Analysis

February 22, 2023

Which SaaS products are getting cut?

Which types of SaaS products are getting hurt most in the downturn, and which are thriving?


Tim Smith

3 min read

Instant recurring revenues, high margins and a seemingly ever-expanding pool of other startups to sell to — not to mention the slow but steady march of digitisation of bricks-and-mortar businesses — made SaaS seem like the safe bet in tech.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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