SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2023

Ok, this chart is a bit confusing, but if you look at ServiceNow’s currency-adjusted revenue, you can see super-consistent 29%-30% growth in subscription revenue each of the past 5 quarters. #2. Microsoft also reported strong growth overall and for Azure and Cloud especially. Steady, steady, steady strong growth. But ServiceNow?

Azure 264

Azure Cloud Enterprise Subscription 264

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 28, 2023

AWS (Amazon), Azure (Microsoft), and Google Cloud (Google) all reported this week. Azure reported on Tuesday and gave us that glimmer of hope. Azure : Coming into the quarter, a growth rate that would have satisfied the market would have been ~29%. Azure came in at 31% (constant currency). Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS AI Search 130

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2022

ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use.

GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 212

GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Azure AWS Enterprise readiness 212

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 6, 2023

Cloud Downgrades This week UBS came out with a couple research reports citing concerns in AWS / Azure growth. This brings me back to AWS / Azure downgrades. This was the worst tone that we’ve heard in years from large AWS/Azure partners, a group that usually expresses different shades of optimism about AWS/Azure growth.”

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Cloud Azure AWS Underperforming Technical Team 130

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Hyperscaler Preview Next week Amazon, Microsoft and Google report earnings and we’ll see Q3 data for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4).

Cloud 161

Cloud Azure AWS Software Review 161

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 4, 2023

You can see more detail about their net new ARR added each quarter below Azure Growth came in at 27%, and guided to 25-26% growth for Q3. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4).

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure Cost optimization & reporting AWS 130

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Hyperscalers Report Quarterly Earnings This week we saw AWS (Amazon), GCP (Google) and Azure (Microsoft) report earnings. At the same time, Azure came in below expectations. Azure called out an incremental $800m of costs expected throughout the year (they just finished their Fiscal Q1).

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Cloud Azure AWS Cost optimization & reporting 130

Clouded Judgement

JULY 28, 2023

AI = Data + Compute I’ll continue beating this drum, but we got two great quotes from Azure and AWS this week. This week we had two of the hypserscalers report (Microsoft / Azure and Google / GCP), and everyone was eager to see their results. Lots to unpack, I’ll hit on a couple of my favorite topics from this week below.

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Cloud Azure AWS GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 130

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 27, 2023

Azure (Microsoft) Quarter The week the first of the cloud giants reported - Azure. Early Look at 2023 Guides Given the Azure weakness reported on Tuesday, all software tumbled Wednesday morning with most names down 5-10%. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 141

Cloud Azure Pricing Subscription 141

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 9, 2023

Usage on Snowflake is driven by queries run on Snowflake Azure: Neutral Tone With Strength in AI Overall I’d characterize Azure’s quarter as a net positive. They guided to 26-27% growth in Azure in Q2 (with 1% coming from AI). Their consumption is driven by usage of applications built on top of Mongo.

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Trends Cloud Azure AWS 130

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 21, 2023

Next week we get all 3 hyperscalers reporting (AWS from Amazon, Azure from Microsoft, and GCP from Google). Let’s double click on Azure. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). The Q4 ‘22 growth rate was 38% YoY.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 130

Baremetrics

JULY 8, 2021

MetricFire offers five subscription tiers according to the needs of different organization types. Stripe is the leading payment processing service for SaaS and subscription businesses. MetricFire is one of 900+ subscription-based companies using Baremetrics to understand key metrics and accelerate growth.

Payment Services 105

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments 105

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The most triumphant transfer of control from an original generation leader to a new CEO was surely that of Microsoft, which pivoted from chasing after Apple’s success in the consumer space under Steve Ballmer (don’t mention Nokia ) to successfully focusing on the cloud under Satya Nadella (please do mention Azure).

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Blulogix

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A collection of recorded webinars and videos on Software-as-a-Service and Subscription Management Webinars & Videos Key 1: Comprehensive Data Integration The foundation of successful usage-based billing automation for MSPs lies in comprehensive data integration. Generate immediate invoices. Calculate charges in real time.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Management Azure AWS 52

OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The pricing model, which leads to increases or decreases in revenue based on how much customers engage with a service, has been gaining on the more traditional subscription model as the main way SaaS companies make money. It has tended to be used most in infrastructure platforms, like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Enterprise companies.

Subscription 52

Subscription Payment Features Pricing SaaS 52

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Traditional pricing models, such as fixed subscriptions and one-time purchases, no longer align with the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of this sector. Subscription Billing The Evolution of Pricing Models in the Technology Industry The technology industry has undergone significant transformations in recent years.

Technology 52

Technology Pricing Payment Features Subscription 52

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 11, 2023

If next quarter we get similar commentary that Azure gave us this quarter (“still a couple quarters away” without any specific guidance), then we may see market loose a little patience. The hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) are seeing some uptick, but this is largely from selling compute (ie cloud GPUs).

Cloud 130

Cloud Trends Azure GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 130

IT World

APRIL 26, 2023

Server products and cloud services both saw revenue growth of 17%, with Azure revenue up 27%, while Office commercial products and cloud services revenue also grew by 13% this quarter. Three months after launching its new Basic subscription tier , the company reported that its Microsoft 365 consumer subscription numbers have now topped 65.4

Cloud 75

Cloud Azure Subscription Payment Features 75

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

SaaS companies deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis, simplifying access and management for users. SaaS, or Software as a Service, companies host and deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis. Primarily through direct-to-user subscriptions and third-party distributors.

Outsourcing Services 88

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 88

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

.” Let’s look at consumption revenue - this is also not technically recurring! It’s probably better described as re-occurring vs recurring. This is why the consumption players (Snowflake, Mongo, Confluent, Azure, AWS, etc) so more variability in the macro slowdown.

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AI Revenue Cloud Technical Advisors 183

Clouded Judgement

MAY 26, 2023

Azure / Confluent / Datadog reported a few weeks back (they all had March quarter ends), and their commentary suggested the worst was behind us. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4).

Cloud 141

Cloud Azure Trends Retention 141

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP as companies look for cloud GPUs who aren’t building out their own data centers) Infra (Data layer, orchestration, monitoring, ops, etc) Durable Applications We’ve clearly well underway of the first 3 layers monetizing. Model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc as companies start building out AI).

Cloud 183

Cloud Artificial Intelligence AI GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 183

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Then, we moved to a more customer-friendly model with SaaS and subscription-based pricing. What’s evolved over the years and is driven by hyper-scalers like Google Azure, AWS, Twilio, and Stripe is the consumption-based model. There are still some complexities around SaaS-based approaches.

Compensation 169

Compensation Sales Azure AWS 169

ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

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. However, the subscription model is flexible. Before purchasing a software subscription, research the capabilities you need and ensure they are present.

SaaS Payments 75

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 75

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In the short term, enjoy the ride as the chase continues 😊 Kind of related to all of this - we now have seen the Q4’s from AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Lots of deceleration in growth.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS Generative AI 130

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

Azure’s marketplace has over 4 million monthly visitors. million subscriptions transacted and Google’s marketplace has seen 3X growth in SaaS sales. And a lot of this depends on your go to market, but we are selling jointly with the AWS and the Azure, et cetera sellers too. AWS’s marketplace has seen 1.5

Scale 221

Scale Marketplace as a Service Cloud SaaS Payments 221

Chart Mogul

JUNE 16, 2022

Customer data is spread across multiple platforms: CRM, communication, billing, and subscription analytics. Now you can send revenue and subscription data associated with your customer in ChartMogul directly to Intercom. Now you can send revenue and subscription data associated with your customer in ChartMogul directly to Intercom.

Payments 52

Payments Data Azure Payment Methods 52

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Maybe with the exception of hyperscalers (particularly Azure). 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. And the median guide is 0.4%

Software Review 161

Software Review Cloud Software Azure 161

Chart Mogul

JULY 7, 2022

The new destinations allow you to combine your subscription and revenue data from ChartMogul with other data sets like product usage, customer data, and user feedback. Export subscription data directly into your data warehouse. Destinations allow you to export normalized subscription data.

Data 52

Data Azure Subscription Payment Features 52

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As you can tell, there’s a BIG drop-off projected in 2023 Like Azure, they called for a big slowdown of consumption trends in the month of December. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4).

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure Revenue Subscription 130

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 20, 2023

On the Microsoft earnings call they said (related to Azure): “But at some point, workloads just can't be optimized much further. To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4. My interpretation is we’re in the bottoming phase.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Benchmarks Scale 161

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 20, 2022

With our new destinations, you can send your clean and tidy revenue data to be combined with other data points in: Amazon S3, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure , Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, or Google BigQuery. To that end, it’s necessary to get subscription data into your data warehouse for further analysis. That’s a wrap on 2022.

Systems Review 52

Systems Review Payment Solutions Payments Azure 52

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

But growing with a usage-model is not as straightforward as traditional subscription SaaS. Though it was pioneered in the infrastructure layer (think: AWS and Azure), it’s becoming increasingly popular for API-based products and application software. Consumption-based revenue isn’t as predictable as subscription-based revenue.

Scale 98

Scale Pricing Scaling AWS 98

Neil Patel

JANUARY 25, 2021

Power BI can integrate with Azure Machine Learning—plus, its ML and AI features are driven by Azure functions built into the Azure Cloud. Sprinkle offers three subscription plans: Essentials, Professional, and Enterprise. Its image analytics feature can also be useful to make better business decisions.

Data Analysis 128

Data Analysis Software Data Scale 128

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 21, 2024

This is ideal if you’re aiming to provide continuous value to your customers through a subscription model. Platforms like Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services are good examples in this regard. It ensures a steady revenue stream and the ability to update features without user intervention.

SaaS Payments 40

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 40

BetterCloud

JANUARY 8, 2021

For example, with Azure RBAC you can: Allow one user to manage virtual machines in a subscription and another user to manage virtual networks. Allow a DBA group to manage SQL databases in a subscription. With Azure RBAC, access to resources is controlled by role assignments.

Azure 52

Azure AWS Scale Technical Review 52

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. Software as a service (SaaS) is when a provider hosts an application and makes it available to subscribers over the internet. We are not considering those in our comparison of cloud services.

Cloud 59

Cloud Azure SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 59