Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Retention Software Review 98

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. FastSpring: Your MoR for All-in-One SaaS Billing.

Payment Services 119

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 119

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? Are you optimizing all possible Q4 sales opportunities for your software business? Below, we’ll cover: U.S.

SaaS Payments 135

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Merchant Services 135

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. A customer buys a license for your software, and they get the product (either through a download, a CD or even more old school—floppy disks). To put it simply, recurring billing can get complicated, especially for a SaaS company.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

A robust recurring billing software can make all the difference for your subscription business but win 2024 we are taking no gambles. Invest in the right billing and subscription-management software to automate your workflows after carefully assessing three of the best options in the market.

Payment Solutions 93

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 93

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What do enterprise buyers in healthcare care about most when evaluating AI products? In Part A , we outlined the paths to generating unique value for the healthcare system and patients. We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case.

Healthcare 110

Healthcare AI Payments Enterprise 110

SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2023

So over the past decade-and-a-half we’ve come up with a lot of yardsticks, metrics and rules for SaaS companies. But — they are broken if you aren’t really a traditional, 100%+ NRR SaaS company. In particular: Hybrid SaaS with payments and fintech usually has far, far lower gross margins than pure software.

SaaS Payments 197

SaaS Payments Metrics Payments SMB 197

SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

One SaaS leader that’s accelerating again is Shopify. ▶️ Radically more efficient, $600m+ adj operating income run-rate ▶️ 29% of biz from enterprise (Plus) — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  (@jasonlk) October 10, 2023 5 Interesting Learnings: #1. Software Important. But a Smaller and Smaller Percentage of Revenue.

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Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Revenue 231

Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Before reading through yet another “Top-29 SaaS billing platforms” feature comparison post, decide how you want the billing tool to play with the rest of your operations stack. This post is part of an ongoing series for SaaS founders and CEOs on setting up their financial stack in a scalable manner.

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Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Software Review 52

SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2023

So Zoom and Shopify are the latest SaaS leaders to do price increases — albeit very differently. Bigger accounts and enterprise pricing in some cases is going up much more: Shopify’s increases are much, much bigger. Important to note they did not raise prices for Shopify Plus, their $2,000+ and up enterprise edition.

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Pricing Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 237

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

is a software training company that focuses on helping end users and companies be more productive. From the beginning, the company’s goal has been to help users achieve more with their software tools. Over the years, BrainStorm has evolved from a training services company to a world-class SaaS platform. BrainStorm, Inc.

Payment Services 220

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Embedded Payments 220

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

The SMBTech economy is very different from enterprise software, and there is massive opportunity to capture it. Throw in the rise of social media and mobile web payment systems like Stripe and Braintree, and something revolutionary was at our doorstep. There are over 400M small businesses worldwide. It’s part of the deal.

Scale 188

Scale SMB Merchant Services Payment Methods 188

SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2021

Q: Why do SaaS companies bill annually up front? A lot of SaaS pricing originally comes from classic enterprise software. In the old days, a customer would pay a large fee for the software upfront, and then a smaller maintenance fee for years to come. Salesforce perfected this is the enterprise.

Merchant Services 207

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 207

SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2023

We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs NEXT WEEK June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! The company is trusted by more than 30,000 companies, over 5,000 investment funds, and half a million employees for cap table management, compensation management, liquidity venture capital solutions, and more. Grab tickets here.

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Scale Payments Payment Solutions Artificial Intelligence 188

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. How viable is it for companies to shop their apps outside of mainstream marketplaces?

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 115

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

The Latin American SaaS landscape is hustling and bustling, having seen more IPOs in the last 6 months than the previous 20 years combined. We will gather 300 leading SaaS founders, executives and investors for three days packed with opportunities and rich exchange of knowledge to push the whole ecosystem forward. Founded : 2011.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2024

“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. This was precisely my experience upon meeting Toni and Carlos, the founders of Embat, in an area we’ve extensively have been exploring: treasury management and payment automation.

Payments 197

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Scale 197

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. Greenhouse is the hiring operating system for people-first companies.

Payment Features 190

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 190

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 23, 2024

CRM software helps sales and service teams to satisfy and retain customers easily. In this article, we’ll discuss and compare these CRM solutions. What is customer relationship management (CRM) software? What is customer relationship management (CRM) software? How to choose the right CRM software for your business?

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments Scale 52

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free. Square Fees: 3.5

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

SaaStr

JULY 26, 2022

So in theory, SMB SaaS is better than enterprise, at least 9 times out of 10: Deals close much faster. But beyond all the other Pros and Cons of SMB vs enterprise, there’s one looming issue with SMB SaaS: Churn. Enterprises take decades to go under. Customers often can deploy on their own. Endemic churn.

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SMB Churn Payment Services SaaS 350

User Pilot

APRIL 8, 2021

Here’s a sobering truth: if you run a SaaS company and don’t use customer analytics software , you probably won’t be in business very long. If you’re looking for quality customer analytics software for your business, you’re in the right place. What is Customer Analytics Software? Best Customer Analytics Software 1.

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Payment Solutions Software Review SaaS Payments Software 52

Stax

JANUARY 24, 2024

There’s been a lot of discussion in recent months about the apparent phase-out of QuickBooks Desktop software. Will I still be able to use my existing QuickBooks Desktop software? Do I need to transition to a new system altogether? QuickBooks Enterprise solutions for desktop will not be affected.

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Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Services Payment Methods 88

SaaStr

AUGUST 3, 2022

Few SaaS leaders have gone through more post-pandemic change than Shopify and Zoom. Zoom came out of 2020-2021 with SMBs no longer growing, but a huge boost in the enterprise. SaaS growth slowed to 10% year-over-year, down from a peak overall growth of almost 100% (!) But Shopify is less and less a SaaS company because of it.

Payment Methods 214

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 214

Baremetrics

AUGUST 21, 2021

We’ll also share an example of a cash flow statement to bring the concept to life and provide some tips for SaaS businesses seeking to simplify and streamline their cash flow statement activities. Benefits of cash flow planning for SaaS businesses SaaS-specific cash flow problems 1. Multiple debtors and late payments 3.

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Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 97

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. BPM software helps organizations of all sizes streamline operations and minimize waste. If optimizing your business processes sounds like a good idea, this post will tell you everything you need to know about how to find the perfect BPM software for you.

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Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Services 131

Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2019

published the Enterprise Tech 30 last week. It’s a coaches poll of the top enterprise startups broken into early, mid and growth stage. A few years ago, I analyzed the public market cap of SaaS companies by buyer. We think of enterprise companies in three layers. Applications are software used by business users.

Enterprise 194

Enterprise Payments Payment Solutions SMB 194

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SaaStr’s Poya Osgouei has a great Uncharted podcast that does a deeper dive with many SaaS execs. Cristina is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cledara, a leading platform that combines management tools for teams with a payments platform to help companies take control of the software they use to run their business.

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Payments Payment Solutions Enterprise Software 250

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Capchase is your founder-friendly financing solution. Pilot’s leading team of US-based experts, supported by elegant software, delivers world-class bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services trusted by growing businesses like yours. SafeBase enables sales and security teams to efficiently collaborate and close enterprise deals faster.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services PayFac as a Service Payfac 209

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

Upgrading your financial modeling software helps your SaaS enterprise make more informed decisions about income, cash flow, revenue, risk management, and various financial outcomes. The best way to do this is to create scenario-based forecasts that predict SaaS finances. Read more: 7 Best SaaS Billing Systems.

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Payment Solutions Payments Software Forecasting 59

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

But, there are still many interesting things we can learn from Shopify, especially since it sells to so many SMBs, has been late to go upmarket, and combines a payments/fintech element with pure SaaS. Subscriptions can fuel payments and merchant revenue. It’s now bigger than Shopify’s SaaS revenue, by far: 3.

Payments 333

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Scale 333

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

UIPath offers software to build robots, programs that automate repetitive work. Robots read pdfs that customers provide and input that data into other computer systems. The UIPath suite includes the software to write, execute, monitor, and maintain these robots. Some examples include streamlining customer onboarding.

Payment Services 359

Payment Services Metrics Payment Solutions Payments 359

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 ?” History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. Boring, right?).

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

SaaStr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Of course, their margins are lower than a pure software play (more on that below). Toast isn’t accelerating the way some SaaS leaders are, but still, 59% growth at $800m in ARR is something a few years back we would never have thought possible. #2. In the enterprise, by contrast, you don’t have to be quite as efficient. #3.

SaaS Payments 280

SaaS Payments Scale SMB Payment Solutions 280

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So, despite SaaS multiple and the public markets being at near record highs, we’ve seen things start to … wobble a bit overall in tech: The WeWork IPO simply failed , and the Peloton and Direct Smile IPOs were broken. One of the greatest SaaS companies of all times, but still, it turned out to be mortal. Slack is mortal.

SaaS Payments 274

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale SMB 274

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

However, it greatly depends on the choice of the system that is used to run the eCommerce setup. So, often, there are long debates on open source vs SaaS eCommerce. Well-known open-source eCommerce systems give companies total control over their online presence, including back-end operations and user interface.

Payment Methods 59

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services 59

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

From marketing funnel analysis to review funnel analysis, this article shows you the most important funnels for SaaS. TL;DR Funnel analysis helps map out all the steps website visitors and in-app users take to achieve conversion goals , like signing up for your tool or completing the onboarding process. Book a Userpilot demo to begin.

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