FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

That’s the beauty of subscription models. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan. Flat-rate Pricing.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

But what about pricing? When FastSpring’s Chief Product Officer Kurt Smith worked with growth-stage to Fortune 100 companies at Accel-KKR, he consistently saw pricing as one of the most essential growth levers they employed to meet their next revenue goal. Why You Shouldn’t Trust How Your Competitor’s Price.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free.

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

Stax

MAY 6, 2025

In this blog, well unpack what scalability really looks like in a payment solution and how to choose one that wont hold you backwhether you’re just beginning to start accepting payments or scaling to new markets. Makes business expansion easier (less growing pains) Planning to expand or add a subscription service?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Customize and manage one or more subscription and trial models. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Fraud prevention and chargebacks.

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Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 125

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 6, 2025

However, many companies misuse ARR and count forms of non-recurring revenue as ARR, confusing the metric. This “misuse of ARR” trend has accelerated in the age of AI, as business models have evolved (into more usage/success-based vs. seat-based), and everyone is tinkering with new AI products. ” Pilots.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Existing distribution channels: While startups are racing to build distribution, incumbents already have it However, the business model disruption around AI pricing remains a challenge for larger players to navigate. #3. And being able to analyze large amounts of unstructured data, from invoices to PDFs and more.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 22, 2021

Subscription revenue can be defined most simply as a model which generates income from customers through recurring fees that are paid at regular intervals. These can be weekly, monthly, or annual payments. Subscription Pricing Models How to Get Subscription Pricing Right The Advantages of a Subscription Revenue Model 1.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

FastSpring

DECEMBER 3, 2020

But what if your business model is designed to create repeat customers. Essentially, that’s the beauty of subscription business models. Subscription businesses get to profit from recurring purchases, and customers benefit from long-term savings and convenience. What is subscription marketing?

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Subscription Flow

JUNE 27, 2024

Moreover, Quickbooks integrates easily with SubscriptionFlow , a billing management platform, to simplify payment processing, invoice generation, and optimization of recurring payments across various gateways. This helps businesses manage their finances more easily as all their payments can be tracked in one place.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 98

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

We also show you how to personalize your billing practices with advice from our experience working with thousands of SaaS businesses. Note: FastSpring offers advanced subscription management services that support free trials, monthly and annual paid plans, proration, discount management, and more. How Castos upsells subscription tiers.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

How To Buy Saas

MAY 26, 2025

Are you a solopreneur or small business owner juggling invoices, expenses, and all the hats of running a business? Finding simple, affordable invoice software that doesnt require an accounting degree can be a game-changer. By the end, youll know if Skynova is the right small business accounting tool for your needs.

Software Review 40

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SaaStr

MAY 27, 2025

The Second IPO Strategy Is Real Sometimes you need to go private to reinvent your business model. private equity buyout (Permira + CPPIB) Company needed to transform for the cloud era Classic “take private to modernize” playbook 2021: Second IPO on NYSE at $27.55/share Classic buy-fix-sell.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Sage Intacct is a popular choice for automating bookkeeping because it includes features unique to the SaaS business model. Your office manager doesn’t have time to seek out the best prices on office supplies—let alone make new purchases every week. 5 Purchasing.

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2024

Subscription models offer companies large and small the opportunity to build predictable revenue and high customer lifetime value. But managing subscriptions effectively and freeing up time and resources for expansion is no picnic.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 88

SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

From a business model perspective, Shopify has in essence been a fintech and merchant product first and a SaaS product second for quite some time. 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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SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

Offering its services as a freemium-based model, CircleCI recognizes driving trials as the cornerstone of a go-to-market strategy for any developer tool. . Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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Scale Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 261

FastSpring

APRIL 23, 2024

Depending on your needs, sellers may run into a number of potential limitations with the Paddle platform: Paddle doesn’t accept as many alternative payment methods as other MoR partners. The subscription management system doesn’t support multi-product transactions. Digital invoices. Subscription and recurring payment collection.

Payment Methods 142

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 142

Blulogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By BluLogix Team Navigating Tax and Regulatory Complexities in UCaaS Billing Summary: Managing tax and regulatory compliance is a complex challenge for UCaaS providers, especially as they introduce bundled offerings, hybrid price models, and serve diverse geographies.

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Payment Features Scale compliance B2B 59

FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. This article offers tips for optimizing pricing and packaging of your SaaS products in a less-than-stellar economy: What is stagflation?

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SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 148

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Companies can capitalize on: Subscription-based integrations , where users pay extra for advanced functionalities. Business users and providers are able to view data analytics from a single dashboard and manage their customer’s information. If your customers pay online, you can build hosted payment pages.

Payments 88

Payments Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This flexible mindset creates just the right conditions for embracing evolving business models and new metrics. A general understanding of the SaaS business model grew as the SaaS sector matured. as a common language to analyze a cloud business. So, where should cloud businesses go from here?

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 The premise is simple.

Outsourcing Services 135

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Payment Features Subscription 135

Subscription Flow

JUNE 26, 2024

What Mol did was identify how badly traditional banks’ online payment processing worked for small European businesses, before offering Mollie recurring payments as an alternative to these businesses that were nearing bankruptcy during the lockdown. How to handle Mollie recurring payments?

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions 52

Blulogix

JUNE 9, 2025

They may even have the beginnings of a tiered pricing model. Schedule a Demo Today Usage-based billing isn’t just a pricing toggle. It’s a business model transformation that spans your entire quote-to-cash process. They may even have the beginnings of a tiered pricing model.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Scale compliance Finance 59

Subscription Flow

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Recurrent Payment Processing is a key component of modern business models. Today, most of us rely on recurring payment solutions for streaming services, gym memberships and other similar subscription services regardless of industry. The concept of recurring payments drives business efficiency as well.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 12, 2022

International payment processors take on the responsibility of staying in good standing with various payment providers so that you don’t have to. Related: International Recurring Payments (How We Handle It for You). Factors to Consider When Choosing an International Payment Gateway.

Payment Services 148

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 148

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. Good to see you today.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

In this Chargebee vs. Recurly debate, we take a look at the best option for your business. These are some of the most revered apps when it comes to subscription billing platform and recurring payments management. Check out the Baremetrics free trial to get better analytics on your subscription customers.

Payment Features 95

Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 95

SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Leaders like ZoomInfo and Paycom that combine strong growth with strong profits have seen their stock prices stay relatively high, often at 15x ARR still. A big number, but not a big multiple. “Business Solutions” including payments has gross margins of only 21%. Embedded fintech often has a price. #3. Wix is one.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods SaaS Payments 283

SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2022

Sometimes, it takes innovative thinking to pull more revenue out of a current customer base or business model. Think of this as squeezing more juice from the same lemon. Dive Deeper or Go Broader. Once you’ve hit the $100 million mark, begin to consider the finetuning you can do to best attack your market.

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Revenue Sales Hiring Leadership Scale 261

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.

SaaS Payments 158

SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

To choose the right payment processing solution for your business, you need to evaluate your business needs, evaluate security and compliance standards, and evaluate different payment processors based on pricing, features, customer support, and scalability. Talk to sales What is a Payment Processing System?

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2020

Backed by an army of developers, data engineers, and finance professionals, this events-based billing model allowed these large companies to directly link the value that their services provided with the cost presented on a customer’s invoice. So what is the next step toward putting these best practices in place at your organization?

AWS 98

AWS Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 98