FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

To help you choose between Stripe vs. 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.

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Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 147

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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Payments Revenue Payment Services SaaS Payments 103

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.

Payments 95

Payments Retention Revenue Payment Services 95

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Netflix, for example, markets free trials heavily because their data shows that they work, retaining about one in three people for a subscription. Once they’ve seen the platform or software in action, they’re more likely to continue to use your product and extend their subscription beyond the free trial period.

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Payment Features Payment Solutions Subscription Pricing 97

FastSpring

APRIL 16, 2019

The best thing about a subscription program is the reliable revenue it generates. The worst thing about it is that a healthy chunk of that “reliable” revenue is actually pretty unreliable. Customer churn happens when an existing customer stops doing business with you. Yes, we’re talking about churn. What is churn?

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders. All of the businesses we’ve looked at in the past have been purely SaaS businesses.

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Benchmarks SaaS Payments Metrics Scale 100

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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FastSpring

JUNE 6, 2024

Xsolla is a merchant of record (MoR) payment provider that serves the video game industry. The platform includes a broad feature set that provides game developers with the infrastructure needed to sell online and accept online payments globally, without having to manage localization, sales tax and VAT, or fraud prevention on their own.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payments 78

Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 17, 2024

You have to reconcile different currencies, deal with fluctuating conversion rates, and convert annual payments into monthly revenue. The solution: ChartMogul’s ready-to-use Subscription Analytics Seeking advice from seasoned founders, Patrick decided that buying an off-the-shelf solution was the best route.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Features Payments 52

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.

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 98

Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Stripe is a payment processing company but is also used to create reports. Close to 2 million websites use Stripe reports and the company holds a 18.54% market share in the payments processing category. Of course, media buzz alone shouldn’t convince you to use Stripe (or any other reporting and analytics platform).

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Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods 98

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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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to ensuring your subscription business stays healthy. Find out why SaaS analytics are important, which to track, and which tools are best for your subscription business. SaaS analytics are analytics specific to the SaaS subscription industry. What are SaaS Analytics?

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SaaS Payments Subscription Payment Features Technical Review 85

Chart Mogul

JUNE 24, 2021

The same could also be true for your SaaS business. We also shared that revisiting your monetization strategy is an essential part of growing your business. When you use this strategy, customers avoid any sticker shock at checkout or after payment since they see the price they’ll pay upfront.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

Using third-party integrations to bring company-wide customer data into a central hub that’s designed to automate and optimize a Customer Success Manager’s output is when Customer Success really becomes a force to be reckoned with. What are the benefits of integrating with Customer Success software? Subscription Billing Software.

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Payments Payment Solutions Customer Success Software Review 87

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

By charting the points in your SaaS customers’ journeys, you can plan how to deliver clients’ desired outcomes and satisfying experiences that promote subscription renewals and higher revenue. During the sales process, including sales appointment scheduling, meetings and payment processes. Support forums.

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B2B Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 122

OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

SaaS Metric #1 – Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). ARR is an essential subscription metric that identifies the recurring revenue expected on an annual basis from the subscriber base. ARR = (Overall subscription per year + recurring revenue from add-ons or upgrades) – revenue lost from cancellations.

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SaaS Payments Metrics Payments Payment Services 98

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 31, 2021

A whopping 68% of support leaders say their team hit roadblocks once a month because their support stack isn’t integrated with technology used by other teams. We recommend setting a benchmark you can track progress toward for key metrics like: Rate of new inbound conversations. Seamlessly manage all of your tools from one inbox.

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Payment Methods Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 213

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. Enter the SaaS Magic Number, which measures the return on sales and marketing spend in generating new subscription revenue.

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SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 88

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now, in this ongoing series of comparisons, we discuss two of the best subscription analytics dashboards for SaaS: Baremetrics vs. ProfitWell. Baremetrics provides an easy-to-read dashboard that gives you all the key metrics for your business, including MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more, directly in your Baremetrics dashboard.

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Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments PayPal 94

OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

The 2020 SaaS Product Benchmarks Report. After four months of an unprecedented global crisis, SaaS companies are bouncing back while product led growth businesses are trading at almost 2x higher revenue multiples they started with. B2B and B2C SaaS and Subscription Report. Nudging Customers with Behavioral Tactics.

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Pricing SaaS Payments Payments SaaS 138

Baremetrics

JUNE 4, 2021

Here is a summary of the metrics you can get out of Baremetrics, as well as the tools that run right inside the platform. Revenue Metrics Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) You can track how much revenue you're pulling in on a monthly basis. What you can do with this information extends way beyond the scope of this article!

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Metrics Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 98

Baremetrics

MARCH 15, 2021

Baremetrics Baremetrics is a zero-setup, one-click subscription analytics and insights software suitable for businesses offering subscription products. It tracks all subscription-related metrics such as Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) , Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), Churn Rate , etc.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 98

Baremetrics

MAY 4, 2020

The customers who actively cancel their subscription. And if you’re not careful, it can slowly eat away at your revenue and bleed your company dry. The customers whose subscriptions end because their credit card payments failed and they never made up for the payment. I’m talking about involuntary churn.

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Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 124

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

If you’re not sure if FastSpring is the right payment system and merchant of record (MOR) for your B2C and/or B2B SaaS company, we want to know what questions and concerns you have so we can take that into consideration as we continue building out our features and products.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 148

OPEXEngine

JUNE 11, 2020

You hear the terms SaaS, subscription, term licenses and perpetual license software tossed around frequently. At OPEXEngine, we pull apart the different nuances of each business model to make sure we are benchmarking companies correctly. The vendor does not incur the cost of hosting or integrations with other applications.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Subscription Payment Features 52

Chart Mogul

MARCH 6, 2018

Spotify's recent F-1 filing is packed full of metrics and insights into both consumer subscriptions and the streaming music industry. This somewhat risky direct listing is likely to be a benchmark for other future public listings in 2018, with the likes of Airbnb predicted to follow suit if all goes to plan. in 2015 to €5.32

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Metrics Payments EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) SaaS Payments 75

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

CLV is simply the average amount of revenue you can expect to generate from a single customer before they churn. Calculate your customer lifetime value Use Baremetrics to calculate your customer lifetime value Why is customer lifetime value important to your business? Just check out this demo account here.

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Customer Lifetime Value Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 98

Stax

DECEMBER 9, 2024

when someone has canceled a subscription and still receives a charge) Goods or services not being received after the purchase Being charged an incorrect amount Unauthorized credit card usage (i.e. Keep track of industry benchmarks and aim to stay within acceptable limits.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Software Review 88

Chargify

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As many leading companies know, customer subscription management isn’t a “set it and forget it” concept. It is important for businesses to constantly analyze the health of their subscription model to make sure it is truly working for their customers and their bottom line. Objectively Measuring Your Subscription Business.

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Subscription Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments 63

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The ASC 606 outlines a five-step model for revenue recognition. Recognize revenue when or as the entity satisfies a performance obligation. These rules are now enforced for both private and public businesses. These rules are now enforced for both private and public businesses. What is revenue recognition?

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User Pilot

JULY 18, 2023

TL;DR Customer churn is the rate at which users discontinue their subscription or stop using a particular product or service. Types of churn rates you should calculate: customer churn rate, revenue churn rate , and involuntary churn rate. Monthly recurring revenue. The average revenue per user. Revenue churn calculation.

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Churn SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions 98

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 9, 2019

From the rise of SaaS to the sudden glut of subscription boxes, the subscription business model has never been more popular. So much so that Gartner research predicts that in 2020, all new entrants to the software market and 80% of existing companies will offer some sort of subscription package. Prioritize retention.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Use benchmarks to monitor your performance to see how well each stage converts. The journey in SaaS encompasses numerous ‘micro-conversions’—pivotal actions a user undertakes from signup to final payment. But, the ultimate goal for any SaaS business is to translate this perceived value into actual revenue.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 105

FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2019

SaaS Industry Benchmarks for CAC Payback Periods. It’s important not to compare your SaaS to others, but the general benchmark for startups to recover the costs of capturing a customer is 12 months or less. Tunguz looks at a hypothetical SaaS company making $625k in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), and it’s growing at 15% a month.

Payments 80

Payments Scale SaaS Payments SaaS 80

FastSpring

APRIL 1, 2021

In the following sections, I will give you a few conversion benchmarks and tell you a few ways to solve these challenges. It’s also tricky to pin down benchmarks because there’s a huge gap between “good” conversion rates and the numbers that the best-in-class brands hit. Conversion Benchmarks for Each Type of Free Trial.

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