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2 -- cac payback period for Early-stage SaaS companies (<$1M ARR) (2024)
The median CAC payback period for early-stage SaaS companies with less than $1M in ARR is 2 months.
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2024
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800
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https://bantrr.com/business-model/saas-metrics/cac-payback-benchmarks-for-saas-companies/?utm_source… ↗
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CAC Payback Benchmarks for SaaS Companies
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High Alpha 2024 benchmark study; median by ARR range
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Early-stage SaaS companies (<$1M ARR): 2 cac payback period. Source: High Alpha (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/high-alpha-early-stage-cac-payback-2-months
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