Blulogix

JANUARY 23, 2024

What is the ROI of a Subscription Billing Platform? By BluLogix Team Selecting a powerful subscription billing platform is a strategic move with the potential to revolutionize your business operations and yield considerable returns on investment (ROI).

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payment Services Payments Subscription 52

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In this week’s Workshop Wednesday , Salesforce Ventures Investor, Jessica Bartos, shares the 5 metrics every SaaS company should care about in any market environment, especially the one we’re currently in. Growth Is Still Number One Growth is still the number one metric, but it’s not the only one. They’re simple but not always easy.

Metrics 220

Metrics Marketing SaaS SMB 220

Clouded Judgement

MAY 24, 2024

We expect these dynamics to persist in the near term, which is reflected in our revised FY '25 subscription revenue guidance. Quarterly Reports Summary Guidance for Snowflake and Workday are product rev and subscription rev, respectively. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric.

Cloud 152

Cloud Software Scale Headcount 152

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Cyvatar is a technology-enabled cyber security as a service (CSaaS) provider disrupting a $150 billion industry by introducing and delivering smarter, measurable managed security subscriptions to help you achieve compliance and security faster and more efficiently.

Banking 237

Banking Payment Features Venture Capital Subscription 237

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 29, 2024

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 278

Cloud Forecasting Subscription Payment Features 278

Clouded Judgement

MAY 17, 2024

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 152

Cloud Subscription Payment Features Metrics 152

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., net retention and CAC payback). Is Software Rebounding?

Cloud 177

Cloud Software Azure AWS 177

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Looks like it’s time to call in a retention specialist. A dynamic retention specialist will implement proactive strategies to improve the customer experience and increase loyalty, thus improving customer retention. Measuring KPIs to gauge the success of retention efforts. What is a retention specialist?

Retention 105

Retention Customer Lifetime Value Churn Outsourced Development 105

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2024

Rubrik, a Palo Alto-based data security company, filed their S-1 yesterday. At $784m in ARR, growing 47% with 130% net revenue retention across 6100 customers, the company should be one of top 10 fastest growing software companies alongside Klaviyo, ZScaler, & Crowdstrike - in ARR terms. But overall revenue is growing 4.5%

Data 191

Data Subscription Payment Features Cloud 191

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 1, 2024

” I heard that a lot in 2021, and unfortunately not many call options hit… It’s hard to invest at 100x ARR and exit at 10x and make a return VCs aim for. Update on Q4 Earnings One metric I love tracking in net new ARR added in a quarter. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric.

Cloud 311

Cloud AI Investment Metrics 311

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 15, 2024

Quarterly YoY growth is still decelerating, but the rate of change is starting to slow down Similarly, the median net retention is still falling FCF margins continue to expand, with the median FCF margin in Q4 hitting nearly 20% And finally, the CAC payback period. Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 161

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

Subscribe now ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) vs ERR (Experimental Runrate Revenue) ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) is one of the most popular SaaS (Non-GAAP) metrics. However, it’s also one of the most loosely used metrics, and is frequently misused. Namely, retention!! So how is ARR misused?

AI 183

AI Revenue Cloud Technical Advisors 183

Clouded Judgement

MAY 3, 2024

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cost optimization & reporting 183

Cost optimization & reporting Cloud Software Azure 183

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This blog post delves into advanced strategies that can help subscription services foster deeper connections with their customers, thereby improving retention rates and fostering brand loyalty. Retention, on the other hand, focuses on maintaining these subscribers over time, turning them into loyal advocates for your brand.

Retention 52

Retention Engagement Strategy AI Search 52

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 19, 2024

There is some noise in the revenue growth figures as the company transitions from selling perpetual licenses to to recurring subscriptions, and as they convert maintenance customers to subscription customers (they do this as maintenance contracts come up for renewal, so the transition happens gradually).

Cloud 141

Cloud Scale Subscription Payment Features 141

FastSpring

JULY 12, 2019

However, there’s one metric that doesn’t get as much attention—customer lifetime value. Since most SaaS and subscription-based businesses depend on recurring payments to sustain themselves, it can pay dividends to keep a close eye on lifetime value and customer retention rates. What is Customer Lifetime Value?

Customer Lifetime Value 76

Customer Lifetime Value Payment Features Finance Payment Solutions 76

Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscription billing is a payment structure that allows service providers to charge their clients based on a fixed timeframe. This article will help you with everything you need to know about subscription billing and subscription billing solutions. 1 What Does Subscription Billing Mean? Table of Contents.

SaaS Payments 103

SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Solutions Merchant Services 103

Clouded Judgement

MAY 10, 2024

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Azure 161

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 26, 2024

The full quote is below: “We expect capital expenditures to increase materially on a sequential basis driven by cloud and AI infrastructure investments. We continue to bring capacity online as we scale our AI investments with growing demand. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric.

Azure 177

Azure Cloud Software AI 177

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 28, 2023

There are many people who have amazing SaaS business ideas, however, they do not have enough money to invest so that their ideas can be materialized. We suggest you start working on the feasibility of your idea, present it to an investor, and secure funding for your SaaS business idea. What should be done? Give up the idea?

Metrics 52

Metrics SaaS Finance Acquisition 52

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., net retention and CAC payback). Subscribe now Is Software Rebounding?

Cloud 177

Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 177

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

Before joining Worldpay for Platforms, he was CRO at Chargebee, a subscription revenue management platform that manages billing subscriptions and payments for companies throughout the world. What metrics are used to demonstrate a software company’s strength and success? They’re moving to a subscription-based model.

Payments 147

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

Chart Mogul

MAY 15, 2020

The Challenge: Track revenue metrics and act on them. At the time, we had years worth of financial data on our subscribers; but it was organized in a way that made it difficult to analyze and report on our SaaS KPI metrics across different customer bases and cohorts. Adding the engagement metrics piece.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Engagement Subscription 52

Chart Mogul

MAY 15, 2020

The Challenge: Track revenue metrics and act on them. At the time, we had years worth of financial data on our subscribers; but it was organized in a way that made it difficult to analyze and report on our SaaS KPI metrics across different customer bases and cohorts. Adding the engagement metrics piece.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Payments Engagement Subscription 52

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

AWS 293

AWS Cloud AI Search Cost optimization & reporting 293

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 ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Some Customer Success metrics are considered standard but there’s often more than meets the eye. Sales and marketing professionals that geek out on metrics can find themselves in deep philosophical debates about the best numbers to track. There is often more than one way to calculate a given Customer Success metric; Gaming.

Customer Success 94

Customer Success Metrics Software Review Customer Lifetime Value 94

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The essence of the Subscription Economy lies in its ability to forge lasting relationships between businesses and consumers, transcending traditional transactional models. For instance, subscription businesses observe customer retention rates, customer acquisition, and whatnot.

Subscription 59

Subscription Payment Features Healthcare Technical Review 59

Kellblog

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Unlike Meritech Public Comps , where you can see metrics for the best [1], public SaaS companies, this private company data is somewhat harder to come by (the only other source that springs to mind is RevOps Squared ) and, for most of us, it provides much more realistic comparables than Meritech [2]. Net dollar retention (NDR) of 109%.

Metrics 135

Metrics SaaS Benchmarks Churn 135

Valuize Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Net Dollar Retention is the most important valuation metric in the technology industry. With all new and 80% of historical software vendors now operating on subscription-based business model (Gartner, 2018 ), the adoption of subscription and consumption revenue models has achieved dominance. NDR Is Your MVP.

Retention 52

Retention Metrics B2B Customer Success 52

User Pilot

JULY 18, 2022

Are you satisfied with the customer loyalty and retention rates of your SaaS? If you aren’t and want to boost these metrics, this article is for you! Today we explore what customer loyalty and retention mean for SaaS, how retention differs from loyalty, and tactics to help you boost both. What is customer retention?

Retention 98

Retention SaaS Customer Lifetime Value Education 98

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Net new ARR is something I track very closely for all of the private companies I work with, and it’s also an important metric to look at in public companies. Many public software companies don’t report ARR, so I’ll take the quarterly subscription revenue and multiply it by 4 to approximate ARR.

Cloud 161

Cloud Marketplace as a Service AI Subscription 161

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Given most software companies are not profitable, or not generating meaningful FCF, it’s the only metric to compare the entire industry against. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

Cloud 189

Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 189

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 8, 2023

” Here’s a summary of the quarter in 5 charts: Quarterly Growth rates: Still decelerating, but not as quickly Net Retention: Down from historical averages, but starting to level off. I created this subset to show companies where FCF is a relevant valuation metric. Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

Cloud 161

Cloud Software Review Headcount Trends 161

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

There might not be an industry more addicted to its metrics than SaaS, and there is good reason for it. But how many SaaS financial metrics are you really tracking? Baremetrics gives you all the key metrics for your business, including MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more. What are metrics? What are metrics?

Metrics 95

Metrics SaaS Payments SaaS Customer Lifetime Value 95

Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key Definitions in Subscription Billing: Demystifying the Jargon By BluLogix Team Welcome to the fourth installment of our comprehensive guide on selecting the right subscription billing platform. Before we go much further, let’s go deep into essential definitions and concepts in the world of subscription billing.

Subscription 52

Subscription Payment Features Payment Services Payments 52

User Pilot

MARCH 31, 2023

What user onboarding metrics should you track if you want to evaluate your onboarding processes? We all know that successful onboarding is especially important for SaaS companies since they depend on a subscription-based business model. Tracking the metrics helps you improve your onboarding process and retain more customers.

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Onboarding Metrics Retention Scale 97