SaaS

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. software as a service: a software distribution method in which a service provider gives customers access through the internet to applications, usually ones developed and owned by the provider.

   You can use a cloud-computing service such as SaaS.

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Etymology

Origin of SaaS

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

KeyBanc downgraded ServiceNow to Underweight with a $775 price target, citing AI’s potential threat to the SaaS business model.

From Barron's

They pointed to the threat to the software-as-a-service, or SaaS business, from AI.

From Barron's

BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski sees a turnaround on the horizon, writing Monday that Salesforce is “best positioned to reverse the SaaS narrative,” referring to software-as-a-service companies.

From MarketWatch

“Salesforce remains our top pick in SaaS,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch

Investors have worried that AI will make it easier for companies to replicate the functions of SaaS companies on the cheap, and while Oliver is getting more questions on the subsector, “there is no consensus on what will change the bearish narrative.”

From MarketWatch