SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

Predictable Revenue. Predictable Revenue outlined the four pillars of outbound sales development and talked about how they’re helping companies investigate markets before building out sales teams, and also explained how the company helps customers create a link between targeting and messaging. SaaSOptics .

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

What about moving from founder-led sales to building a sales team and scaling your revenue growth? Demodesk’s CEO, Veronika Riederle, and VP of Revenue, Lauren Wright, answer the most pertinent questions on scaling a SaaS start-up as they take us through lessons learned from the three stages of growth. Product-Market Fit .

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FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack. Flexible subscription management and recurring billing tools.

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Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 147

SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2024

They explore the unique challenges and opportunities presented by different approaches, from subscription-based models to enterprise solutions. They’ll explore strategies for using customer success not just as a support function but as a powerful engine for revenue growth.

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Baremetrics

JULY 7, 2021

For every decision-maker in a SaaS company, understanding SaaS financial benchmarks makes a proper interpretation your internal performance metrics possible. All the data your startup needs 1 What are SaaS financial Benchmarks? 2 Why use SaaS Financial Benchmarks? 2 Why use SaaS Financial Benchmarks? Table of Contents.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

data suggest a smaller lift of only 11% in November, keep in mind that North America accounts for a very large share of global software and SaaS sales, with one study reporting 43% of 2022 global software revenue attributed to North America , and another reporting a share of up to 57.5% Upsell bigger subscriptions with more features.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Methods 158

Baremetrics

AUGUST 20, 2021

We built the Baremetrics Benchmarks feature to answer these questions. We collected data from 800+ small and medium sized subscription companies using Baremetrics, anonymized it, and aggregated it to provide benchmark data for key metrics and subscription pricing. Where does the benchmark data come from?

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User Pilot

JULY 14, 2024

That’s one of the questions about user activation rates that we explore in our Product Metrics Benchmark Report 2024. Companies analyzed in the Product Metrics Benchmark Report by industry. Activation has an impact on other product metrics , including revenue. Userpilot’s SaaS Product Metrics Benchmark Report 2024.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 4, 2024

There’s a lot of info to digest, so in the sections below I’ll try and pull out the relevant financial information and benchmark it against current cloud businesses. Our platform can be purchased in three subscription editions. We price our subscription editions primarily based on edition tier and data volume.

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SaaStr

MAY 29, 2020

And a good example of what a fair, reset benchmark and set of KPIs might be for you and your team: What Workday just reported: Workday is still growing — but 30% slower now. And what’s happening to them is probably a good proxy for what you can expect in a similarly diverse customer base.

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User Pilot

JUNE 11, 2024

That said, let’s explore the most critical product marketing metrics to track, along with the latest benchmarks in 2024: Check out the 2024 Benchmark Report. Let’s explore the most important metrics (you can check their benchmarks here ): User activation rate : Measures how effectively onboarding converts new users into active users.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

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SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

User Pilot

JUNE 27, 2024

Learn more about industry benchmarks in our latest SaaS Product Metrics Report. Customer activation rate is crucial for SaaS companies as it impacts all other success metrics, like revenue. Activation rate benchmarks for various industries in 2024 range from 54.8% User activation rate benchmarks in 2024. Curious why?

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Benchmarks SaaS Social Media Onboarding 105

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

When discussing the financial metrics for a SaaS company, revenue vs. profit is among the most common comparisons encountered. When a SaaS product or service has been developed, tracking the ROI (return on investment) involves always keeping revenue vs. profit at the top of mind. What is revenue? What is revenue?

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 17, 2024

But as we grew, especially with the introduction of manual invoicing, it became nearly impossible to keep track of our performance.” You have to reconcile different currencies, deal with fluctuating conversion rates, and convert annual payments into monthly revenue. It’s far more complicated than it seems.”

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Features Payments 52

ChurnZero

JUNE 24, 2022

In our webinar, 2022 SaaS retention benchmarks , SaaS Capital Manager Director Rob Belcher shares the results from their 11th annual B2B SaaS benchmarking survey. You can download the full report for net retention and gross retention benchmarks as well as retention metrics in relation to ACV, growth, size, and more.

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Benchmarks Retention Software Review Technical Review 98

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Q2 Revenue Relative to Consensus Estimates Now let’s dive in to the financial results of Q2 starting with revenue. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter.

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 167

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. It looks at the YoY dollar change in quarterly revenue from the hyperscalers (just looking at Azure / AWS because the data goes back further) going back a few years. net retention and CAC payback).

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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Q3 Revenue Relative to Consensus Estimates Now let’s dive in to the financial results of Q3 starting with revenue. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter.

Cloud 184

Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 184

User Pilot

JULY 6, 2022

Looking for actionable tips to reduce revenue churn fast? As retention is extremely important for any SaaS company, reducing customer and revenue churn is a top priority. In this article, you'll learn everything you need to know about revenue churn and how to reduce it. What is revenue churn? Keep reading!

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Churn Revenue Software Review SaaS 98

Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. We will see this show up in revenue figures in a quarter or two. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. net retention and CAC payback).

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 176

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Confused about customer churn vs. revenue churn? Revenue churn — the amount of revenue you've lost. Revenue churn = money lost. This article will cover everything you need to know about customer churn vs. revenue churn. What is Revenue Churn? How to Prevent Customer Churn and Revenue Churn Bottom Line.

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Churn Payments Revenue SaaS Payments 105

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 12, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q4 ’22 revenue) / (Q4 ’21 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback). .”

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Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 167

Baremetrics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Arguably the most beautiful aspect of SaaS or subscription based businesses is the recurring revenue that comes with them. As a business owner or founder, you worry far less about how much cash is in the bank with the predictability that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) brings. Table of Contents.

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Subscription Payment Features Software Review Payments 97

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Net revenue retention (NRR) and gross revenue retention (GRR) are two important metrics. NRR and GRR are important secondary metrics for any SaaS enterprise that brings in money through a subscription revenue model. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial and start seeing more into your subscription revenues now.

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Payments Retention Revenue Payment Services 95

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 20, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q1 ’23 revenue) / (Q1 ’22 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback). .”

Cloud 167

Cloud Software Benchmarks Scale 167

Chart Mogul

JUNE 24, 2021

For subscription apps like Headspace , a global audience is part of their growth ambition. Stephen shared that, “the hope [with localized pricing] would be that this ultimately makes it possible for MORE creators to make revenue on Twitch and more fans supporting their fav creators.”. 2 types of pricing localization.

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

I’ve seen posts with churn benchmarks of public SaaS companies before, but this one is by far the most comprehensive collection I’ve seen and I think it’s very useful. Some report renewal based on the number of seats; one company, Fleetmatics, reports churn based on the number of vehicles under subscription.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s undeniable that the SaaS model works differently and attracts revenue on a monthly or annual basis, unlike the on-premise software that deals with one-time payments. But with effective customer success, it’s possible to attain those extra gains from the SaaS revenue model. Stay tuned and read on to incur extra SaaS revenue.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 27, 2021

Revenue forecasting models help you plan your next phase of growth. The Baremetrics article "The SaaS Financial Model You'll Actually Use" describes how to create financial models you can use to plan out your next steps—even when your total revenue falls short and things don't go as expected. What is Revenue Forecasting?

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Forecasting Revenue Sales Hiring Outsourced Development 89

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Forecasting MRR Movements Churned Subscriptions or Cancellation Insights Trials Customer Profiles and People Insights Benchmarking Segmentation Financial Reports with Baremetrics Baremetrics Provides Smarter Financial Reporting Forecasting In-Depth Reporting Trial Insights Enhanced Customer Profiles See Your First Report Today.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods 98

SaaSOptics

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Based on a 2019 survey, Gartner forecasts that eighty-four percent of new software will be delivered as SaaS , and this percentage is expected to increase as existing providers transition to a subscription-based model. The main difference between accounting for a subscription vs. a traditional business is the method used. The result?

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Payment Features Outsourced Development SaaS Software Review 105

Chart Mogul

JANUARY 22, 2021

We’ve collected the most important information on the topic — from a definition and formulas to benchmarks and discussions on how to use churn. Churn is a concept specific to subscription businesses. It signifies the rate at which a business is losing customers and/or revenue through subscription cancellations.

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Churn SaaS Benchmarks Payment Features 136

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. Beating consensus revenue estimates is the first aspect of a successful quarter. The formula to calculate this is: (Q3 ’22 revenue) / (Q3 ’21 revenue) - 1. net retention and CAC payback).

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Cloud Software Review Software Benchmarks 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

About the episode: Tien Tzuo is the Founder and CEO of Zuora, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies that has been at the forefront of the rise of subscription business models. They have funding from some of the best in the business including the likes of Benchmark, Sequoia, Redpoint and Marc Benioff, just to name a few.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review Scale 207

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing , when it comes to finding the billing history for Stripe customers, things are needlessly complicated. Stripe is a fully integrated suite of payment products. What is Stripe?

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 98

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The churn rate refers to the percentage of customers discontinuing their subscriptions during a given time period. There are two types of churn to look out for: customer churn and revenue churn. Inevitably, this hits your bottom line, and your revenue decreases. During the month, 30 customers left and ended their subscriptions.

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