ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

PaaS’s delivery model is similar to SaaS, however instead of delivering the software over the internet, PaaS is a platform for software creation. Some PaaS examples include Windows Azure, Google App Engine, and Force.com. Since SaaS is typically subscription-based (aka, no licensing fees) there are lower costs upfront.

SaaS Payments 75

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 75

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But growing with a usage-model is not as straightforward as traditional subscription SaaS. Transitioning to a fully usage-based model can be as seismic of a shift as going from on-prem to SaaS. Some folks might have feared that investors would hate usage-based pricing because customers aren’t locked into a subscription.

Scale 98

Scale Pricing Scaling AWS 98

ProfitWell

MAY 12, 2020

Some SaaS products allow the user to download the application, but require an internet connection to confirm their subscription for it to operate. Both companies provide tools that allow businesses to automate their marketing, sales, and customer service efforts. We are not considering those in our comparison of cloud services.

Cloud 59

Cloud Azure SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 59

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While inevitable and with multivariate causality, it speaks to the product’s maturity and business model. When this happens, fix the product, pivot the business model, or expand the distribution channels. If it’s not paid back soon, the customer will collect by canceling the subscription or requesting a refund.

Scale 52

Scale Payment Methods Payment Services Systems Review 52

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Quickbooks and Xero are accounting SaaS products that help you send invoices, track expenses, and process payroll. Software as a Service (SaaS): SaaS providers have ready-to-use software applications over the internet on a subscription basis. What are the benefits of the SaaS model? You don’t handle maintenance or updates.

SaaS Payments 104

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 104

OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Paired with gross margin (GM), cost of goods (COGs) tells investors in a single glance about the profitability of revenues, SaaS business model purity, and company efficiency. The prevalence and extremity of outliers reflected within this cohort highlight the substantial differences in business models between SaaS companies in 2020.

Benchmarks 52

Benchmarks Artificial Intelligence Systems Review Cloud 52

Navint

AUGUST 26, 2019

Apttus built their applications on the Microsoft Azure platform with the goal of opening new markets, specifically with Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Salesforce heavily invested in re-architecting and launched Salesforce CPQ & Billing as an enterprise solution that supports all business models. Fast-forward to Fall 2018.

Azure 40

Azure Outsourced Development Scale Finance 40

SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2020

Aaron Levie: I think what’s happening is, is companies are realizing that the really big sort of flip the business model on its head project and we’re going to go and do a distributed ledger technology and all this, that’s going to have to get punted because we’re in core survival mode right now.

Sales Recruiting 147

Sales Recruiting Cloud CTO Hire Scale 147