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 210

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 210

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Cloud Giants Report Q4 ‘23 Two quotes from the Amazon and Microsoft earnings call really stood out to me this week. Sometimes they’re classic cloud migrations. Follow along to stay up to date!

Cost optimization & reporting 161

Cost optimization & reporting Cloud Azure AWS 161

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 15, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 161

Clouded Judgement

MAY 3, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Cloud Giants Report Q1 + Early Look at Software Results Q1 earnings seasons has officially kicked off! It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis.

Cost optimization & reporting 183

Cost optimization & reporting Cloud Software Azure 183

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 19, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Rubrik’s subscription ARR was $784m at the end of 2023 and growing 47% YoY. I lay out all of these numbers to hopefully portray that the business is growing much faster than the 5% 2023 revenue growth would suggest.

Cloud 141

Cloud Scale Subscription Payment Features 141

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 26, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Azure Report - Cloud Infra Looks Good! The full quote is below: “We expect capital expenditures to increase materially on a sequential basis driven by cloud and AI infrastructure investments.

Azure 177

Azure Cloud Software AI 177

Clouded Judgement

MAY 10, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Azure 161

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 12, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. The ZIRP period created a lot of confusion given software buying was happening at a break neck pace - and it was easy to think you had differentiated product market fit because your business momentum (ie revenue) suggested you did.

Cloud 284

Cloud Venture Capital Acquisition Metrics 284

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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.

Cloud 177

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Metrics 177

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 10, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. They may be more cyclical than originally anticipated, but they’re still great businesses that will rebound faster when the cycle turns. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 244

Cloud Trends Subscription Payment Features 244

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now 2023 Top Performers In 2023, there were 14 cloud software companies that were up 100%+ this year (in the index I track of ~80 total)! Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 189

Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 189

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 5, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. In the basket I track and discuss in Clouded Judgement (~80 companies), no one is up on the year. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis.

Cloud 152

Cloud Trends Subscription Payment Features 152

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Amazon and Snowflake have both made comments recently that Cloud Optimizations are starting to play second fiddle to net new workload growth. We’re still in the early days of the cloud.” Follow along to stay up to date!

AWS 293

AWS Cloud AI Search Cost optimization & reporting 293

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. After the cloud giants reported this week, the timing of the presumed re-acceleration is very much in question. At the same time - Google Cloud also massively decelerated from 28% last quarter to 22% this quarter. which feels unlikely.

Cost optimization & reporting 152

Cost optimization & reporting Cloud Azure AWS 152

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Stripe<>Salesforce integration synchronizes payment data between Stripe and Salesforce, allowing for the management of subscriptions, invoices, and payment analytics directly within Salesforce. Customize dashboards and reports for specific business needs. Salesforce integrations: Value Analytics.

Payments 99

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 99

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 8, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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.

Cloud 161

Cloud Revenue Subscription Payment Features 161

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 14, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Net New ARR Slowdown It’s no secret that cloud software businesses have seen headwinds over the last couple quarters. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 169

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Trends 169

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. But should these businesses trade at the same multiple? The second part is a nuanced point - the median cloud software stock is down 2% year-to-date. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment

Cloud 152

Cloud Metrics Revenue Subscription 152

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 12, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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.

Cloud 141

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Revenue 141

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

Q4 earnings season for cloud businesses is now behind us. My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., We then dipped below the trendline as we hit the period of “cloud optimizations,” and things have started to rebound.

Cloud 177

Cloud Software Azure AWS 177

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 195

Cloud Pricing Startup Revenue 195

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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.

Cloud 161

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Metrics 161

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 4, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Cloud Giants Update “What we're seeing in the quarter is that those cost optimizations, while still going on, are moderating and many maybe behind us in some of our large customers. Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 130

Cloud Azure Cost optimization & reporting AWS 130

Clouded Judgement

MAY 19, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. For those who don’t, I’m using quarterly subscription revenue x4 to estimate ARR. It’s getting harder and harder to close new business Fifth - FCF Margin. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment

Cloud 161

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Retention 161

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. Hard Landing?

Cloud 268

Cloud Software Review Technical Review Systems Review 268

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Hyperscaler Preview Next week Amazon, Microsoft and Google report earnings and we’ll see Q3 data for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. 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

Clouded Judgement

JULY 21, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Are Software Companies Bad Businesses? Specifically Chamath said this: “From an OpEx perspective these businesses just suck. Just about every business looks to stack S Curves. Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 130

Cloud Software Sales Hiring Scale 130

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Andy Jassy doubled down on some of the commentary he’s made in the last few weeks about cloud optimization headwinds starting to abate. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Review Headcount Trends 161

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

Business Model 256

Business Model SaaS Payments Payments Headcount 256

Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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.

Cloud 161

Cloud AWS Metrics Subscription 161

Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

As the business landscape continues its unstoppable evolution, the necessity for operational efficiency and innovation becomes even more pronounced. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Many public software companies don’t report ARR, so I’ll take the quarterly subscription revenue and multiply it by 4 to approximate ARR. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 161

Cloud Marketplace as a Service AI Subscription 161

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 183

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Metrics 183

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. This is where an advanced B2B subscription management platform comes in.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 18, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Even through rates would be cut (tailwind for valuations), the headwinds to business performance from a recession would overwhelm the rate tailwind. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 243

Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 243

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. It shows the number of months it takes for a SaaS business to payback their fully burdened CAC on a gross profit basis. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 169

Cloud Artificial Intelligence Subscription Payment Features 169

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 ?”.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184