Supportsoft Glossary

SaaS: Cloud-Hosted Software Apps

SaaS replaces the need to install and maintain software. You simply access the application via the internet, usually on a subscription basis.

Software as a Service (SaaS) is what everyone uses now. Gmail, Dropbox, Netflix—that’s all SaaS. Back in the day, you bought a box with a CD, installed it, and if a new version came out, you bought it again. With SaaS, the software lives in the cloud. You don't own it; you subscribe to it.

This is brilliant for business because it kills maintenance headaches. The provider handles security and updates. Your team just logs in via a browser and works. It also shifts costs from a huge upfront purchase to a monthly expense. For developers, building SaaS needs a specific mindset—focusing on multi-tenancy (serving lots of customers from one app) and security. Whether you are buying SaaS or building the next big platform, our Cloud Development Services provide the tech skills to engineer secure, scalable software delivered purely over the web.