A Comprehensive Database of SaaS Companies

What Can You Use This SaaS Database For?

The most common use cases we’ve seen are:

• Idea generation - You can start with a product type, technology type, or nothing at all and see the top relevant SaaS companies to use for inspiration. Then you can either offer a similar service in a different way (e.g. credits vs subscription) or target a different segment of the market (e.g. small-medium businesses vs enterprise).

• Marketing education - If you already work on or at a SaaS company, you can track other similar types of tools. Study the ones that are growing well and learn how to market your own product like them.

• Investing prospects - Find companies in a certain area that are growing and show little sign of stopping so that you can invest in, partner with, or acquire at a stage where you’ll see a great return. 

What’s Considered a “SaaS” in this Database?

Everyone has their own idea of what a Software as a Service company is. We’re pretty loose on which companies we keep track of, as long as they have a significant software component.

In addition, we don’t solely focus on subscription businesses. Any other pricing model (lifetime purchase, credits, etc.) are fine with us.

Common Points of Confusion

We’ve done our best to create a clear and intuitive user interface for the database here, but there’s a lot of information packed in, so not surprisingly you might be confused on a few things.

There are 2 main questions we typically get about using the filters.

First, what exactly is the “volume” metric tracking? 

When we add a company to the database, we figure out its main brand terms, then look at the search volume of its most popular variant. In other words, “what would people search to find this company” (e.g. “ahrefs” for Ahrefs, or “reclaim.ai” for Reclaim.ai), which is one of the most reliable proxy metrics for customer growth. Then we update that search volume from Google each month. 

Second, how does your search function work?

If you just type in a word into the search input and click “Go”, we’ll return companies that have that word (or a close variant) in their descriptions. Depending on your search, you may not want those variants (e.g. if I search for just modeling, I’ll get results both for ‘3d modeling’ and anything to do with fashion or social media ‘models’).

If you don’t want those variants, you can surround part or all of your search query with double quotation marks to perform an exact search. This will only return results if the description contains that exact word and spelling. So searching for “3d modeling” (with the quotes) will only return companies who offer some sort of 3d modeling software.

How we Find SaaS Companies for Our Database

Building and maintaining a comprehensive database of SaaS companies requires a systematic approach to discovery and analysis. We continuously monitor 20+ sources where SaaS companies are regularly mentioned, including industry publications, startup directories, product launch platforms, and technology news sites.

Once we identify a potential company, we use AI to analyze and categorize it, determining its core strengths, weaknesses, and market positioning. This automated analysis helps us understand what each company does, who it serves, and how we should tag it for our database.

After the initial analysis, we enrich each company's profile with search keyword volume data and other performance metrics. This data allows us to rank companies against each other based on growth indicators and market presence, ensuring our database reflects the most current and relevant SaaS companies in the market.

This is an ongoing, automated process (for the most part) that continually discovers and adds new companies to our database, keeping it up-to-date with the latest SaaS innovations and market entrants.