Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Accelerating Subscription Business Growth with Usage-Based Pricing By BluLogix Team The subscription business model has long been recognized as a steady path to recurring revenue and business growth. The Evolution of Pricing Traditionally, subscription businesses offered fixed-rate plans.

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Blulogix

MARCH 15, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Achieving End-to-End Automation In the competitive arena of B2B subscription s , the quest for operational excellence is unending. Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 19, 2024

Subscribe now Rubrik IPO Update This week Rubrik launched their IPO with an initial pricing range of $28 - $31 / share. Rubrik’s subscription ARR was $784m at the end of 2023 and growing 47% YoY. NTM revenue multiple for a business growing >40% (at significant scale) that is operating at roughly breakeven.

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This is why we’re seeing more and more SaaS companies—Datadog, Twilio, AWS, Snowflake, and Stripe, to name a few—find success with product led growth paired with usage-based pricing. Usage-based pricing will be the key to successful monetization in the future.”. Usage-based pricing is in all layers of the tech stack.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Transforming the Technology Industry: The Power of Usage-Based Pricing By BluLogix Team The technology industry is in the midst of a profound transformation. Traditional pricing models, such as fixed subscriptions and one-time purchases, no longer align with the dynamic and ever-evolving nature of this sector.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 7, 2024

The pricing model for software as a service (SaaS) might come in three different formats which are subscription-based, usage-based, or tiered pricing model systems. Therefore, you should undertake careful consideration—to choose the most reasonable option—that matches your needs, to ensure value for your investment.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Most SaaS businesses adopt a subscription-based model supported by a recurring payment system. Setting up a recurring payment system can be complicated and requires the right tools to measure, manage, and review payments regularly. What is Recurring Billing? How Does Recurring Billing Work?

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But, she’s also made the intentional decision to scale back over the past couple of years, stopping her work with subcontractors, cutting down client projects to what she could manage on her own, and reducing her revenue by over $100,000.    Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Initial capital invested: Very little!

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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. Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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Stax

MARCH 26, 2024

Learn More Understanding Online Terminals (aka Virtual Terminals) An online terminal, often called a virtual terminal, is a web-based application that enables online payments without needing a physical credit card machine or POS (Point of Sale) system. Training the terminal’s users Invest in solid training for your staff.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

How Your Usage-Based Pricing Strategy Can Help You Stay Competitive in the Crowded Market By BluLogix Team In today’s fast-paced business landscape, staying competitive is more challenging than ever. One powerful tool in your arsenal is a well-crafted usage-based pricing strategy. Usage-based pricing caters to both.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Evaluating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Robust Subscription Billing Platform By BluLogix Team When selecting a subscription billing platform , it’s important to consider more than just the upfront cost. Data-Driven Decisions: Factor in the value of data-driven insights in optimizing pricing and offerings.

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Blulogix

MARCH 7, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Conquering Metering Challenges As the subscription economy grows, B2B businesses are increasingly adopting usage-based, consumption, and SaaS metering models.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

From a Go-To-Market perspective, Zapier uses a hybrid model that involves a combination of freemium offerings, subscription plans, and partnerships. GC thinks about building out your Go-To-Market team in 3 ways: Short vs. long-term needs Product maturity Experimental vs. scale Short-term vs. long-term needs. Experimental vs. Scale.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

This has all resulted in the median stock price declining 5% YTD. As a public company with significant scale, it’s hard to grow quickly if you have to rely solely on new customers for that growth. To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4. ” Lots of questions!

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Demystifying UBP: Models and Metrics – A Deep Dive into Your Pricing Playground By BluLogix Team Welcome, B2B pioneers, to the playground of UBP models and metrics! While the idea of usage-based pricing might seem exhilarating, navigating its intricacies can feel like deciphering an ancient scroll. Subscription Billing 1.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 8, 2021

While many of the most successful public and private SaaS companies were already usage-based, there wasn’t a clear playbook on the complexities of scaling a usage-based business. Yet pivoting from traditional subscriptions to usage-based can be just as big of a shift as making the leap from on-prem to SaaS.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Evaluate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Robust Subscription Billing Platform By BluLogix Team When selecting a subscription billing platform , it’s important to consider more than just the upfront cost. Data-Driven Decisions: Factor in the value of data-driven insights in optimizing pricing and offerings.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 5, 2024

They’ve shown they can hit escape velocity, at scale, with profitability. Competitors start telling prospects you’re competing on that “that company will screw you in the future because their VCs will force them to price gouge you so they can make money.” This list goes on. That’s super unique.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 30, 2020

So you're building an awesome subscription business — great! Billing is the lifeline of your subscription business. However, if they start to cause issues, the faults will grow to a massive scale. Subscription management platform (optional). Payment gateway. First, let’s start with the billing systems.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The subscription revenue model is hardly new. But in the past few years, subscriptions have seen a bit of a resurgence. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find an industry that hasn't seen at least one subscription success story: Cars. Even the humble houseplant doesn’t seem immune to the subscription economy.

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FastSpring

MAY 14, 2019

The price you paid at checkout was essentially a perpetual license for the lifetime of the application. However, our expectations for the quality of the software continue to grow and outpace any current investments. Here’s how your company can benefit from switching from a perpetual license to a subscription plan.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 Recurring Business Revenue.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue refers to the total earnings a company generates through its core operations like sales of products or services, rents on a property, recurring payments , interest on borrowings, etc. Capital gains, interest earned on investments, sales of assets, or other miscellaneous earnings are not considered revenue. Calculation.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 19, 2024

Subscribe now The Bar For Going Public There’s a lot of talk recently about “are IPO markets open” or “what scale do I need to get public.” There are very few companies that ever get to $200m, let alone can sustain 50%+ growth at >$100m ARR scale. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

Welcome to the third edition of the Pricing Transformations series. Pricing Transformations in 2020. Pricing Transformations in 2021. Product-lead growth continues to be one of the best ways to rapidly scale a software company, and best practices are increasingly shared and understood. Take carbon pricing.

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Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This article will walk you through a full Stripe vs. Zuora comparison including features, pricing, user reviews, and more. Stripe vs. Zuora: Features Stripe vs. Zuora: Pricing Stripe vs. Zuora: Reviews Stripe vs. Zuora: The Bottom Line Conclusion. I would love it if Zuora had other pricing models that fit small and medium businesses.”

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

But this is changing - many categories are becoming commoditized leading to massive pricing pressure. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Role of Data Integration in Selecting a Billing Platform By BluLogix Team Welcome to the eleventh entry in our in-depth series on choosing the ideal subscription billing platform. In this installment, we turn our focus to an often-underestimated yet vital element for success in subscription billing : data integration.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The hyperscalers benefit from massive scale, distribution, trust and depth of customer relationships in ways no other software companies do. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2020

But New Relic has continued to scale, crossing $650,000,000 in ARR (or so) and a $4B market cap. It’s the secret to scaling effectively. New consumption pricing model has increased revenue 15% where rolled out. Done right, this sort of anti-SaaS pricing model can lead to significantly more revenue.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

So how can you leverage that product’s success to obtain the valuation and funding you need to scale? I’m talking about product-led growth as an investment strategy, but really my background is 10 years of operating experience in the product-led growth world. Now I’m investing in that. So, OpenView worked out for me.

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SaaSOptics

MARCH 16, 2022

In this webinar recap, you’ll see the most significant trends in SaaS pricing, subscription management, metrics/analytics, and what they could mean for your business in 2022. Trends in Billing and Pricing . However, 64% of these participants considered expansion into new pricing models in 2022. Fixed pricing.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. You have to deal with recurring payments, multiple pricing plans, annual vs monthly payments, add-ons, variable payments and the list goes on.

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OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Usage-based pricing is, frankly, trendy. 45% of SaaS companies now have some form of usage-based pricing (UBP), up from 34% last year, according to new data from OpenView’s State of Usage-Based Pricing Report. They allow folks to buy on a credits basis rather than just a traditional subscription. Let’s dive in.

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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This matters a lot more when stock prices are going down, and management teams often grant additional shares to make employees whole (thus increasing dilution even more) Net Revenue Retention High net revenue retention is the fourth aspect of a successful quarter, and one of my favorite metrics to evaluate in private SaaS companies.

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SaaSOptics

MARCH 10, 2022

Is your company taking advantage of CFO tools like automated invoicing, database management, and automatic tax-compliance updates? Spreadsheets quickly become unwieldy for a scaling SaaS company; SaaSOptics is the financial reporting tool you’ll never outgrow. Invoicing and ePay Tools. If not, read on. Finance and Billing Tools.

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