The author questions this change in meaning and whether these two distinct models should fall under the same term. They also raise concerns about the potential compliance and finance issues associated with business/seat pricing models.
Key takeaways:
- The traditional view of SaaS is business services delivered as software, often recurring and part of process automation.
- Since 2019, and especially in 2022, SaaS is increasingly used to refer to a Subscription model B2C startup.
- The author questions whether the term's meaning has changed and if these different models should be encompassed under the same name.
- The author also raises the issue of whether business/seat pricing models have greater compliance/finance issues.