FastSpring

AUGUST 11, 2020

When it comes to software and online purchases, those transactions are increasingly moving to a subscription-based model, where customers put their purchases on autopilot so they can have continuous access to SaaS products. Subscription services are what customers want. How to move to a subscription revenue model.

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Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Fees and Pricing Structure You’ve most likely agonized over your credit card processing rates and wondered whether or not you have the best ones possible. That’s why you need to work with a payment provider that implements secure payment systems and a trustworthy payment gateway. Finally, think long-term.

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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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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Pricing your software correctly is a crucial part of selling software , but sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re on the right track with your pricing strategy. We’re sharing some tips for setting up a pricing model that attracts and retains long-term customers for your software company. Offer a Range of Options .

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The subscription economy is booming. However, with the bustling world of opportunities to earn recurring revenue , subscription-based SMEs are also faced with unprecedented demands for speed, efficiency, compliance and customer support. Let’s take a closer look. Chargebee Competitors: Why SubscriptionFlow?

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Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This shift presents a compelling opportunity for B2B enterprises to invest in tailor-made tools for their post-sales organizations and customer success (CS) teams. Forrester recognizes the value customer success platforms can provide to B2B companies looking to foster retention, growth, and advocacy.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From the messaging, positioning, and pricing models, every little detail needs to be perfect for product-led growth to take off. TL;DR Usage-based pricing is a consumption-based pricing model that charges customers based on how much they use a product (instead of at a flat monthly rate). What is usage-based pricing?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

In this piece, we offer seven case studies from SaaS companies — small tweaks they made to reduce churn and increase customer LTV. 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.

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Blulogix

MARCH 21, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Elevating Customer Retention in B2B Subscriptions For B2B subscriptions, customer retention is a pivotal factor underpinning the long-term success and sustainability of businesses.

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User Pilot

APRIL 26, 2024

Customer success is a core growth driver for any SaaS business. The SaaS market is crowded with tons of similar products and the best ones that stand out are those who delight their customers regularly. Are you wondering how to retain your customers and make them love your product? No worries! Let’s get started!

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I remember the first time I tried to do the Old Price-Raise-Without-Notice tactic. But as time went on, we got a bit better at pricing ?? Just to increase Qualcomm to the same pricing everyone else had at their bracket. So we sent them an invoice for $60k, and our champion went … ballistic. Yes, we earned it.

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User Pilot

APRIL 22, 2024

In SaaS, it’s advised to follow customer success best practices to ensure that users achieve their desired outcomes with your product and become loyal advocates for your brand. TL;DR Customer success builds long-lasting relationships, increases customer retention , lifetime value , and advocacy, and informs product development.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

That said, the Hotjar pricing model can be both expensive and confusing if you don’t familiarize yourself with all its quirks. In this guide, we’ll walk you through each subscription tier to help you find the right option for your needs! What is Hotjar pricing? Hotjar offers a 15-day free trial on its paid plans.

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OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

2021 has proven to be the year of usage-based pricing. . 45% of expansion stage SaaS companies now say they have a usage-based or consumption-based pricing model, according to data from OpenView’s forthcoming 2021 Finance and Operations benchmarks report. . Pricing: Keep it simple even if that means leaving some money on the table.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 31, 2023

The purpose of a Customer Success team is to help a company’s customers get the most value out of its product. The hypothesis is, if a customer maximizes the obtainable value, they will remain loyal and spend more with the company. A Customer Success team has the time and resources to respond this way.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

Welcome to the third edition of the Pricing Transformations series. Pricing Transformations in 2020. Pricing Transformations in 2021. Pricing models must be adaptable – 4/5 on this. We took off a point as there are still too few people who understand pricing models well enough to make them adaptable.

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Blulogix

MARCH 19, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Managing Digital Inventory Complexity As the digital economy continues to expand, B2B companies are increasingly offering a variety of digital products and services, necessitating sophisticated strategies for managing digital inventory.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 11, 2019

A lot of Customer Success leaders and Founders I have talked to since starting at CustomerSuccessBox have been confused about what customer tech stack to use at their SaaS businesses. So this got me thinking about what should be the Customer Success Tech Maturity Model. Level 2: Customer Support + CRM + Excel.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

No matter the specifics of how your company adapts and grows, it’s crucial to be aware of how your pricing strategy relates to other aspects of your business. It’s all too easy to make the mistake of adopting a pricing model that is ill-suited to other aspects of your company, such as the go-to-market strategy or sales strategy.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 8, 2021

While many of the most successful public and private SaaS companies were already usage-based, there wasn’t a clear playbook on the complexities of scaling a usage-based business. Yet pivoting from traditional subscriptions to usage-based can be just as big of a shift as making the leap from on-prem to SaaS.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 19, 2020

Are you responsible for getting subscription metrics like MRR right? At ChartMogul, we auto-generate subscriptions and metrics from invoices and transactions — we believe this gives you the most trustworthy picture of where your business stands at the moment. This is a common question we hear from customers.

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Sixteen Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2022

The purpose of Customer Success is not to make customers happy. It’s actually not even to make customers successful. In this simplistic view, revenue from any new customers that come in that quarter wouldn’t be included in NRR for that quarter, but would be in the starting amount for next quarter.

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User Pilot

MARCH 16, 2023

Looking for an in-depth review of UserGuiding pricing so you can understand whether it’s the right choice for you? Finding a product that not only suits your business needs but also delivers value at the right price can be daunting. It has a 14-day free trial and three subscription packages: Basic, Professional, and Corporate.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In case you choose to contact us on a customer’s behalf, we’ll need the customer’s tax exemption form for U.S. customers or their tax ID for customers in other countries to process the tax refunds and/or apply tax exemption to subscriptions. Customized by you, hosted by FastSpring.

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Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers. Businesses need a new strategy for customer success growth.

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OPEXEngine

JANUARY 11, 2022

Consumption-based pricing is best used when you can accurately and easily break down your service offering into small, digestible units. Many companies in the technology industry are moving toward “pay for what you use” consumption-based pricing models. Four pricing models. Uncommitted contracts. Challenges and shifts.

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SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2023

And it’s sometimes easier to administer — automated monthly credit card payments are easy nowadays, but any invoicing process more than an annual one can be a big administrative headache. There is no way they want to get 12 invoices a year through procurement. My simple suggestions: 1/ Do what your customers want.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sometimes in great ways — forcing B2C subscription businesses to relentlessly provide a great end-user experience. Every month, the meal kit, the clothing, the game subscription, the video subscription almost has to be better than the month before. And then sort of throw Customer Success at it. But in SaaS?

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 15, 2022

Customers that sign up for a free trial are a great marketing target because they’ve already committed to your business enough to sign up and maybe provide relevant information. Optimize trial to paid conversion rate using Customer Success Tool. Simplify for non-paying customers to use your product.

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Navint

JUNE 25, 2019

Jeff Wissink shares what Navint has found to be the secret to establishing value-based subscription pricing, and it may surprise you. Whenever we work with clients on their recurring revenue businesses, the topic of subscription pricing inevitability comes up. A Streaming Service Story of Subscription Pricing.

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OpenView Labs

MAY 4, 2021

You’re probably not aware of it, but the price of your product includes a risk discount. And then, by applying the rule of thumb that you want a 10X return on a new innovation in order to consider switching, the price got pushed all the way down to $8. So the risk discount took the price from $27 to $8. What happened?

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Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Chargify for your online payment processor? In this article, we’ll give you a full Stripe vs. Chargify comparison, including features, pricing, reviews, and more, so you can make the choice that’s right for your business. Stripe vs. Chargify: Pricing When considering Stripe vs. Chargify, it's essential to consider price.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 4, 2020

Extracting value from revenue data is a vital element in running a successful subscription business. Today, we’re excited to share the next step in the evolution of ChartMogul by launching the world’s first Subscription Data Platform. Introducing the ChartMogul Subscription Data Platform. every day. .

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 8, 2021

What was once an upfront investment with clear-cut milestones and handoffs between Sales and Customer Success (“CS”) is now a continuous and complex journey where the initial contract is just a company’s metaphorical foot in the door to a larger expansion opportunity (and bulk of the future revenue). Background on Customer Success.

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SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Customer success software provides businesses with a 360-degree look at the entire customer relationship. You’ll get helpful insights into the customer’s activities and the general health of the relationship. Good customer success software will help you identify red flags and maintain successful customer retention.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 19, 2020

Are you responsible for getting subscription metrics like MRR right? At ChartMogul, we auto-generate subscriptions and metrics from invoices and transactions — we believe this gives you the most trustworthy picture of where your business stands at the moment. This is a common question we hear from customers.

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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. Low touch you’re gonna talk a lot about what we call customer success teams. Customer success teams are basically about building at scale this self-serve engine.

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