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

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. Onboarding process funnel.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 105

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 190

SaaS Payments Metrics Payments SMB 190

User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Wondering how to build a conversion path for your SaaS product or e-commerce site? TL;DR A conversion path is a step-by-step process that guides prospects. A good conversion path makes the process frictionless. How to create an effective conversion path Ready to build a successful conversion path for your SaaS product?

SaaS Payments 90

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 90

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 135

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Merchant Services 135

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

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the years, BrainStorm has evolved from a training services company to a world-class SaaS platform. Infinicept is a provider of embedded payment solutions. Laika is an enterprise-ready compliance platform that lets growing companies compete on the same level as any large organization. appeared first on SaaStr.

Payment Services 211

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Embedded Payments 211

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 206

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 206

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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

Healthcare 100

Healthcare AI Payments Enterprise 100

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

Understanding Paddle in 2024 Catering to more than 3000 SaaS clients in over 200 markets, Paddle is a market-leading billing and revenue management software. What Retain does is that it retries payments at optimal times for success and dispatches proven notifications to aid in revenue recovery.

Payment Solutions 93

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 93

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. We enable fair and equitable hiring practices, so companies can hire for what’s next.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 184

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

But thankfully, that’s not what your payroll process has to look like. The best payroll services help you automate paying your employees and simplify the entire process, so you can gain more control over how you spend your time. The 6 best payroll service options for 2020. How to choose the best payroll service for you.

Payment Services 145

Payment Services SaaS Payments Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 145

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 : 2013.

SaaS Payments 257

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. In their early stages, SaaS software startups typically target the early adopters in the tech or mid-market segments.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payments Business Model Payment Services 59

Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s world, having automated billing software is of immense importance because most SaaS companies are growing at an impossibly fast rate due to the various technological booms that are taking place around the world. It comprises outlining costs, accounting for taxes, monitoring payments, and contacting unpaid clients.

Payment Solutions 102

Payment Solutions Payment Features Payment Services SaaS Payments 102

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 271

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale SMB 271

SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2021

Q: Why do SaaS companies bill annually up front? A lot of SaaS pricing originally comes from classic enterprise software. SaaS then remixed this model by charging less in Year 1 for a “subscription”, but often more over time, especially by Year 3. Salesforce perfected this is the enterprise. You no longer bought.

Merchant Services 199

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 199

SaaStr

JULY 7, 2019

Many start-ups and even larger SaaS customers are reluctant to provide a Service Level Agreement — an SLA — that says they will, well, stay up. That you truly, fully stand behind an enterprise-grade product. That’s what you want as an enterprise customer, when you paying $100k+ a year. $5 100% Uptime.

Enterprise 211

Enterprise SaaS Payments Payment Services Sales 211

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

A payment ledger is one of the basic tools of bookkeeping. It helps to record payments related to a specific purpose. A ledger allows you to record the item when it is conceived and then update it upon payment, which means you don’t forget about upcoming items or forget to follow through on the payment of previous items.

Payments 92

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 92

SaaStr

AUGUST 24, 2022

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. Overall, Toast isn’t quite a SaaS company. But it’s a machine.

SaaS Payments 271

SaaS Payments Scale SMB Payment Solutions 271

Frontegg

AUGUST 19, 2021

Instant gratification is now a mandatory aspect of SaaS application usage. Companies are shifting towards Product-Led Growth strategies and self-service features are making it all happen. Onboarding, user management, subscriptions – let’s take a closer look at the potent self-service and PLG combo. The answer is simple.

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team 98

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 29, 2024

It stands for the revenue recognition that occurs prior to the receipt of the cash payment. This usually happens when a customer receives products or services, and revenue is recorded even though payment has not yet been received.

Payments 59

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Subscription 59

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In Casey’s last essay, he covered the differences between regular SaaS companies and SaaS-like Networks. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

Marketplace as a Service 140

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 140

Chargify

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The technology industry is transitioning away from traditional business models and toward flexible, consumption-based billing , especially in the software as a service (SaaS) industry. Customers, meanwhile, can scale their service usage up or down based on their business needs and limit spending to their actual usage.

SaaS Payments 57

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 57

SaaStr

AUGUST 17, 2021

Coupa is one of our favorite enterprise SaaS leaders at SaaStr, and one more folks should know about. It dominates the enterprise segment of a huge space — Spend Management — and completely eclipsed its predecessor, SAP/Ariba, which was an early SaaS leader. Serves both mid-market and enterprise at same time.

Payments 286

Payments SaaS Payments SMB Payment Solutions 286

SaaStr

MAY 10, 2021

Let’s take a look at a few Cloud leaders that show this quantitatively: #1 Shopify’s NRR has grown from 100% to 110% as its merchant services (payments) has exploded. Pretty good for SMB SaaS. In fact, now it’s more than 2x the size of its SaaS software alone. More on that here.

Merchant Services 171

Merchant Services SaaS Payments SMB Payment Solutions 171

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. Anyone can open a store and go through the process without talking to anyone.

Scale 182

Scale SMB Merchant Services Payment Methods 182

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

UIPath, leaders in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, filed their S-1 last week , revealing an impressive business. The increase in ACV, number of million dollar customers, and bookings composition implies the compnay pushed to serving bigger, enterprise customers. The services gross margin is -19%. Why is this?

Payment Services 359

Payment Services Metrics Payment Solutions Payments 359

SaaStr

JULY 11, 2023

In a special session of Workshop Wednesday, Gorgias Founder & CEO Romain Lapeyre and Gorgias VP of Sales & Partnerships Aasif Osmany share their learnings, advice, and hacks for optimizing your sales process. For example, Gorgias knew they were targeting not only eCommerce but also customer service. Enterprise?

Sales Hiring 151

Sales Hiring SMB Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 151

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. SaaS companies will evolve their products and messaging to support a fluid hybrid working model—office/home.

SaaS Payments 96

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

ProfitWell is a cloud-based app that generates real-time financial and subscription metrics for data-driven SaaS enterprises. But ProfitWell does not benefit all SaaS companies. Baremetrics is one such ProfitWell alternative that optimizes SaaS analytics. The number of SaaS metrics available on Baremetrics is impressive.

SaaS Payments 93

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 93

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

So, often, there are long debates on open source vs SaaS eCommerce. What Are SaaS eCommerce Solutions? SaaS (Software as a Service) e-commerce solutions are cloud-based platforms that provide businesses with a comprehensive and hosted software solution for managing their online stores. What is Open Source eCommerce?

Payment Methods 59

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services 59

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. 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

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? While there is a plethora of payment platforms to consider, Stripe and PayPal should be at the top of the list. After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

Payment Methods 93

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Merchant Services 93

Software Platform Consulting

MAY 28, 2019

This is the third in my series on SaaS Metrics for Enterprise-Driven B2B Networks. But it turns out, this is a really important issue for Enterprise-Driven B2B Networks. Should enterprise salespeople “farm” what they “hunt” to align their incentives to the company’s revenues? Source: [link].

SaaS Payments 56

SaaS Payments Enterprise B2B Metrics 56

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe. Is Stripe worth $100B?

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105