SaaStr

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc. Merge takes charge of the entire lifecycle of integrations and adds new platforms every week.

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Payment Features Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 251

SaaStr

JANUARY 12, 2023

Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc.

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Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 53

SaaStr

MAY 26, 2021

How do you leverage a corporate blog to actually generate leads? There are 100,000,000+ blogs. And “worse” — there are 100,000,000+ new blog posts posted each month! Second, realize that almost no one will read your blog. You have too many other things to do. But a few might. That’s enough.

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Outsourcing Services Scale Leadership Mobile 289

Blulogix

DECEMBER 27, 2024

By Inga Broerman Overcoming Revenue Leakage with Smarter Billing Practices Revenue leakage is one of the most insidious challenges subscription-based businesses face. Whether through pricing errors, missed renewals, or incomplete billing processes, these small inefficiencies can add up to significant lost revenue over time.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Revenue Scale Operational efficiency. 52

SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2025

5 Interesting Learnings: The Core 5: Revenue & Growth Metrics 1. These 4,870 customers likely represent 70%+ of revenue despite being <25% of total customers. International Revenue as a Growth Vector Indicator The Numbers : International revenue represents ~20% of total ($141M of $688M in Q1) The Learning : At $2.6B

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Revenue growth is up 21% overall, and subscription growth is up 33% — at almost $5 Billion in ARR. Raising Guidance and Growth Rate for Cloud Revenue To +24% a Year That’s pretty darn impressive growth at almost $5B in ARR, and just as importantly, they’re raising their prediction here. #2. Let’s dig in.

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Enterprise Pricing Cloud AI 283

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By BluLogix Team The Role of Invoice Forecasting in Financial Planning Introduction Predicting revenue accurately is a game-changer for businesses of all sizes. Invoice forecasting is not just a financial functionits a strategic tool that helps companies optimize cash flow, improve budgeting, and reduce financial risk.

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Payment Features Forecasting Subscription Data Analysis 59

Blulogix

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By BluLogix Team Navigating Complex Pricing Models in the Subscription Economy Introduction In the subscription economy, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) must adapt to increasingly complex pricing models to meet the evolving needs of their customers. Gone are the days of simple, one-size-fits-all pricing.

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Payment Features Subscription Pricing Technical Review 59

SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2023

Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Chargebee integrates with the leading payment gateways like Stripe, Braintree, PayPal etc.

Payment Features 246

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 246

Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

Embedding payments and financial experiences is the next frontier for trade and field service software platforms looking to boost revenue while enhancing the customer experience. By taking control of your payment processing, platforms focused on the trades industry can unlock new revenue streams and gain a competitive edge.

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Payments Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 100

SaaStr

JUNE 24, 2025

It’s about fundamental organizational redesign —from pricing models (hybrid consumption/subscription) to team structures (forward-deployed engineers vs traditional CSMs) to investment priorities (94% AI spend increases among high-growth companies). vs $8.7K), and dramatically leaner operations.

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Scale AI B2B SaaS 187

SaaStr

JUNE 25, 2025

revenue multiple proves strong B2B companies with real growth (and it’s strong) can still command premium exits. The deal shows acquirers are hungry for revenue acceleration—Xero expects to more than double group revenue by 2028 with this acquisition. exit represents a 37.5% discount from its 2021 peak valuation of $4B.

Payments 220

Payments Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 220

SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2025

revenue run-rate this quarter with 50% YoY growth, making them the fastest-growing infrastructure company in the public software universe. revenue run-rate ending this quarter, growing 50% year-over-year. billion revenue run-rate by July, with year-over-year growth of 50%. in net new revenue this year. Three things: 1.

AI 259

AI AWS Enterprise Scaling 259

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

These are highly effective ways to keep momentum going, even if your smallest customers become a smaller and smaller percent of your revenue. Datadog is at $1.2B+ in ARR now, and 80% of its revenue now comes from its largest customers. Be careful abandoning the low-end of the market and/or a Free edition. They keep you in the game.

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Scale Sales Hiring B2C Mobile 275

SaaStr

MARCH 14, 2024

So RevenueCat (where I was fortunate enough to be the first investor) now is the embedded mobile subscription API for 30,000 (!) Billion in tracked revenue. Their 2024 State of Subscription Apps Report is out , and here were my top learnings: #1. 70% of Mobile Subscription Apps Now Offer Free Trials, At Least in Part.

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Mobile Subscription Payment Features Pricing 315

Blulogix

JANUARY 3, 2025

By Inga Broerman Preparing for Regulatory Changes in Subscription Management The subscription economy is thriving, with businesses worldwide adopting models that offer flexibility, scalability, and recurring revenue streams. However, as the industry grows, so does regulatory scrutiny.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription Management compliance 52

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Some of the pitfalls that come with unplanned billing migration are faulty revenue reporting, data duplication, and customer churn. Getting onboard a robust billing system means benefiting from advanced features like automated recurring billing, customized invoicing, and revenue recognition.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Payment Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Blulogix

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Inga Broerman How Usage-Based Pricing is Transforming Subscription Billing The subscription economy is undergoing a transformation, driven by the rising popularity of usage-based pricing. Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription Pricing Artificial Intelligence 52

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 27, 2025

Whether it’s polishing a blog post, a product release, or anything else…Speed of execution and iteration is now becoming more important. Don’t wait 3 weeks to get the product marketing perfect…Or the blog post perfect. Revenue multiples are a shorthand valuation framework. Then iterate.

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Cloud Sales Hiring Scale Investment 157

SaaStr

MAY 15, 2024

In this week’s Workshop Wednesday, RevenueCat CEO Jacob Eiting and Growth Advocate David Barnard share their annual State of Subscription Apps report with us. So, let’s look at the state of subscription apps and how B2B SaaS can learn from it. Churn is much higher on consumer subscriptions, but you have higher expansion revenue.

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Subscription Payment Features B2B Mobile 294

SaaStr

APRIL 12, 2022

The majority of its revenue is now from Bitcoin transactions, not “traditional” payments and software. Square is still a high-margin software company at its core with a large but low-margin payments business on top. Only 9% of Square’s revenue is international, but going up. At least still for now.

Payments 294

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Revenue 294

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

By Inga Broerman How High-Performing Subscription Businesses Maximize NRR For subscription-based businesses, Net Revenue Retention (NRR) is the ultimate measure of growth and sustainability. If a business is retaining and expanding existing customer revenue , it can grow without constantly chasing new sales.

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Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In simple terms, revenue leakage means that a business is unable to collect a 100% of its earned income. There is always a small percentage of income that gets ‘leaked out’, causing revenue loss. Revenue leakage is that amount of money from your customers which gets processed, but which does not end up in your account.

Payments 105

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions 105

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Operating a business entails a number of processes like managing products and payments, invoices, customer engagement, revenue, unpaid invoices and much more. That is why most modern SaaS and subscription-based businesses have transitioned to using a good billing software, reducing their workload by a great deal.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Features SaaS Payments 59

Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Inga Broerman How Industry Consolidation is Reshaping Subscription Billing The subscription economy is on a path of rapid growth and transformation, projected to reach a $3 trillion valuation in 2024. Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

Revenue grew nicely at first from $1m to $3.5m Customer count growing 33%, revenue growing 65% — the “Golden Ratio” for future growth. Fast, but revenue grew much faster (65%). This is sort of what you’d expect with 145% NRR, that revenue would be growing faster than new customers. seed round.

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Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Payment Features Cloud 362

SaaStr

MAY 22, 2024

And … 92% of its revenue is from subscriptions. Today, Gartner has now crossed $6 Billion in revenue, with a stunning $35 Billion market cap. 92% of Revenue is Recurring If you’ve bought Gartner research, you know this. It’s a lot bigger than I’d realized today. It’s very profitable.

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Revenue Enterprise Cloud Pricing 285

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By Kegham Khrigian The New Standard for Subscription Renewals: Intelligent, Automated, and Scalable For subscription businesses, renewals are the foundation of predictable revenue and long-term growth. Subscription models thrive on automation, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making and renewals should be no different.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Businesses may never know how much revenue might be leaking from overlooked nooks and crannies. The purpose of the revenue growth management strategy is to steer a business in an organized, and sustainable direction. In this blog, you will find out the meaning of revenue growth management, its importance, components, and challenges.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Revenue 52

SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That’s not just pretty epic growth at almost $7 Billion in revenue, it’s one heck of a comeback. But a Smaller and Smaller Percentage of Revenue. Overall subscription solutions revenue is up just 21%, while payments and merchant solutions are up 35% — from a much, much larger base. #2.

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Payments Merchant Services Revenue Payment Solutions 286

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2025

For seven years, growth was painfully slow: 2016-2021 : Minimal revenue, limited funding first years 2022 : $1M ARR (after 6 years!) Usage-Based Pricing for AI Subscription models work for traditional software, but AI-powered platforms often create variable value. 2023 : $2.4M ARR Despite raising significant funding ($97.4M

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Software Review AI Technical Review Venture Capital 208

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

By Inga Broerman The Renewal Blind Spot: Where Subscription Businesses Lose the Most Revenue Renewals should be a source of predictable, recurring revenue yet for many subscription businesses, they are a pain point filled with inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and revenue leakage.

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Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 59

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By BluLogix Team Managing Cash Flow with Revenue Projection & Prediction How does revenue projection & prediction help businesses align cash flow with operational needs and avoid financial surprises? Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

Payments 52

Payments Revenue Payment Services Payment Features 52

Blulogix

JANUARY 6, 2025

By Inga Broerman The 2025 Blueprint for Scalable Growth in the Subscription Economy The subscription economy is entering a pivotal year. To succeed, subscription-based organizations must embrace smarter, more integrated approaches to billing, management, and strategy.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription AI Search compliance 52

SaaStr

MAY 22, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: One Simple Trick to Make Your SDRs Perform Better. SaaStr 555: Secrets to Building a High-Performing Revenue Marketing Engine with Demandbase VP of Marketing Tracy Kraft. Cloud Stocks May Be Down. But the Cloud Remains on Fire.

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Scale Sales Hiring Payment Features Marketing 293

Blulogix

JANUARY 13, 2025

By Kegham Khrigian The Hidden Cost of Complexity: How MSPs Can Reclaim Revenue Managed Service Providers (MSPs) face a unique combination of challenges in todays fast-evolving business landscape. While this complexity is expected, what often goes unnoticed is the revenue leakage it creates, quietly eroding profitability over time.

Payments 59

Payments Payment Services Payment Features Revenue 59

SaaStr

JUNE 26, 2025

more likely to see revenue increases, with 40% of sales professionals already using AI tools. For sales, every routine interaction handled by AI rather than a human rep represents immediate cost savings and rep time freed for complex deals. HubSpot’s research shows sales teams using AI are 1.3x

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AI Sales Generative AI Pricing 261