SaaS
Hosted application model
SaaS, pronounced "sass," stands for Software as a Service—applications hosted remotely and accessed through the internet rather than installed on local computers.
Users typically pay monthly or annual subscriptions instead of purchasing software outright.
We moved our accounting to a SaaS platform.
The model dominates modern business software: email, project management, customer databases.
Agitate cream into butter
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- LTVBorrowed amount divided by collateral
- conversionAct of changing states
- onboardingNew member integration process
engagement · NPS · activation · cohort · funnel · analytics · dashboard · KPI
Happening repeatedly over time
- billingCharging for services rendered
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
- annualOccurring every year
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
fee · auto-renewal · license · contract · revenue · plan · tier · signup
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- hostedPresided over an event
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- web-basedAccessible via internet browser
- platformRaised flat structure
provider · deployment · managed · remote · outsourcing · APIs · integration · scalable
Non-visible system layer
- frontendUser interface layer
- serverlessCloud-managed compute model
- CDNDistributed web delivery infrastructure
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
DevOps · microservices · APIs · SDK · cloud-native · Docker · uptime · latency
Forceful interruption of process
- startupNew business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
pioneering · transformation · modernization · agile · iteration · pivot · MVP · scalability
churn
Agitate cream into butter
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- LTVBorrowed amount divided by collateral
- conversionAct of changing states
onboarding · engagement · NPS · activation · cohort · funnel · analytics · dashboard · KPI · benchmarking
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
payment · fee · auto-renewal · license · contract · revenue · plan · tier · signup · cancellation
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
platform · provider · deployment · managed · remote · outsourcing · APIs · integration · scalable · elastic
backend
Non-visible system layer
- frontendUser interface layer
- serverlessCloud-managed compute model
- CDNDistributed web delivery infrastructure
containerization · DevOps · microservices · APIs · SDK · cloud-native · Docker · uptime · latency · availability
disruption
Forceful interruption of process
- startupNew business enterprise
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- breakthroughSudden important advance
cutting-edge · pioneering · transformation · modernization · agile · iteration · pivot · MVP · scalability · unicorn
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- Tecnologiasoftware, hardware, internet, computadora, digital
- digital technologyinternet, software, streaming, computers, CGI
- online servicesweb services, cloud services, web hosting, e-commerce, web shops
- softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
- techsoftware, hardware, code, coding, programming
Single payment acquisition