Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This is where the concept of real invoice calculation comes in, fundamentally changing the way organizations approach revenue projection. Schedule a Demo Today What is Real Invoice Calculation? Real invoice calculation is an approach to revenue prediction that goes beyond simple estimates.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They wanted to quantify this trend of a longer sales cycle, so they commissioned a study of 500 revenue leaders in the U.S. ARR selling freelance management software offered multiple-tiered pricing to offset some impact of increasing prices by 56%. Embed different payment types both in invoices and reminders.

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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 ?”. Boring, right?).

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Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. A budget flush occurs when companies rush to spend remaining budgeted funds before the fiscal year ends, often due to a "use it or lose it" mentality. We all know 2020 and 2021 was the year of excessive software buying fueled by ZIRP.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The commerce landscape—whether it’s retail, services or software—is moving faster than ever. We can see this trend in action in the realm of payment processing with the advent of recurring payments, also known as automatic payments. Industry data shows that subscription-based businesses are growing 3.7x

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

They want a slick site that does more, from eCommerce to payments to marketing and more. Wix has benefitted from those trends, not just crossing $1B in ARR, but growing a very impressive 29% year-over-year at $1B in ARR! This may be in part due to Wix’s original Israeli roots, but an impressive 43% of revenue is outside the U.S.

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User Pilot

MAY 31, 2025

This article will provide an in-depth review of the platform. Well cover its key features, pricing, and real user reviews. Intercom Mobile is a suite of mobile software development kits (SDKs) that lets you embed customer messaging , support, and engagement into your mobile app. What is Intercom Mobile? Source: G2.

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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? sales trends by month and quarter.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

Note: FastSpring offers advanced subscription management services that support free trials, monthly and annual paid plans, proration, discount management, and more. How Castos upsells subscription tiers. His podcast hosting company uses data analytics that looks at which users are most likely to grow out of their current subscriptions.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

For companies looking to scale, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) are a crucial tool that provides specialized software solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing business tools. As anISV, Stax works with a number of software partners to give sub-merchants total control over how they operate their businesses.

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Subscription Flow

MAY 16, 2024

A few important reasons why businesses flocked to CardPointe was because it simplified the payment process for their end consumer, it seamlessly integrated with other systems like accounting software, and offered solid security to the businesses to protect their end consumer’s payment details. What is CardPointe?

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. The unlock here of “group + triage + agent” will be the backbone for the next wave of software. Not the best start to cloud software earnings season! Follow along to stay up to date!

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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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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now 2023 Top Performers In 2023, there were 14 cloud software companies that were up 100%+ this year (in the index I track of ~80 total)! Follow along to stay up to date! Revenue multiples are a shorthand valuation framework.

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Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

The solution should implement the following data security measures: PCI compliance – The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a payment data handling regulation designed to keep cardholder data safe. This protects sensitive payment data from interception by cybercriminals.

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SaaStr

MARCH 1, 2024

Generative AI is a platform shift where models can take inputs such as text, image, audio, video, and code and generate new content into any of the modalities mentioned. Base10 is interested in mega-trends that change how people live and work in the next ten years. That’s every other line of code.

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Are Software Companies Over or Undervalued? Today I wanted to dig in to this question and its implications: “Are software companies fairly valued today?” Follow along to stay up to date!

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

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Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

To stay ahead of fraud means merchants must understand the threats, use trusted and secure providers, and keep up to date on payment security trends. So, let’s dive into payment security, touching on the basics of what you need to know to ensure secure payments.

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Stax

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, staying focused on the big picture can be challenging if your business is bogged down by repetitive payments and intricate billing procedures—both common hurdles for a billing system with inadequate functionality. Stax Bill simplifies invoice and subscription billing management by automating manual financial processes.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The fourth quarter is the most important quarter for software companies around the world. . We confirmed this by reviewing sales data from over 300 SaaS and software companies that use our billing platform. In November, software companies see 11% to 24% over the average monthly revenue. Average US SaaS and Software Sales.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 25, 2023

This is the first S-1 we’ve seen in almost 2 years from a software company! We focused on marketing automation within eCommerce as our first application use case, and we believe our software is highly extensible across a broad range of functions and verticals.” The vast majority of our subscription plans today are monthly.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Current market trends in Asia that can affect expansion and the challenges associated with those market trends. The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. If you’re not sure how to kickstart growth for your digital products or software business in Asia, listen or watch now!

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

So, whether you’re starting your sales stack from scratch or just trying to update yours for 2021, here are some of the key trends that have emerged in the last 12 months to help you nail it. Today, we’re seeing a continuous trend of vendor consolidation across multiple software categories. Vendor Consolidation.

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Clouded Judgement

JUNE 9, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Consumption Trends We’re now through earning season. Let’s take a look back at the 6 main consumption players in software and how they preformed. Follow along to stay up to date!

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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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Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Some of these drops rival one of the worst ever software earnings reaction of Tableau in 2016! On Thursday the software index (WCLD) was up ~3%! So what’s holding up software stocks valuations?? Atlassian was down ~10%.

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Stax

MAY 30, 2024

Field service management software is a system that helps a company monitor and coordinate their employees’ activities off the company’s premises. The software allows managers to view and modify work schedules, orders, inventory, invoices, customer account records, and other records in the database.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 18, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. I wanted to do a quick review of results so far to see what the data is showing us. Now let’s look at some Q2 software earnings data starting with net new ARR trends. Follow along to stay up to date!

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Cloud Software Review Subscription Payment Features 243

Stax

MARCH 4, 2025

Up to 42% of shoppers in the US abandon their cart if their favorite payment method isnt available. Meanwhile, retailers that provide at least three of the most popular payment methods in any market increase their conversions by up to 30%. While the fundamental payment processing steps are similar, the integration processes differ.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

In other words, whereas Stripe is intended for general e-commerce, Gumroad is a payment processing solution designed specifically for digital creators who want a simple, effective way to share their products (e.g. ebooks, videos, music, software, or artwork) with their fans and followers. To get started today sign up for a free trial.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. When it does, the outcome will be a shrinking economy due to a big drop-off in demand across the board. ” Were 2023 Software Estimates Already De-Risked To Start The Year? Follow along to stay up to date! Hard Landing?

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Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. How do you add payment processing capabilities to your software?

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Software Setup Currently, interest rates seem to be the primary driver of software valuations. Follow along to stay up to date! So until we get that data, we’ll see short term moves more tied to rates.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 17, 2021

To help answer this question we will turn to Google Trends data to visualize how often “Customer Success” has been searched across the internet. An interesting thing to note is that the highest peak on the chart is from February 2020, which is right before things shut down in the United States due to the spreading coronavirus.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 13, 2023

FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS , software, video games, and digital products businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support. Interested? Set up a demo or try it out for yourself. Is Stripe a merchant of record? What Is 2Checkout and Who Is It For?

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Starting with the cumulative net new ARR added across the software universe. This isn’t the entire set of companies I track, but a subset of ~60 (broad enough sample set to see emerging trends). Follow along to stay up to date!

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