July 20, 2022
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The two pillars of running asuccessfulSaaSbusiness are thoughtful budgetingof operationalexpensesandcapitalraising.
But how can you make sure that your Saas funding amounts and expenditures are in line with other peers at your scale?
This and many other questions are fully covered in this post.
So, if you are in the SaaS space as an investor, executive, or decision-maker, sit back and keep reading to find out the core SaaS statistics on:
- The number of saas companies by region
- How SaaS companies are raising capital and SaaS funding amounts
- B2b SaaS marketing budget and other channels
- Core operational expenses of SaaS companies across departments.
The Number of SaaS Companies | SaaS Statistics 2022
The number of SaaS companiesin the world in 2021isabout25,000, according toaStatistareport on SaaS organizations by country(Source).More than that, there arenearly7,000SaaScompanies in the marketing space alone.
According toBusinessWire, in 2021, the world’s SaaS market size is estimated to be$272.49 billion(Source).TheSaaS industry growth rateisapproximately 11.7% (CAGR), meaning that the global SaaS market size will hit$307.3 billionby 2026(Source).
According to Statista, the overall SaaS market is expected to continue growing, as organizations around the world adopt SaaS solutions for a variety of business functions. Among these are solutions for customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), as well as webhosting, and eCommerce.
The number of SaaS companies in the US far exceeds other areas, with more than 15,000 SaaS organizationsup to date, as tracked by Statista.TheUS SaaS market sizewas estimated at a whopping$145.5 billionin 2021,represented bysuch renowned moguls as Microsoft, Adobe,Salesforce, and others.
The twootherprospective SaaS markets are the United Kingdom and India. There are 2,000 and 813SaaS companies in the UKandIndiarespectively.
Accordingly, the top countries for SaaS companies are the US (15,000) and the UK (2,000), followed by Canada (1,000), Germany (1,000), France (939), India (813), and China (663), according to Statista.
The Indian SaaS market sizewasvalued ataround$3.5 billionin 2020. The market is further projected to grow at a CAGR of 27% over the period of 2022-2027 toattain$15 billionby 2026, as specified by Business Today (Source).
Chinaenterprise SaaS market sizestands at53.8 billion yuan, or 8,5 billion USD, and is expected to growat a CAGR of 34% in the next 3 years, according to I-Research China (Source).
For more geographics and industry insights, check the complete SaaS Market Overview with statistics, trends, & top companies.
As Better Cloud states, the percentage of SaaSout of total company software use is up to 70%.It is projected that 85% of software used by organizations will be SaaS by 2025(Source).
Chief Marketing Technologist mentions thatbusinesseswith fewer than100employees use an average of 102SaaS applications. Meanwhile,the average number of SaaS applicationsforcompanieswith101-1,000employeesis185–an87% increase. This numberalmostdoublesfor organizations with 1,000+employees –288applications(Source).
The percentage of companies using SaaS to meet theirsoftware needs is steadily increasing, with only 38% of companies relying on SaaS in 2016 and 51%in 2018. Thepercentage of companies relying solely on SaaSis projected to hit80%in 2022, according toBlueTree(Source).
According toSaaStr, there are about 337 unicorns and 15 decacorns in the SaaS/Cloud market, each worth$3.39 billionon average. The numbers of SaaS/Cloud unicorns and decacorns are estimated to reach 1000 and 50 respectively in 2022 (Source).
SaaStrconcluded that SaaS companies have an average of36,000 customers.This number can hit 85,000 for public SaaS companies thatmainly sellto SMBs(Monday.com–128,000 customers,HubSpot – 114,000 customers, Bill.com –109,000 customers) (Source).
| The Biggest SaaS Companies by Customers Number | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Customers | ARR | ACV |
| Monday.com | 128,000 | $240,000,000 | $1,875 |
| HubSpot | 114,000 | $1,100,000,000 | $9,649 |
| Bill.com | 109,000 | $220,000,000 | $2,018 |
| Cloudflare | 100,000 | $550,000,000 | $5,500 |
| Asana | 89,000 | $250,000,000 | $2,809 |
| Smartsheet | 83,000 | $400,000,000 | $4,819 |
| BigCommerce | 60,000 | $180,000,000 | $3,000 |
| Freshworks | 52,500 | $400,000,000 | $7,619 |
| SproutSocial | 28,000 | $180,000,000 | $6,429 |
| MongoDB | 25,000 | $700,000,000 | $28,000 |
| Averages | 36,161 | $501,200,000 | $69,118 |
| average < $10k ACV | 84,833 | $391,111,111 | $4,858 |
| average $10k-$100k ACV | 13,523 | $572,500,000 | $40,270 |
| average $100k+ ACV | 1,709 | $395,000,000 | $220,172 |
How SaaS Companies Are Raising Capital and SaaS Funding Amounts
As businessesshift to the cloud,SaaSfunding amountshavepickedupthe paceover the past decade, leading torecord-breaking$48.5 billion of total investmentacross 2,600+ companiesin 2020(against thepreviousall-time high of$43.6 billionraised in 2019), according to Pitchbook.
The totalcapital raised forSaaSinQ1 of 2021exceeded$9.9 billiondistributed amongst414 organizations worldwide.
Suchan investment boom wasseemingly duetothe onset of Covid-19,rising demand for innovativecloud-basedapproachesacross sectors, including:
- remote work
- telehealth
- e-learning
- and more.
Fueled by the Covid-19-driven need for innovation on the one hand, SaaS capital raising breaks the record due to a set of benefits SaaS solutions can bring to businesses on the other hand:
- Scalability (let’s say SaaS offerings for small retailers)
- Lower costs (as compared to enterprise software)
- Reduced time to benefit (SaaS solutions are ready to use, so adopters don’t need to configure them from scratch)
- Upgrades (providers keep their SaaS offerings up to date automatically)
- Easy to use (SaaS solutions are built on baked-in best practices, meaning that users won’t spend ages on learning endless tutorials).
The Covid-19-accelerated demand and the range of SaaS advantages open even moreentry points for newSaaSstartups,raising significantfunding amountsacross variousinvestment sources.
To draw a clear picture ofhowSaaScompanies are raising capital and how SaaS funding amounts are distributed,we’veanalyzeda range of trustworthy sources and thought leaders, including but not limited to saasindustry.com,Statista, and 500 Global, andbroke up all funding information into blocks according to funding source / stage / geography(Q1 of 2021).
Here’swhatwe’vefound.
SaaS Pre-Seed Funding Amounts
In the first quarter of 2021 (January, February, and March) 40 SaaS startups raised pre-seed capital accounting for $8.8 million.The biggestSaas funding amountsat the pre-seed stage are$1,7 and$1,2 milliondistributed betweentheGermany-basedLevityandtheDenmark-basedOveo.
As shown in the chart below,5 out of 10 SaaS companies are headquartered in the US pointing out the country’spredominancein the totalcapital raised by SaaS.
| SaaS Companies Pre-Seed Funding Amounts in Q1 of 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Companies | Funding | Country |
| Levity | $17,00,149.00 | Germany |
| Oveo | $12,10,000.00 | Denmark |
| Ssenvia | $10,00,000.00 | United States |
| Handprint | $7,50,000.00 | Singapore |
| EqualTo | $6,42,608.00 | Germany |
| ZEDA.IO | $4,50,000.00 | United States |
| HIRIO | $4,00,000.00 | United States |
| OfficeFiles | $4,00,000.00 | Singapore |
| Abstract | $3,50,000.00 | United States |
| BuildForce | $3,00,000.00 | United States |
SaaS Seed Funding Amounts
The number of SaaS companies that raised capital at the seed stage is 115, with more than half of them accumulating funds worth $1 million and above. Paired with the individual investments, the overall SaaS Seed funding amount landed at a whopping $174 million.
The US-basedTrace,a workflows and analyticsprovider,outreachedits peers, touching$8,3 millionled byGreylock and Uncork Capital.
| SaaS Companies Seed Funding Amounts in Q1 of 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Companies | Funding | Country |
| Trace | $8,300,000 | United States |
| XGen | $7,500,000 | United States |
| Acumen.io | $7,000,000 | Israel |
| Accord | $6,000,000 | United States |
| Datajoy | $6,000,000 | United States |
| Swimm | $5,700,000 | Israel |
| Circula | $5,180,972 | Germany |
| CloudNatix | $4,500,000 | United States |
| Calixa | $4,250,000 | United States |
| Rupifi | $4,131,488 | India |
SaaS Series A, B, C Funding Amounts
A total of $3,3 billion was raised by 124 SaaS companies across the A, B, C funding rounds, with almost $1.5 billion coming from round C alone. 68 startups raised $752 million in Series A, and 29 companies reached just over $1 billion in Series B.
The US plays the key role inraising capital for SaaS,as 96 out of 124 companies are from the States.
| SaaS Series A Funding Amounts in Q1 of 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Companies | Funding | Country |
| Vendr | $6,00,00,000.00 | United States |
| Fabric | $4,30,00,000.00 | United States |
| Setsail | $2,60,00,000.00 | United States |
| Atera | $2,50,00,000.00 | Israel |
| AgentSync | $2,50,00,000.00 | United States |
| SaaS Series B Funding Amounts in Q1 of 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Companies | Funding | Country |
| Quantum Metric | $20,00,00,000.00 | United States |
| Camunda | $9,78,43,505.00 | Germany |
| GRO | $8,50,00,000.00 | United States |
| Seekout | $6,50,00,000.00 | United States |
| Emotive | $5,00,00,000.00 | United States |
| SaaS Series C Funding Amounts in Q1 of 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| SaaS Companies | Funding | Country |
| HighRadius | $30,00,00,000.00 | United States |
| Optibus | $10,70,00,000.00 | Israel |
| Papaya Global | $10,00,00,000.00 | United States |
| Built | $8,80,00,000.00 | United States |
| Harness | $8,50,00,000.00 | United States |
Raising Capital for SaaS by Region
Speaking geographically, the ultimate leader in raising funds for SaaS is the North American (NA) region, standing at a staggering $7.8 billion (or 79% of the total investment!), followed by Europe and Latin America (about 10% each), according to the SaaS Funding Report (JFM 2021).
The Asia Pacific (APAC) attracted$331 million, placingtheregionat4thplaceon the list.The Middle East accounts for only a fraction of totalcapital raised for SaaSgloballyworth about $193 million.
SaaS Funding Amounts by Region
How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Marketing, Sales, and Other Channels?
Ifyou’rea SaaS founder / executive, youmost probably want to keep track of how your peersdistributetheirSaas budget,especially theirResearch and Development &Sales and Marketingspend.Andit’sperfectly fine!Themore insightsinto these metrics you get, the bigger your chances are to be inline with the market and stay competitive.
With this in mind, we analyzed hundreds of SaaS companies(B2B)and a range ofkeybenchmarks from SaaS Capital,SaaS Live,KBCM Technology Group,Gartnerto get a deeper dive into theSaas budgetand how it is distributedacrossvariousdepartments, including Sales, Marketing,Research&Development, Customer Support, andGeneral &Administrative.
The key metrics we focused on while doing this research are:
- Company funding type (bootstrapped / equity-backed)
- Company growth
- Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).
SaaS Sales and Marketing Spend
Historically, the SaaS budget is poured into Sales and Marketing accounting for 27% of ARR (S&M) rather than Research and Development (R&D).
If paired up with Customer Support, whichaccounts for renewals, upsells,and cross-sells,B2BSaaS Sales & Marketing budgetcan outreach a whopping 50% ofa company’s annual revenue,whereasS&M budgetsand Marketingbudgetsaloneacrossother industries are not likely to exceed10%, according toDavid Tashjian atIncredo.
More than that,whilethe world’s Marketingspendingcontinuesto shrink, landing at6.4% in 2020 (against 11% in 2019), according toGartner,Saas company marketing channels budgetstayssolid (10%).
Such a difference in budgeting is due to the nature of the SaaS industry pushing companiestoacquirerecurring revenueandpay off the money spent on customer acquisition.
Let’stake a lookathow much SaaS companies spend on marketingand sales:
- Zoom: spends close to 19% of its annual revenue on S&M efforts
- Twilio: spends close to 27% of its annual revenue on S&M efforts
- Wix: spends close to 40% of its annual revenue on S&M efforts
- Dropbox: spends close to 19% of its annual revenue on S&M efforts
- Smartsheet: spends close to 50% of its annual revenue on S&M efforts.
What is more,Saas Sales and Marketing spendpeaks when companiesreach€1-€10 million in revenue and start building their sales process and rapidlyexpandingtheir sales andmarketingteams.
SaaS Sales and Marketing Spend| Source: 2020 European SaaS Benchmark by Serena
As shown by these statistics,SaaSsales and marketing spendingvaries across companies and depends onyourproducts, services, talent resources, and revenue.Budgets vary, buta safe estimate for a SaaS companyto spend on S&M effortsshould beanywherefrom 10% to40% ofyourARR.
SaaS Research and Development Spend
In general, the smaller a SaaS business is, the more percentage of revenue it should pour into R&D, according to the 2020 European SaaS Benchmark by Serena. This means that a SaaS startup should first invest in the quality and functionality of its products to guarantee their competitiveness in the market.
Younger businessesspend 30%-60% on R&D,whilethis percentageinevitablydropsonce a company reaches €10 million in revenue(European SaaS market).
SaaS Budget on Research and Development | Source: 2020 European SaaS Benchmark by Serena
However, there is no one-fit-all strategy for allSaaS budgets. Just to illustrate,Slack, whose revenue in 2016 stood at $105 million, spent 59% of revenue on R&D.Here is what they say:
To remain competitive, we must continue to develop new features, integrations, capabilities, and enhancements to Slack… Our failure to maintain adequate R&D resources or to compete effectively with the R&D programs of our competitors would give an advantage to such competitors and may harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
- Slack
This statistic makes it possible to break all SaaS companies into 2 categories –product-driven and sales-driven.
That said, while there are a lot of budgeting practices across the SaaS market,you always need to consider your goals, resources, and product /servicespecifics to adjust your spending accordingly.
SaaS Budget by Funding Source
Key findings:
- Bootstrapped companies spend less while staying profitable; equity-backed companies oftenoperateat a loss due to theconstant pressure toacquirerecurring revenue
- B2B SaaS budgeton marketing, R&D, and General and Administrative activitiesof equity-backed companiesare 40% higher; they also spend82% more on sales efforts
- The difference in General and Administrative costs is most likely motivated by the need for equity-backed companies to maintain a robust reporting system for investors.
SaaS Budget by Funding Source | Source: SaaS Capital
SaaS Spend by Growth
Key findings:
- Higher growth bootstrapped companies spend 25% less on the cost of goods sold (CoGS) and 50% more on marketing
- Higher growth equity-backed companies spend about 30% more on sales and approximately 55% as much on marketing compared to lower growth equity-backed organizations. The expenditure on general and administrative efforts within higher growth equity-backed companies is 10% less.
How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Marketing, Sales, and Other Channels Based on Company Growth | Source: SaaS Capital
Why Ascendix as Your SaaS Partner?
The future looks bright for SaaS. The shift to the cloud appears to be far from over,opening evenmore entry points for new SaaS startupsto shake up the industry.Ifyou’realready inthe SaaSspaceor just want to enter it,you’vecome to the right place!
As the SaaS statistics above illustrate,Sales & Marketing activities playakey role in the SaaS business success, especiallyif your company has already reached several million in revenue. So,it’swise to pourmost of your resources into S&M efforts while delegating Research & Development to a trustworthy partner, like Ascendix.
Why choose us? Because our SaaS product development services will help you:
- Cut your development costs thanks to our flexible engagement models, involving the top IT talents from Europe and the US
- Take care ofall product-relatedprocesses,fromresearch and discovery to MVP development, final release, and market launch
- Bring robustBig Data Analyticsto keep track of all your datasets
- Provide24/7 Support of your software products around the globeand more!
Not sure yet? Click oncontact usandcheck our case studies. Let’s skyrocket your SaaS business together!
FAQ
What Are the Sources of Raising Capital for SaaS?
The main sources of raising capital for SaaS include Pre-Seed Funding ($8.8 million raised by 40 SaaS startups in Q1 of 2021), Seed Funding ($174 million raised by 115 companies), Venture capital ($3,3 billionraised by 124 SaaS companies across the A, B, C Series), as well as Angel Investing, Venture Debt, and others.
What is B2B SaaS Marketing Budget?
The medianB2B SaaS marketing budgetspent on marketing is 10% of annual recurring revenue, states SaaS Capital.
What is SaaS Sales and Marketing Spend?
SaaS Sales and Marketing spendstands at 27% of annual recurring revenue, going up to 40% forWix and 50% for Smartsheet.
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| Report Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
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| Revenue forecast in 2028 | USD 344.3 billion |
| Growth rate | CAGR of 11.0% from 2022 to 2028 |
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Is Spotify a SaaS company? ›
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Netflix, Spotify, Dropbox and Slack are common SaaS products, in which the product is then delivered to users over the internet on a subscription basis, giving users the flexibility to not have to worry about upfront installation purchases or ongoing maintenance costs.
Microsoft's brand is ranked #22 in the list of Global Top 100 Brands, as rated by customers of Microsoft. Their current market cap is $1.91T. Oracle's brand is ranked #173 in the list of Global Top 1000 Brands, as rated by customers of Oracle. Their current market cap is $207.07B.
Which are the top 3 IT industries in the world? ›- Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Corporation is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and is one of the largest companies in the world and leads a list of Top 10 IT Companies. ...
- IBM. ...
- Accenture. ...
- Oracle. ...
- SAP. ...
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) ...
- Deloitte Consulting. ...
- Capgemini.
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., in an interaction with ET, has said that India has become a software superpower and is joining the ranks of the top 2 to 3 software companies in the world. "India has made an extraordinary leapfrog move digitally in the global economy.
Is Zoom an SaaS? ›Zoom is a cloud-based SaaS application that allows private individuals as well as businesses to virtually interact with each other. Communication can occur via text, audio, video, or a combination of the three. Users can hold one-on-one meetings or conduct video conferences with up to 500 participants.
Is Gmail an SaaS? ›Software as a Service (SaaS)
In fact, email services such as Gmail and Hotmail are examples of cloud-based SaaS services. Other examples of SaaS services are office tools (Office 365 and Google Docs), customer relationship management software (Salesforce), event management software (Planning Pod), and so on.
From a network that spans the globe to innovative solutions that transform organizations, Google Cloud has SaaS built into our DNA.
Is Starbucks a SaaS company? ›Nike and Starbucks are as SaaS as Microsoft and Adobe. Two tech companies, the most iconic lifestyle brand in the world and the biggest chain of coffeehouses.
Is Facebook an SaaS? ›Also, it is a digital platform for communication not a publisher or media platform. Hence, Facebook is not an example of SaaS.
Is Uber a SaaS company? ›Let's take a look at few prosperous SaaS companies: Uber gives you an app that basically transports you from point A to point B — it's a taxi / private driver service in your pocket!
Is Instagram SaaS or PaaS? ›
Instagram is one of the most popular social media networks with the most engaged user base, so it's a perfect place for SaaS companies to promote their businesses, reach potential customers, spread the word about software, and increase downloads or sales.
Is Amazon a SaaS or PaaS? ›AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a comprehensive, evolving cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that includes a mixture of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and packaged-software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings.
Is YouTube a SaaS application? ›While the application is hosted at a central location, businesses can easily access that software via the Internet using any device, anytime and from any location. Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, and Yahoo are some popular examples of SaaS-based applications widely used by people today.