SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2025

That would make them the fastest-growing infrastructure company in the [link] (public software companies) data set. Compare this to the Meritech data: most infrastructure companies at this scale are growing 20-30%. When enterprises commit to data infrastructure, they commit big. Every dataset becomes training data.

AI 255

AI AWS Enterprise Scaling 255

SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2025

The Gross Margin Ceiling Discovery The Numbers : Non-GAAP subscription gross margin plateaued at 83.9% The slight Q1 dip (42% vs 43%) shows even great companies face quarterly fluctuations – focus on the trend, not single data points. vs. total gross margin of 81.9%

Scale 224

Scale Headcount Outsourced Development Operational efficiency. 224

SaaStr

JANUARY 8, 2025

As Checkr follows usage-based pricing, it’s a transactional business that needs to be managed differently than a typical subscription SaaS model since they only earn revenue when the customer is using the product. Lindsey found a way to track this data, then brought it into every meeting.

Revenue 290

Revenue Scale Sales Hiring Compensation 290

Clouded Judgement

JULY 16, 2024

Our platform unifies core financial and broader operational data and processes within a single platform, with solutions that maintain the integrity of corporate reporting standards for Finance while providing operationally significant insights for business users.

Benchmarks 295

Benchmarks Data Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 295

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.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Forecasting Subscription Data Analysis 59

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Rather than committing to single solutions, successful companies are: Testing multiple AI models continuously Using self-served platforms for rapid experimentation Empowering engineers to make model-selection decisions Avoiding long-term vendor lock-in Data Management Data quality and integration have emerged as critical factors in successful AI implementation. (..)

AI 208

AI Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Systems Review 208

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 28, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Data from Stripe (below) shows the speed at which AI native companies are growing compared to SaaS companies. If you wanted to scale users and growth, you needed to scale a physical data infrastructure footprint. What does this mean?

Cloud 299

Cloud AI Scale Scaling 299

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. impose strict requirements on how businesses handle customer data.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription Management compliance 52

USIO

MARCH 7, 2025

By embedding payment capabilities directly into existing business systems, companies can eliminate redundancies, improve cash flow, and create a smoother experience for customers and partners alike. Manual invoicing, reconciliation, and transaction approvals require time and personnel, leading to higher operational costs.

Payments 130

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 130

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.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Subscription Pricing Technical Review 59

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 25, 2023

Klaviyo Overview From the S1 - “Klaviyo enables businesses to drive revenue growth by making it easy to bring their first-party data together and use it to create and deliver highly personalized consumer experiences across digital channels. ” “Data Layer. ” “Data Layer.

Benchmarks 246

Benchmarks Artificial Intelligence Data Software Review 246

Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is where the concept of real invoice calculation comes in, fundamentally changing the way organizations approach revenue projection. Schedule a Demo Today What is Real Invoice Calculation? Real invoice calculation is an approach to revenue prediction that goes beyond simple estimates.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Revenue SaaS Payments 52

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. The days of flat-rate subscriptions being the default option are gone. Your ERP cannot bill usage subscriptions.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription Pricing Artificial Intelligence 52

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

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. This trend creates formidable competitors with comprehensive offerings that can dominate markets.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Subscription Payment Solutions 52

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. High-performing subscription businesses use NRR as a growth engine , ensuring that renewals and expansions outpace any losses from churn.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

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. Trends like usage-based pricing , complex provisioning , industry consolidation , and evolving regulatory landscapes are reshaping how businesses operate and thrive.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription AI Search compliance 52

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2024

Rubrik, a Palo Alto-based data security company, filed their S-1 yesterday. y/y, estimated sales efficiency is 0.11, & contribution margins are negative : Rubrik sells $1 of subscription software for $0.88. Half of new customers are over $100,000 in size & contract values have grown 19% from $101k to $120k in a year.

Data 219

Data Subscription Payment Features Cloud 219

Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Quicken vs QuickBooks: Integrations QuickBooks supports an extensive list of integrations, while Quicken only offers a handful of integrations that simply let users receive and make online payments. It is a subscription-based integrated payment platform that helps you process credit card payments.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 88

Chart Mogul

JUNE 16, 2025

It lets you connect your ChartMogul account to AI tools that support the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and enables natural language access to your subscription data. Ask questions about your MRR, segment trends, or sales funnel, and get answers directly in your AI chat tool. We’re excited to see what you do with it.

Revenue 59

Revenue Data Customer Lifetime Value AI 59

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. While cutting-edge language models have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, most are primarily trained on open internet data. That’s why another route is gaining traction: combining enterprise-specific data with general-purpose AI models.

Enterprise 157

Enterprise AI Cloud Artificial Intelligence 157

Stax

MAY 13, 2025

Fee structures matter; understand the differences between interchange plus, flat rate, tiered, and subscription pricing to find the most transparent and cost-effective option. Credit card merchant services are the systems, tools, and agreements that allow businesses to accept payments via credit and debit cards.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

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. In todays competitive subscription economy, addressing revenue leakage isnt optionalits critical for sustaining profitability and building trust with customers.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Revenue Scale Operational efficiency. 52

SaaStr

JUNE 11, 2024

Your data is the other part. That fuel is your data. Let’s discover how you can unlock the value of your data with the help of AI. That’s traditional AI, where it looks at a task a human can do, identifies data patterns, works out what might happen next, and makes suggestions on it. AI is part of that answer.

AI 173

AI Data Artificial Intelligence Generative AI 173

SaaStr

JUNE 22, 2025

Navan represents something different: a mainstream B2B software company with enterprise clients and subscription revenue models that institutional investors understand. valuation, paused roadshow but still targeting 2025) Potential Candidates: Stripe (payments processing, $91.5B valuation, raised $2.5B valuation, raised $2.5B

B2B 176

B2B Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 176

Stax

MAY 6, 2025

TL;DR A scalable solution adapts to higher volumes, evolving business models, and new payment methods without breaking down or holding you back. From handling spikes in transactions to supporting subscriptions, omnichannel sales, and new markets, your payment processor should make expansion easier.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 88

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. Delayed payments and unpredictable revenue.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 59

SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They wanted to quantify this trend of a longer sales cycle, so they commissioned a study of 500 revenue leaders in the U.S. This is important now when most invoices are paid late, and the probability of getting paid decreases with every day that it’s left unpaid. Embed different payment types both in invoices and reminders.

SaaS Payments 279

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Features 279

USIO

JUNE 12, 2025

Whether it’s a fintech startup, a government agency, or a national subscription platform, Louis emphasized one key idea: the future of payments is flexible, seamless, and built to adapt. AI will sit in between, helping make smarter, faster, and safer decisions about how transactions are routed.

Payments 130

Payments Embedded Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 130

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Companies can capitalize on: Subscription-based integrations , where users pay extra for advanced functionalities. API-based integrations allow companies to automate workflows, enhance data accuracy, and improve overall efficiency. You can also manage one-time or recurring payments and create professional customizable invoices.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

“Pendo for Startups” gives companies access to the product usage data that today’s investors consider alongside business metrics as they vet deals, as well as sentiment and guidance tools to improve product usage and adoption. Blissfully unveiled their SaaS Trends 2020 report, hitting on a few highlights in the virtual presentation.

Sales Hiring 220

Sales Hiring Scale Payment Features Marketplace as a Service 220

Blulogix

DECEMBER 31, 2024

By Inga Broerman Scaling with Usage-Based Models: A Practical Guide to Metering The rise of usage-based pricing is revolutionizing the subscription economy. Data-Driven Pricing: Advanced analytics allow companies to refine usage models to maximize both revenue and customer satisfaction.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Scaling AI Search Subscription 52

FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Q4 sales numbers usually outperform the rest of the year thanks to year-end holidays and their associated shopping cycles — but how much does that trend carry over into software and SaaS sales? We’ve analyzed aggregate sales data to give you insights into just how important Q4 can be for your software, SaaS, or other digital goods business.

SaaS Payments 159

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Methods 159

Blulogix

MARCH 27, 2025

With businesses adopting diverse pricing modelsranging from subscriptions to usage-based billinglegacy systems often struggle to keep up. These challenges result in: Billing Errors Manual processes increase the risk of incorrect invoices, leading to customer disputes and revenue loss.

Payments 59

Payments AI Search Payment Services SaaS Payments 59

USIO

JUNE 11, 2025

Usio’s Secret Sauce: MRDF Technology We call it “Blue Mamba” of check fulfillment, Mail Run Data File (MRDF) Validation accuracy – every envelope matches the correct paper checks—no double-feeds, no mis-inserts. for data in transit; AES-256 for data at rest. After one too many of these slip-ups, finance teams say, “Enough!”—and

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payment Features Healthcare Payments 130

Stax

JUNE 23, 2025

Join the Payments-Led Growth Movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. TL;DR An ACH API allows businesses to automate bank-to-bank payments—like ACH debits, credits, and recurring payments—by integrating directly with the ACH network via software.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

By Inga Broerman Building a Competitive Edge Through Channel Partnerships In an increasingly competitive subscription economy, channel partnerships have become a beacon for businesses seeking scalable growth and sustainable revenue streams.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Features Payment Services Scale 52