How do you calculate Customer Retention Rates (CRR) in SaaS?

CRR helps SaaS companies understand the effectiveness of their retention efforts and the overall health of their business.

Customer Retention Rate (CRR) is the percentage of customers that continue to use a company's product or service over a given period of time. It is an important metric for SaaS (Software as a Service) companies, as it helps them understand the effectiveness of their retention efforts and the overall health of their business.
 
To calculate CRR for a SaaS company, you will need to know the following:
  1. Number of customers at the beginning of the period: This is the total number of paying customers that the company had at the start of the period (e.g. month, quarter, year).

  2. Number of customers at the end of the period: This is the total number of paying customers that the company had at the end of the period.

Once you have these numbers, you can use the following formula to calculate CRR:

CRR = (Number of customers at the end of the period / Number of customers at the beginning of the period) * 100

For example, if a SaaS company had 100 customers at the beginning of a month and 95 customers at the end of the month, their CRR would be:

CRR = (95 / 100) * 100 = 95%

This means that 95% of the company's customers remained paying subscribers at the end of the month.

It's important to note that a high CRR is generally seen as a positive indicator of the overall health of a SaaS business, as it suggests that the company is able to retain a significant portion of its customer base over time.

 

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