Smart SaaS™ Blog – Your Hub for SaaS Learning & Strategy

The Smart SaaS™ Blog is your go-to resource for SaaS learning, strategy, and best practices. Explore expert insights on pricing models, security, vendor management, and SaaS adoption to help you optimize software investments, avoid common pitfalls, and drive business growth with smarter SaaS decisions.

All Smart SaaS™ Blog Posts

SSRM Are You Protecting Your Data

In SaaS, security is a shared responsibility—but accountability still falls on you. Know your role, configure wisely, and don’t assume vendors have it all covered.

Free SaaS Tools How No Price Can Mean Big Privacy Risks

Free SaaS tools often come with hidden costs—your data. “No price” can mean privacy trade-offs, weak security, and monetization through user info. Know the risks.

The Real Cost of SaaS Sprawl Are You Overspending

SaaS sprawl quietly drains budgets through unused licenses, overlapping tools, and hidden risks. Audit now or risk paying for complexity instead of clarity.

Smart SaaS Standards for Ethical Software

Smart SaaS™ is a new standard for ethical software—transparent pricing, no feature paywalls, and growth-friendly terms. It’s time to build, not be billed.

SaaS Feature Paywalls Are Killing Your Margins

SaaS feature paywalls hide essential tools behind pricey tiers, inflating costs and draining margins. Stop paying more just to access what should be standard.

The Success Tax in SaaS Why Growth Becomes a Penalty

In SaaS, growth often triggers higher costs through vague, usage-based pricing. The “Success Tax” penalizes scale—smart pricing should reward it.

How to Dismantle the SaaS Tax Before It Destroys Your Margins

SaaS tools promise efficiency but often drain margins through hidden fees, upsells, and vague pricing—aka the SaaS Tax. Here's how to spot it and take control.

SaaS Pricing Models The High-Stakes Game of B2B Software

In this blog post, we’ll break down the most common SaaS pricing models, expose the hidden costs that providers don’t want you to see, and show you how to stack the odds in your favor.

SaaS Price Increases How to Keep Your Costs Under Control

B2B SaaS is supposed to be a cost‑effective alternative to traditional on‑premises software. But in recent years, relentless SaaS price increases have been driving software spending to dizzying new heights.