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$3,000,000
$3,000,000 -- annual saas waste for organizations with 1,000-2,000 employees (2025)
Organizations with 1,000 to 2,000 employees waste close to $3 million on SaaS each year.
- The source states the damage is 'closer to $3 million' rather than an exact $3,000,000 figure
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2025
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Vertice
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https://www.vertice.one/blog/the-cost-of-software-crisis-how-inflation-is-affecting-saas-prices ↗
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The cost of software crisis: How inflation is affecting SaaS prices | Vertice Blog
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With inflation rates remaining high, organizations across the globe remain focused on driving down costs. In fact, one such area of focus is the amount being spent on SaaS applications – 14.1% of t…
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organizations with 1,000-2,000 employees: $3,000,000 annual saas waste. Source: Vertice (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/saas-waste-1000-2000-employees-2025
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