Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Business Model (Part 2): R&D biz model elements

In our last article we have shown one way of categorising Software-as-a-Service (or SaaS). See also the diagram below.

The obvious point was not to make a systematic attempt of categorising SaaS. With over 25,000 SaaS companies in Crunchbase and who knows how many actual SaaS solutions that would be a futile attempt.

The two bigger points were:

1. To point out that different types of SaaS solutions use different types of business model playbooks: In our…