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New ARR and CAC in Price-Ramped vs. Auto-Expanding Deals

Kellblog

In this post we’re going to look at the management accounting side of multi-year SaaS deals that grow in value over time. Say you sign a three-year deal with a customer that ramps in payment structure: year 1 costs $1M, year 2 costs $2M, and year 3 costs $3M. Payment structure. $1M. GAAP revenue. $1M.

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The 14 best SaaS tools: analytics, accounting, pricing, and retention

ProfitWell

Taking advantage of SaaS tools will help you accomplish this. If you aren’t using SaaS tools yet, by the end of this article you’ll understand why you should. There are a wide number of reasons why SaaS tools are taking over. SaaS tools are easy to use and come equipped with updated features. Avoiding SaaS tool bloat.