Stax

JUNE 3, 2025

In this article, we’ll break down what a SaaS platform is, highlight real-world examples, and explore key strategies to succeed in the fast-moving software-as-a-service industry. A SaaS platform is cloud-based software that delivers tools, features, and services over the internetno downloads or hardware required.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re selling software to SMB merchants and outside of tech like Shopify and Toast and Monday , things are pretty, pretty good, if in some ways still harder than before. Growth in public cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, etc.) So things are all over the place these days.

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Stax

APRIL 17, 2025

In the payments industry, choosing the right ISV partner is critical; look for robust APIs, hardware support, strong onboarding, and fair revenue-sharing models. Think: cloud platforms and operating systems like Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Salesforce ecosystem, or a payment platform. What does your app do?

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SaaStr

APRIL 26, 2024

You train the models, and it’s an iterative process that requires the right measures and the right data. Historically, Cloud platforms like AWS and Azure help with the sporadic needs of renting a GPU for a few hours for training vs. long-term use, which would cost thousands of dollars. When you train a model, it’s trial and error.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The gist of it is that Cost of Revenue includes costs that go into providing your Software as a Service. It’s up to you if you want to group up all software in one category under Cost of Revenue, or several software categories under hosting, support, and service delivery. Jason Cohen breaks down the question in his Quora post.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Gartner is estimating that the cloud services industry as a whole will outpace the growth of overall IT services by a factor of three, with SaaS making up $143.7 Here are some of the biggest trends in the industry right now: Cloud-based Services. Churn rate is how many customers are leaving your service in a given period.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

For software platforms handling payments, achieving PCI compliance is a critical step toward ensuring security and building trust with customers. Navigating the complexities of a PCI, including an attestation of compliance (or AoC) can feel overwhelming to say the least. What is a PCI attestation of compliance (AoC)?

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