For a SaaS business of almost any scale, the valuation impact of better retention is in the tens of millions over time

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Consistently retaining customers is an important characteristic of any successful SaaS business, and an entire industry, Customer Success, has sprouted up to help SaaS executives do just that. However, knowing what is a “good” retention rate for your individual SaaS company remains difficult to pin down. This research helps answer that question based on our survey of over 700 private SaaS companies.

SaaS customer retention is broken down by:

  • average contract value
  • company size
  • company age

This brief also explores the relationship between growth and retention, the “false positive” retention rates of young SaaS businesses, and the impact of Customer Success programs on overall retention.

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