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. That’s pretty efficient for SaaS. #5. But many in SaaS are seeing tougher times in Europe than North America. to $4m ACV.

Azure 248

Azure Cloud Enterprise Subscription 248

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 161

Cloud Azure AWS Software Review 161

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! 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) 182

GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Azure AWS Enterprise readiness 182

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

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.”

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS Underperforming Technical Team 130

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure Cost optimization & reporting AWS 130

OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Dive Brief: Usage-based pricing has grown 32% this year and now 45% of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies use it all or in part, up from 34%, an OpenView survey shows. The survey is based on responses from 600 SaaS companies. It has tended to be used most in infrastructure platforms, like AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

Subscription 52

Subscription Payment Features Pricing SaaS 52

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).

Cloud 130

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.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 130

How To Buy Saas

MAY 15, 2024

There are various Cloud service models to choose from, like IaaS PaaS SaaS, and you may get confused while making a decision. Don’t worry; in this blog, we will help you know everything about the different cloud computing models like IaaS PaaS SaaS to decide which one will be best for your business. Therefore, keep reading!

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DevOps as a Service Marketplace as a Service Cloud SaaS 52

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%. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years.

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). The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years.

Trends 130

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. Q1 Earnings Season We’re on the eve of Q1 earning season.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 130

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

Baremetrics

JULY 8, 2021

Right away, its analytics tools made it easy to calculate key SaaS metrics and segment customers based on customizable attributes. 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.

Payment Services 105

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments 105

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

Subscribe now ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) vs ERR (Experimental Runrate Revenue) ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) is one of the most popular SaaS (Non-GAAP) metrics. In it's truest form, ARR is used by pure SaaS business models to describe the aggregate annual value of the entire customer set.

AI 183

AI Revenue Cloud Technical Advisors 183

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

ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

The SaaS model continues to gain traction. If you haven’t transitioned to SaaS yet, I promise moving to a cloud-based computing system sounds more complicated than it actually is. There are many different cloud-based models for storing data, but this article is focused directly on SaaS. What is SaaS? Cheaper upfront.

SaaS Payments 75

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 75

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

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 21, 2024

With over 50 billion SaaS service users in the US (including repeat customers) there’s little doubt about the health of the SaaS industry. What Is SaaS? One way to think of Software as a Service (SaaS) is as renting software instead of owning it. You know this very well thanks to Netflix.

SaaS Payments 40

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 40

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. This means we got commentary for the first time on May trends.

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

Moving from a traditional SaaS to a pure consumption model was a challenging but fun transition for MongoDB. Then, we moved to a more customer-friendly model with SaaS and subscription-based pricing. There are still some complexities around SaaS-based approaches.

Compensation 164

Compensation Sales Azure AWS 164

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. Lots of deceleration in growth.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure AWS Generative AI 130

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Maybe with the exception of hyperscalers (particularly Azure). But for now, these are my views Quarterly Reports Summary Top 10 EV / NTM Revenue Multiples Top 10 Weekly Share Price Movement Update on Multiples SaaS businesses are generally valued on a multiple of their revenue - in most cases the projected revenue for the next 12 months.

Software Review 161

Software Review Cloud Software Azure 161

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. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years. However, they guided for 2023 and called for 23-24% growth.

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure Revenue Subscription 130

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 20, 2023

My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., On the Microsoft earnings call they said (related to Azure): “But at some point, workloads just can't be optimized much further. net retention and CAC payback). This is unsustainable.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Benchmarks Scale 161

ProfitWell

MAY 12, 2020

The three major cloud service models are SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. What is SaaS? Software as a service (SaaS) is when a provider hosts an application and makes it available to subscribers over the internet. SaaS vs PaaS vs IaaS: the key differences. Starting with SaaS, there's very little for the user to manage.

Cloud 59

Cloud Azure SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 59

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 there’s just a lot of opportunity for SaaS providers or ISVs in general to take advantage. AWS’s marketplace has seen 1.5

Scale 189

Scale Marketplace as a Service Cloud SaaS Payments 189

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This is why we’re seeing more and more SaaS companies—Datadog, Twilio, AWS, Snowflake, and Stripe, to name a few—find success with product led growth paired with usage-based pricing. But growing with a usage-model is not as straightforward as traditional subscription SaaS. Then they tell their boss what to buy.

Scale 98

Scale Pricing Scaling AWS 98

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. See future changes to your recurring revenue with CMRR. But that’s just cloud storage and data warehouse destinations! .

Systems Review 52

Systems Review Payment Solutions Payments Azure 52

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

There are many SaaS products , but knowing that, how do you choose the best? This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. TL;DR A SaaS product delivers software remotely, reducing the need for local installation, maintenance, and updates.

SaaS Payments 104

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 104

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

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

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 an on-premise as well as a SaaS deployment option. Sprinkle offers three subscription plans: Essentials, Professional, and Enterprise.

Data Analysis 128

Data Analysis Software Data Scale 128

BetterCloud

JANUARY 8, 2021

but with SaaS apps, you no longer have that perimeter. Network-based security is no longer adequate, and you can’t think about your infrastructure as a safe place inside your company. ULM can become complicated across multiple SaaS apps, with the complexity of data types, objects, and configurations across different apps.

Azure 52

Azure AWS Scale Technical Review 52

Audacix

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Without doing both, you will lose high paying and reliable enterprise customers to competitors who use their cloud software security standards as a differentiating factor to grow sales. Do you have a security architecture strategy? Great question and one that most SaaS teams would just assume happens automatically. "We

Enterprise readiness 52

Enterprise readiness Enterprise Cybersecurity SaaS 52