Stax

JUNE 3, 2025

The term SaaS platform gets tossed around a lotbut what does it actually mean, and why does it matter for today’s software companies? Whether you’re building your first product or scaling an established solution, understanding the SaaS platform model is essential for long-term growth. Contact sales What is a SaaS Platform?

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SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2025

IPOs priced so far—up 62.5% Nine of the ten largest IPOs in 2024 ended the year trading above their pre-listing prices, with half achieving triple-digit gains. Quality companies are winning big : Over 85% of 2024 IPOs priced within or above their initial marketing price ranges. over the same period last year.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

What if you could boost revenue without having to invest a small fortune in new customer acquisition? These are available at the checkout at discounted prices. Customer expansion through user-based and usage-based pricing plans The final way to drive customer expansion is through user-based and usage-based pricing tiers.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Well implemented, product demos help to: Improve user engagement : Today’s B2B buyers are independent—they want to research and evaluate solutions on their own terms. Choose the right interactive demo software : There are tons of tools out there, and deciding which one to use can be challenging. Userpilot pricing.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Most SaaS businesses prefer to manage their accounting processes through cloud-based software solutions, but even for that you need to know the nitty-gritties of SaaS accounting. In this blog, we will cover all of these and provide the best solutions to some common challenges as well.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

Alongside this expansion, the industry is experiencing significant consolidation , with mergers and acquisitions creating larger, more diversified players. Operational Complexity: As businesses scale, managing diverse products, pricing models, and customer bases becomes increasingly complex.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For companies leveraging subscription billing models, creating and managing effective channel partnerships requires a robust infrastructure that ensures seamless billing integration , accurate pricing, and effortless onboarding. Billing software with advanced integration capabilities plays a pivotal role in enabling this.

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Stax

APRIL 15, 2025

Let’s say you ran a CRM business where you charged your customers $1000 a year over 12 monthly payments. It can also be used to calculate the customer acquisition cost (CAC) and gross margin. Increase customer acquisition: To do this , focus on enhancing your lead generation and conversion strategies to bring in more customers.

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Teamgate

JUNE 11, 2025

Great for small to medium teams with a pay-as-you-go pricing model. Ideal for teams needing real-time insights and distributed system support. Perfect for developers seeking an all-in-one solution. Quick Comparison Tool Key Features Pricing Ideal For Middleware Real-time alerts, root cause analysis Free tier; $0.30/GB

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Valuize Consulting

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Reconciling Financial Metrics with Established CS Metrics Some may wonder how these financial metrics align with established Customer Success indicators like Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) , Net Revenue Retention (NRR) , Cost to Serve , Gross Margin , and Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). Interpretation: An IRR of approximately 34.9%

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Without a proactive renewal strategy, businesses risk high churn, inconsistent revenue, and increased customer acquisition costs to compensate for lost contracts. Your business is financially healthy reducing dependency on costly new customer acquisition efforts.

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Stax

JUNE 17, 2025

The world of payments is constantly evolving, with new technologies and shifting business demands reshaping how money moves. In an interview with Karen Webster , CEO of PYMNTS , Paulette Rowe , CEO of Stax, pulled back the curtain on the critical strategies and innovations driving the next wave of payment partnerships.

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SaaStr

JUNE 30, 2025

The major SaaS providers have announced another round of significant price increases for 2025, continuing a trend that’s putting pressure on enterprise software budgets across the board. Management described it as demonstrating “strong pricing power and customer stickiness” while adding AI functionality.

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SaaStr

JULY 10, 2025

Free Cash Flow: Nearly break-even (partner payment timing impact) Toast: The Growth Juggernaut Q4 2024 Metrics: Revenue: $1.34B (+29% YoY) ARR: $1.6B (+34% YoY) Operating Income: $32M (2.4% margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M margin) Net Income: $11.8M

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Instead of treating renewals as a strategic driver of growth , companies often focus almost exclusively on customer acquisition , assuming that renewals will happen automatically. Explore alternative solutions or competitors. Delayed payments and unpredictable revenue. The result?

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Teamgate

JUNE 5, 2025

75 Salesforce Data Hygiene: How to Get It Right – with Janis & Philipp Why CRM Data Hygiene Matters Your CRM system is the backbone of your sales operations, but its effectiveness hinges on the accuracy and reliability of the data it holds. Case Studies Learn best practices from our customers.

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User Pilot

JUNE 25, 2025

Let’s be honest: most app monetization strategies are outdated and even downright annoying to users. In this article, I’ll share my seven proven strategies designed to drive sustainable app growth over the long term. How to choose the right mobile app monetization model? Take Canva, for instance.

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User Pilot

MARCH 30, 2025

You launched a new app, and youre excited to see how its performing. Why is your mobile app user retention declining? Before we analyze why your app’s user retention rate is declining, lets start with understanding what user retention is and why it is important for your business. What is a good retention rate for apps?

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

I love to see leaders implementing this kind of best in breed solution for their teams, allowing them to simplify and intern speed up efficiency. Um, if you would like, we can instantly switch segment out for our company’s, um, software and, um, uh, and we’ll give you two more for years. I need B2B SaaS software now.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2025

Mailchimp, HubSpot) We have some in-app messages, but they’re basic A mix of different tools that aren’t connected We don’t have a clear strategy yet It’s time to automate and personalize your lifecycle messaging. The goal is to drive customer acquisition and, additionally, delight the referring champion with rewards.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Leaders like ZoomInfo and Paycom that combine strong growth with strong profits have seen their stock prices stay relatively high, often at 15x ARR still. Payments and e-commerce drag blended gross margins down to 60%. But payments can be low gross margin, and they are for Wix. Embedded fintech often has a price. #3.

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USIO

JANUARY 15, 2024

Subscription Models: Usio will provide general insights into why subscription-based payment processing is often considered advantageous for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses. Cash Flow Management: Subscription payments provide a steady cash flow. Provides flexibility for customers and aligns costs with value received.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. How viable is it for companies to shop their apps outside of mainstream marketplaces?

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

No matter the specifics of how your company adapts and grows, it’s crucial to be aware of how your pricing strategy relates to other aspects of your business. It’s all too easy to make the mistake of adopting a pricing model that is ill-suited to other aspects of your company, such as the go-to-market strategy or sales strategy.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Plus, the price tag on those more established businesses often run into the billions. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice. Micro Startup Acquisition Trends.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). & Customer acquisition. Customer acquisition is basically how much do you spend in terms of sales people, sales team, and in terms of marketing to acquire a new customer. But also generally pretty high CAC, customer acquisition costs. Or maybe ARR, depending on your model. Transcript.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 11, 2018

How long should you let a customer use your software before they sign a contract? The team at MadKudu analyzed 9 companies with different customer acquisition and sales strategies. Price points. Company A in the data above has a linear customer payment rate. You could offer them a 7 day free trial. And many others.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So i f deals take longer to close, you’re spending more money and paying people longer, so your customer acquisition costs are increasing, payback takes longer to materialize, and your LTV to CAC goes down. It could be price, product composition, or payment terms. Then, get something exchanged. This has cons.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. GlossGenius is a vertical SaaS and payments company for the beauty and wellness industry. Acquisition is an art and isn’t for everyone. Let’s find out.

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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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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

To shed light on your doubts and questions, we have compared and analyzed the pros and cons of these two subscription pricing models , knowing how essential it is for your SaaS success. History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. What is the subscription pricing model?

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FastSpring

MARCH 9, 2022

Question: What’s the most important page on a software website — other than the homepage? Answer: It’s the pricing page. Because we have data from thousands of Saas and software websites. The path to a signup or purchase may include a variety of page views, but it almost always includes the pricing page. How do we know?

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SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Yes, these really can be seen as customer acquisition costs, and they are: “We consider the net costs of onboarding and hardware, in addition to our sales and marketing activities, to be core elements of our customer acquisition approach.” A fairly standard SMB price point. Many SMBs just prefer it. #4.

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SaaStr

JULY 30, 2024

PLG ensures your product is doing the work for you in terms of customer advocacy, acquisition, and retention. Lower customer acquisition costs. They’ve played with it and are willing to pay full price. Selling to Developers Let’s look at software developers as your target customers, as users and buyers.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. Customer acquisition cost. Customer lifetime value.

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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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Aaron Beashel

MARCH 9, 2018

The best way to illustrate what I mean is by examples, and I’ve used the email marketing software category to illustrate some of the different models taken by different companies in the space. MailChimp (Touchless acquisition) – MailChimp is an email marketing tool that uses a touchless acquisition model to acquire customers.

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