required by modern software companies. Metronome’s sophisticated billing and subscription management platform enables companies to easily manage and automate complex billing and invoicing processes.

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Scale Software Review Payment Features AI 289

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 21, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. With more recent cloud software companies, there was a lot of organic expansion - ie expanding into new markets and capabilities through internal product development. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now M&A is Back!

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Clouded Judgement

MAY 31, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Software Sentiment Software sentiment is incredibly low at the moment - and rightfully so. Nearly 70% of software companies who reported Q1 with an April quarter end guided Q2 below consensus!

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 27, 2024

By Inga Broerman Overcoming Revenue Leakage with Smarter Billing Practices Revenue leakage is one of the most insidious challenges subscription-based businesses face. In todays competitive subscription economy, addressing revenue leakage isnt optionalits critical for sustaining profitability and building trust with customers.

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FastSpring

APRIL 23, 2024

Depending on your needs, sellers may run into a number of potential limitations with the Paddle platform: Paddle doesn’t accept as many alternative payment methods as other MoR partners. The subscription management system doesn’t support multi-product transactions. Digital invoices. Subscription and recurring payment collection.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 28, 2025

Are you a Digital River customer in emergency need of a new payment and subscription provider ASAP? FastSpring has already helped many Digital River customers make the switch , and if youre looking for a new merchant of record to help your digital business with payments and subscriptions, were here to help you, too.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 141

FastSpring

MARCH 8, 2024

After adopting FastSpring as their merchant of record, SocialBee even saw 2x year-over-year growth in monthly recurring revenue (MRR) after their first year with FastSpring. Our continued focus on developing and improving a great product , especially features and tools for subscription management to support SaaS businesses.

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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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