How to Price Your Micro-SaaS for Long-Term Profit (Not Just Initial Growth)
Starting cheap might feel like a fast way to grow, but it’s a trap. Yes, a $5 or $10 plan lowers friction and helps you hit that first sweet MRR…
Build Small on Purpose: How to Find a SaaS Niche That Pays
The most successful SaaS products don’t try to serve everyone — they serve one audience, and solve one problem better than anyone else.
Release Notes: New JavaScript SDK & React Starter Kit, New Documentation Hub, and Custom Pricing Units
From a brand new JavaScript SDK and React Starter Kit to a fully redesigned documentation hub, this release marks a huge step forward for developers building with Freemius.
How to Monetize a SaaS in 30 Minutes with Freemius + Next.js
What if you could fully monetize your SaaS in just half an hour?
Freemius Just Lowered Fees for All Our Makers!
As of October 1, 2025, we’re rolling out the biggest pricing change in Freemius’ history: simpler rates and lower fees for every single maker. 🎉
A Founder’s Guide: Should You Turn Your WordPress Plugin into SaaS?
Selling WordPress plugins used to be straightforward: build, ship, collect payments, and let a marketplace like CodeCanyon do the rest. But if you’ve been in the game long enough, you’ve…
Getting Your First 100 SaaS Customers: Scrappy, Personalized, and Clever Tactics That Work
The dream of scaling to 1,000 customers is exciting but the hardest milestone to cross is the first 100. That’s where the real work happens: validating your idea, shaping the…
15 Traps to Watch Out For When Choosing a Payments Processor for Your Software Business
Choosing the wrong payment processor for your software business can quietly stall your growth. Hidden fees, messy integrations, compliance issues, and missing growth tools usually show up only after you’re…
Release Notes: Buyer-Friendly Failed Renewal Recovery, Smarter SaaS Emails, Easier Registration, and Smoother SDK Setup
Improved failed renewal recovery, smarter SaaS emails, and a clearer signup experience for both makers and buyers make it easier to build trust, sell software, and stay top of mind.
Before You Launch Your First SaaS: Watch This Webinar
Thousands dream of building a SaaS. Many never get past the starting line. That’s how Vova Feldman — founder of Freemius — opened the session. The SaaS dream is alive…
AI-Powered Micro-SaaS Ideas You Can Ship and Monetize in 7 Days
It was called five years ago: 85% of business apps would be SaaS by 2025. And here we are. The tools are faster, AI’s smarter, and micro-SaaS projects are spinning…
How Much You Actually Pay in Stripe Transaction Fees on $10K Monthly Revenue
If you’re building and selling software, there are multiple ways to set up your revenue infrastructure.
Strategy vs. Intuition for Tech Founders: Making the Right Call at the Right Time
If you’re a technical founder, you’ve likely made calls based on instinct because waiting for perfect data takes too long.
Release Notes: Global Checkout Localization, Clearer Support Routing, and Polished Pricing Setup for SaaS
Big, sustainable growth often starts with small, consistent improvements, and July’s updates are full of them. From localized checkouts and clearer webhook payloads to better support transparency and smarter pricing…
How to Create Educational Content Around Your Product Features
You built a feature to solve a real problem. It works. It’s useful. But no one’s using it. Not because the code is broken. Not because the UX is clunky….