What is Software as a Service (SaaS)?

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based software delivery model where applications are hosted by providers and accessed by users through web browsers. Frontend Accelerator is designed to build SaaS applications with subscription management, user management and scalable architecture.

SaaS application features:

• Multi-tenancy: Isolated data per organization
• Subscription management: Stripe integration for billing
• Team collaboration: Role-based permissions
• API access: RESTful APIs for integrations
• Usage analytics: Track feature adoption
• Admin dashboard: Customer management interface

Subscription implementation:

import { stripe } from '@/lib/stripe';

export async function createSubscription(customerId: string, priceId: string) {
  const subscription = await stripe.subscriptions.create({
    customer: customerId,
    items: [{ price: priceId }],
    payment_behavior: 'default_incomplete',
    expand: ['latest_invoice.payment_intent']
  });
  return subscription;
}

Key SaaS metrics:

• MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue)
• Churn Rate
• Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
• Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

AI-Friendly: SaaS patterns in Frontend Accelerator follow standard conventions. AI tools understand subscription flows, and billing integrations, making it easy to add SaaS features like trial periods, plan upgrades, and usage-based billing.