SaaS Application Development: How to Create a SaaS Platform
SaaS stands for Software as a Service. This model allows user to get ready-made software via a mobile app or web browser. Software providers handle installation and configuration, so users don’t need to deal with it.
After a SaaS product is launched, developers continue to update and optimize it. Massive SaaS apps ( such us Salesforce, Concur, and Amazon Web Services) are updated and optimized by amount developers. So to make these apps profitable, it’s necessary to meet demand of large audience.
SaaS products have many strengths, so they have potential for further development, because:
- Customers get a ready-to-use product. They simply use the software to solve their problems instead of thinking about settings and algorithms.
- Users can pay a subscription for functionality they need and stop paying if they no longer need the service. They don’t need to buy expensive software.
- Cloud storage allows companies and corporations to quickly and safely transfer information.
- Updates and bug fixes are synchronous and available to users of all devices. This is convenient for big corporations where installing and updating custom software is a costly and ongoing affair.
- Nobody can steal and illegally distribute a SaaS app, because users don’t have access to source code but only to its functionality via a web browser or application.
To develop a SaaS application that will meet demand, you should:
- Understand how customers will use your app
- Define your ideal customer
- Research trends
Check more about development stages, challenges, costs, and ways to monetize a SaaS app: https://themindstudios.com/blog/saas-application-development/
