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.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As always, our support and sales engineering specialists are available to help if you need assistance along the way. Add a Subscription to Cart PHP & Javascript <? Add a Subscription to Cart PHP & Javascript <? > Expand Subscription Creation via FastSpring Webhook PHP & Javascript <?

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

That means both halves of the revenue engine are humming. Even if a lot of the revenue isn’t truly recurring SaaS revenue. “We define ARR as annualized invoiced amounts per solution sku from subscription licenses and maintenance obligations assuming no increases or reductions in their subscriptions.”

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 17, 2024

By BluLogix Team Creating a Flexible Pricing Engine for Future Success Introduction In the subscription economy, customer expectations are evolving, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) must adapt to meet these dynamic demands.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2022

One invoice. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. Can you imagine a site reliability engineer managing 15 to 20 tokens, coordinating with finance teams to ensure proper treasury management, while ensuring high uptime?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

For example, Owner.com operates with a notably flat structure, maintaining a ratio of one product manager to sixteen engineers. Engineers are empowered to make technical decisions and write their own product requirement documents, functioning essentially as “mini-founders” within the organization.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

You might be surprised to know that SaaS companies can learn a lot from their consumer subscription counterparts. 4: High-end sales teams Increasingly, SaaS organizations leverage inside sales teams, since selling subscriptions is easier and less of a commitment than selling enterprise software. 3: Make onboarding seamless.

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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.

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SaaStr

MAY 1, 2021

Nothing is a bigger headache in a Fortune 500 company that having to go back to procurement every single month to get an invoice approved. And as a result, even more chose monthly subscriptions. So offer them a discount to do so (often 20%, a la the WP Engine above). It’s how big company procurement and budgeting processes work.

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SaaStr

MAY 9, 2025

If you’re bleeding customers and fighting for retention, here’s how you can engineer your own resurrection. And if you’re a customer ready to cancel that long-standing subscription, maybe pause the process. The SaaS Resurrection Playbook What can B2B companies learn from this dramatic turnaround?

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2025

This efficiency is driven by their tailored go-to-market engine, which includes high-velocity inbound marketing, strategic partnerships with private equity firms, and a dedicated sales team for upselling Pro products and FinTech solutions. Subscription revenue has accelerated to 31%. Accelerating at Scale. This is So Impressive.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 9, 2022

SaaS billing software automates one or more of the various aspects of the recurring billing process — payment processing, fulfillment, dunning, and more. You’ll still need a separate solution for payment processing, taxes, chargebacks, and more. 3 Subscription Management Software. 3 Payment Processors.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By BluLogix Team Thriving in the Subscription Economy of 2025 and Beyond Introduction The subscription economy is not just a trendits a transformative shift in how businesses operate and generate value. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI is set to play a significant role in the future of the subscription economy.

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SaaStr

APRIL 12, 2022

The majority of its revenue is now from Bitcoin transactions, not “traditional” payments and software. And yet … and yet … its engine is all software and really SaaS. Square is still a high-margin software company at its core with a large but low-margin payments business on top. At least still for now.

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SaaStr

APRIL 8, 2020

Click here for ChartMogul’s free-forever launch plan that will give SaaS businesses access to the world’s first subscription data platform so they can analyze and improve key metrics like MRR, churn and LTV. What are they all about? What are they all about? Hiver’s Free Shared Inboxes for SMB. Where can I find the deal?

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SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2025

Head of AI Dialpad: How to Build AI at Scale GTM/ B2B Speakers: CEO HubSpot Yamini Rangan: Going More Multiproduct, Going More AI, and Going More SMB and More Enterprise CEO Dropbox Drew Houston: DropBoxs Third Act: AI & Content Intelligence CEO Calendly, Tope Awotona Open AMA and AI in 2026 CEO Clio, Jack Newton: Reaccelerating Vertical SaaS to (..)

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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. Usage-based pricing represents a seismic shift in how subscription businesses operate.

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Payment Features Scaling AI Search Subscription 52

FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

Justin Sacks (02:08) Taking me back, I think I got a summer job in high school so that I could pay for my own WoW subscription. Back in the day, games, well, at least large online multiplayer games, required a subscription rather than just a one-time fee. How many years you recall did you pay for the subscription?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The core product is very B2C, but the upgrade to paid has very SMB B2B metrics, and 80% of the revenue is subscription based. So it’s doing what Wall Street wants today. But is Duolingo SaaS? Well, it’s SaaS-ish. So at a minimum, it’s a good one to learn from, especially in this PLG and freemium world.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Who is Eric Yuan | CEO of Zoom Eric Yuan joined WebEx as one of the first several software engineers. He was instrumental in developing the WebEx videoconferencing technology and eventually became Vice President of Engineering. billion, and Yuan continued with the company as their Corporate Vice President of Engineering.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

After experiencing the pain of managing software subscriptions first-hand, Cristina, Cledara ‘s Founder and CEO, decided to build a platform that was 100% focused on the customer and solved that very issue. Zeni is the only startup bookkeeping solution engineered to power high velocity decision making.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The right human support apps supercharge your team’s efficiency and make it seamless to work with key teams in your organization, like sales, marketing, and engineering, so you can deliver an even more personal, efficient conversational experience for your customers. Subscription payment and management: Stripe. CRM: Salesforce.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 31, 2021

With these new transactional messaging capabilities, you can reach your customers where they already are, using timely, relevant, personalized messages that are simple to set up and easy to measure – no engineering team required. Own the messaging from beginning to end – no engineer needed. Subscription renewal reminders.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Subscription 218

SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

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. Five years in, CircleCI implemented a usage-based subscription model. In a SaaS subscription model, the platform gets the revenue immediately upon purchase.

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Scale Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 258

Blulogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Schedule a Demo Today Navigating Tax and Regulatory Complexities in UCaaS Billing As UCaaS companies grow and diversify their service offerings, many are shifting towards complex bundles, hybrid pricing plans, and varied subscription models.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 14, 2021

And the engine really never stopped running, evolving into a dominant DevOps Platform for software development. 90% of GitLab’s customers pay by subscription — but most still self-manage the deployment. So GitLab is one of those ones that sort of … always was doing well. It was exciting at YC 2015 Demo Day.

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Casey Accidental

JULY 17, 2023

I was recently on Lenny Rachitksy’s podcast again, and one of the topics we discussed was consumer subscription business. Don’t worry I got more marketplace content on the way as well Shortly after I got into tech, investors started to fall in love with subscription business models, mostly on the B2B side. In short, everything.

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Payment Solutions Payments Payment Features Subscription 98

SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2024

The three core areas to focus on are: Evolving your growth engine Building and solving for when to become a multi-product platform Investing in your people and team #1: Evolving Your Growth Engine Let’s start with some context for Bitly’s journey. Bitly had a huge inbound funnel created early on, and it continues today.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 21, 2024

Shopify and Bill both also get the majority of their revenue from financial fees and transaction fees, not software subscriptions. Only Grew Sales & Marketing Expense 12%, and Cut R&D (Product + Engineering) and G&A Expenses Toast has gotten to profitability by truly holding the line on headcount and revenue expenses.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 16, 2023

We’ve shared a number of parts of Buffer’s business transparently over the years — and one piece we’ve always wanted to expand on is where your money goes when you pay for a Buffer subscription. This means our software is hosted on the cloud and used over an internet connection via a web browser or mobile app.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Features Payments 98

SaaStr

JULY 6, 2022

Workday has become a cash engine at scale, as all top SaaS companies should. 24 Month Subscription Backlog of 21%. But in any event, it shows you should aim for 95%+ GRR in your enterprise accounts as well. #3. Generating epic free cash flow at 30% of revenues, and $1.6B+ Billion a year in operating cash flow.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2024

Should it be subscriptions, usage, solutions, or something entirely different? The cost of engineering and shipping products is a moving target for startups. The most common pricing models are: Subscription — per seat or user, freemium, per product with add-ons Consumption — how much you’re using. Everyone owns it.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

CustomerSuccessBox announced “Sheldon,” a new AI-engine to help customer success teams improve MRR Retention. ProfitWell announced the re-release of its core product—ProfitWell Metrics—a free, accurate subscription financial metrics product that plugs into your billing system to give you access to the data you need. CustomerSuccessBox.

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SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2019

” The Slack Fund is tiny. “As of January 31, 2019, Slack Fund has invested $10.1 million in 46 companies, with $5.2 million funded by Slack and the balance funded by the venture capital funds who partner with Slack Fund.” ” Slack was late to patents, but now is filing a lot.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. Vindi is a PCI-certified online payment platform for recurring billing. The tool supports multi-currency billing and electronic invoicing. Founded : 2011.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

How To Buy Saas

MAY 29, 2025

For instance, companies like Sephora and Amazon have deployed AI-driven recommendation engines. Typical business applications include: Back-Office Automation: AP/AR processing, invoicing, and HR onboarding can be fully automated. AI reads invoices, approves payments, and flags anomalies without human intervention.

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Artificial Intelligence Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 59

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 27, 2020

?. The subscription model has revolutionized virtually every industry. Success in the subscription economy isn’t about having the best product; it’s about having the strongest customer relationships. From legacy business to subscription service. To navigate the current minefield of growth, businesses need to shift their focus.

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