What is SaaS (Software as a Service)?
SaaS, or Software as a Service, is software you use over the internet and pay for on a monthly or yearly plan, instead of buying and installing it once.
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Meaning
English
SaaS, or Software as a Service, is software you use over the internet and pay for on a monthly or yearly plan, instead of buying and installing it once.
Roman Urdu
SaaS wohi software hai jo internet par chalta hai aur jis ka mahana ya salana fees diya jata hai, ek baar khareed kar install nahi hota.
Also called cloud software, subscription software.
Example
A shop owner signs up for a billing app, pays a monthly fee and opens it on any device. The company keeps it updated.
What it changes
You do not buy a licence or a server. Updates, backups and fixes are the provider's job, and you can use the app from a computer, tablet or phone. In return you pay on a plan, so compare the monthly cost with what you get and ask what happens to your data if you stop. See cloud POS.
In Nafaa
Nafaa is subscription software with a 7-day free trial. See pricing.
Related terms
- Cloud POS
A cloud POS is billing software whose data is stored on internet servers, so sales and stock can be seen from any device and branch.
- Offline POS
An offline POS keeps making bills when the internet is down, saving them on the device and sending them to the server when the connection returns.