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Largest SaaS Companies

Top 140 Public Companies

List of AI, Cloud, and SaaS Companies

Last updated October 20, 2023

Below is a list of approximately 140 SaaS companies that are publicly traded on the two primary US stock exchanges – NASDAQ and NYSE. We’ve included not only pure SaaS (Software-as-a-Service), which typically are business applications primarily accessed via browser, but also the broader set of cloud services that includes IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service), cybersecurity, fintech, artificial intelligence, data and analytics providers as well.  We’ve also included traditional software and hardware providers that are in the process of transitioning to a SaaS model.

The list is presented in alphabetical order and was last updated in September 2023 following the Klaviyo IPO.

A downloadable spreadsheet with the list in both Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel format can be accessed below.

Organization NameStock SymbolStock ExchangeCategorySub-CategoryState/ProvinceCountry
2UTWOUNASDAQVertical SaaSEducation TechMarylandUnited States
AdobeADBENASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechCaliforniaUnited States
Agora.ioAPINASDAQCTO/CIODeveloperCaliforniaUnited States
Akamai TechnologiesAKAMNASDAQCloud InfrastructureNetworkingMassachusettsUnited States
Alkami TechnologyALKTNASDAQVertical SaaSFinancial TechTexasUnited States
AlphabetGOOGLNASDAQCloud InfrastructureMarketing TechCaliforniaUnited States
AlteryxAYXNYSECTO/CIOData/AnalyticsCaliforniaUnited States
AmazonAMZNNASDAQCloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureWashingtonUnited States
AmplitudeAMPLNASDAQCTO/CIOData/AnalyticsCaliforniaUnited States
AppFolioAPPFNASDAQVertical SaaSProperty TechCaliforniaUnited States
AppianAPPNNASDAQCTO/CIODeveloperVirginiaUnited States
AsanaASANNYSEBusiness AppCollaborationCaliforniaUnited States
AtlassianTEAMNASDAQBusiness AppCollaborationNew South WalesAustralia
AutodeskADSKNASDAQBusiness AppProductCaliforniaUnited States
AvidXchangeAVDXNASDAQBusiness AppCFO TechNorth CarolinaUnited States
BackblazeBLZENASDAQCloud InfrastructureCloud StorageCaliforniaUnited States
BandwidthBANDNASDAQCloud InfrastructureNetworkingNorth CarolinaUnited States
BigCommerceBIGCNASDAQBusiness AppE-CommerceTexasUnited States
BILLBILLNYSEBusiness AppCFO TechCaliforniaUnited States
BlackLineBLNASDAQBusiness AppCFO TechCaliforniaUnited States
BlendBLNDNYSEVertical SaaSBankingCaliforniaUnited States
BlockSQNYSEFintechPaymentsCaliforniaUnited States
BoxBOXNYSECTO/CIOCloud StorageCaliforniaUnited States
BrazeBRZENASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
C3 AIAINYSECTO/CIOArtificial IntelligenceCaliforniaUnited States
Check Point Software TechnologiesCHKPNASDAQCybersecuritySecurityCaliforniaUnited States
CiscoCSCONASDAQCloud InfrastructureNetworkingCaliforniaUnited States
Clearwater AnalyticsCWANNYSEVertical SaaSSecuritiesIdahoUnited States
CloudflareNETNYSECloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureCaliforniaUnited States
ConfluentCFLTNASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
ConsensusCCSINASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsUtahUnited States
CouchbaseBASENASDAQCTO/CIOData/AnalyticsCaliforniaUnited States
CrowdStrikeCRWDNASDAQCybersecuritySecurityCaliforniaUnited States
CventCVTNASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechVirginiaUnited States
DatadogDDOGNASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsNew YorkUnited States
Definitive HealthcareDHNASDAQVertical SaaSHealthcare TechMassachusettsUnited States
Descartes Systems GroupDSGXNASDAQVertical SaaSSupply ChainOntarioCanada
DigitalOceanDOCNNYSECloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureNew YorkUnited States
DiscoLAWNYSEBusiness AppLegal TechOntarioCanada
DoceboDCBONASDAQVertical SaaSEducation TechOntarioCanada
DocuSignDOCUNASDAQBusiness AppLegal TechCaliforniaUnited States
DomoDOMONASDAQCTO/CIOData/AnalyticsUtahUnited States
DoubleVerifyDVNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
DoximityDOCSNYSEVertical SaaSHealthcare TechCaliforniaUnited States
DropboxDBXNASDAQCTO/CIOCloud StorageCaliforniaUnited States
DynatraceDTNYSECTO/CIOOperationsMassachusettsUnited States
e2openETWONYSEVertical SaaSSupply ChainTexasUnited States
ElasticESTCNYSECTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
EnfusionENFNNYSEVertical SaaSFinancial TechIllinoisUnited States
EngageSmartESMTNYSEVertical SaaSHealthcare TechMassachusettsUnited States
EverBridgeEVBGNASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsNetherlands
EverCommerceEVCMNASDAQBusiness AppE-CommerceColoradoUnited States
ExpensifyEXFYNASDAQBusiness AppCFO TechCaliforniaUnited States
F5FFIVNASDAQCloud InfrastructureNetworkingWashingtonUnited States
FastlyFSLYNYSECloud InfrastructureNetworkingCaliforniaUnited States
Five9FIVNNASDAQBusiness AppCustomer ServiceCaliforniaUnited States
FortinetFTNTNASDAQCybersecurityCybersecurityCaliforniaUnited States
FreshworksFRSHNASDAQBusiness AppSales TechCaliforniaUnited States
GitLabGTLBNASDAQCTO/CIODeveloperCaliforniaUnited States
HashiCorpHCPNASDAQCloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureCaliforniaUnited States
HubSpotHUBSNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechMassachusettsUnited States
InformaticaINFANYSECTO/CIOData/AnalyticsCaliforniaUnited States
InstructureINSTNYSEVertical SaaSEducation TechUtahUnited States
IntuitINTUNASDAQBusiness App CFO TechCaliforniaUnited States
JamfJAMFNASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsMinnesotaUnited States
JFrogFROGNASDAQCTO/CIODeveloperCaliforniaUnited States
KalturaKLTRNASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
KlaviyoKVYONYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechMassachusettsUnited States
Lightspeed CommerceLSPDNYSEVertical SaaSRetail TechQuebeUnited States
LivePersonLPSNNASDAQBusiness AppCustomer ServiceNew YorkUnited States
MeridianLinkMLNKNYSEVertical SaaSFinancial TechCaliforniaUnited States
MicrosoftMSFTNASDAQCloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureWashingtonUnited States
monday.comMNDYNASDAQBusiness AppCollaborationIsrael
MongoDBMDBNASDAQCTO/CIOData/AnalyticsNew YorkUnited States
nCinoNCNONASDAQVertical SaaSBankingNorth CarolinaUnited States
NetAppNTAPNASDAQCloud InfrastructureCloud StorageCaliforniaUnited States
New RelicNEWRNYSECTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
OktaOKTANASDAQCybersecurityIdentityCaliforniaUnited States
OloOLONYSEVertical SaaSRetail TechNew YorkUnited States
ON24ONTFNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechCaliforniaUnited States
OpenTextOTEXNASDAQCTO/CIOVariousOntarioUnited States
OracleORCLNYSECloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureTexasUnited States
PagerDutyPDNYSECTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
Palantir TechnologiesPLTRNYSECTO/CIOData/AnalyticsColoradoUnited States
PaycomPAYCNYSEBusiness AppHuman ResourcesOklahomaUnited States
PaycorPYCRNASDAQBusiness AppHuman ResourcesOhioUnited States
PaylocityPCTYNASDAQBusiness AppHuman ResourcesIllinoisUnited States
PayPalPYPLNASDAQFintechPaymentsCaliforniaUnited States
PegasystemsPEGANASDAQCTO/CIODeveloperMassachusettsUnited States
PowerSchoolPWSCNYSEVertical SaaSEducation TechCaliforniaUnited States
ProcorePCORNYSEVertical SaaSConstructionCaliforniaUnited States
PROS HoldingsPRONYSEVertical SaaSTransportationBulgaria
PTCPTCNASDAQBusiness AppProductMassachusettsUnited States
Q2QTWONYSEVertical SaaSBankingTexasUnited States
QualtricsXMNASDAQBusiness AppProductUtahUnited States
QualysQLYSNASDAQCybersecurityCybersecurityCaliforniaUnited States
RingCentralRNGNYSECloud InfrastructureNetworkingCaliforniaUnited States
RiskifiedRSKDNYSECybersecurityFraudNew YorkUnited States
SalesforceCRMNYSEBusiness AppSales TechCaliforniaUnited States
SamsaraIOTNYSEVertical SaaSTransportationCaliforniaUnited States
SEMrushSEMRNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechMassachusettsUnited States
SentinelOneSNYSECybersecurityCybersecurityCaliforniaUnited States
ServiceNowNOWNYSECTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
ShopifySHOPNYSEBusiness AppE-CommerceOntarioUnited States
SimilarwebSMWBNYSEBusiness AppSales TechNew YorkUnited States
SmartsheetSMARNYSEBusiness AppCollaborationWashingtonUnited States
SnowflakeSNOWNYSECloud InfrastructureData/AnalyticsCaliforniaUnited States
SolarWindsSWINYSECTO/CIOOperationsTexasUnited States
SplunkSPLKNASDAQCTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
SprinklrCXMNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
Sprout SocialSPTNASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechIllinoisUnited States
SPS CommerceSPSCNASDAQVertical SaaSSupply ChainMinnesotaUnited States
SquarespaceSQSPNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
SS&C TechnologiesSSNCNASDAQVertical SaaSSecuritiesConnecticutUnited States
TenableTENBNASDAQCybersecurityCybersecurityMarylandUnited States
ToastTOSTNYSEVertical SaaSRetail TechMassachusettsUnited States
TwilioTWLONYSECTO/CIOOperationsCaliforniaUnited States
Palo Alto NetworksPANWNASDAQNetworkingNetworkingOregonUnited States
UiPathPATHNYSECTO/CIOArtificial IntelligenceNew YorkUnited States
Varonis SystemsVRNSNASDAQCybersecurityCybersecurityNew YorkUnited States
VeevaVEEVNYSEBusiness AppSales TechCaliforniaUnited States
VertexVRTXNASDAQVertical SaaSCFO TechPennsylvaniaUnited States
VimeoVMEONASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
VMWareVMWNYSECloud InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureUtahUnited States
VTEXVTEXNYSEBusiness AppE-CommerceNew YorkUnited States
WalkMeWKMENASDAQBusiness AppProductCaliforniaUnited States
WeaveWEAVNYSEVertical SaaSHealthcare TechUtahUnited States
WixWIXNASDAQBusiness AppMarketing TechIsrael
WorkdayWDAYNASDAQVertical SaaSHuman ResourcesCaliforniaUnited States
WorkivaWKNYSEBusiness AppCFO TechIowaUnited States
YextYEXTNYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
Zeta GlobalZETANYSEBusiness AppMarketing TechNew YorkUnited States
ZipRecruiterZIPNYSEBusiness AppHuman ResourcesCaliforniaUnited States
ZoomZMNASDAQBusiness AppCollaborationCaliforniaUnited States
ZoomInfoZINASDAQBusiness AppSales TechWashingtonUnited States
ZscalerZSNASDAQCybersecurityCybersecurityCaliforniaUnited States
ZuoraZUONYSEBusiness AppFinancial TechCaliforniaUnited States

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Frequently Asked Questions about SaaS

What is SaaS?

SaaS or Software-as-a-Service is a business model in which technology companies rent software to businesses as a subscription that are hosted centrally and delivered over the Internet. The SaaS model became popular in the early 2000s as an alternative to the “Software-as-a-Product” model. The traditional SaaP model used by software companies involved selling perpetual license rights to businesses whose corporate IT teams would manage the technology in-house. Today, over 90% of all new software products are launched in a SaaS model and the majority of traditional license-era applications are available for consumption as-a-service.

What is the difference between SaaS and cloud?

SaaS, or “Software-as-a-Service” is one of three layers of the cloud. The other two are “Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)” and “Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).” The term SaaS refers to business applications that run on the cloud. Examples might include productivity applications such as Google Sheets and Microsoft 365 Word as well as department-specific applications such as CRM and ERP. Examples of IaaS and PaaS services include compute, storage, networking, databases, AI/ML, and identity management.

What are the benefits of using SaaS to business customers?

There are a number of commercial and operational advantages to SaaS:

  • Management – Hosting the software application centrally and delivering it over the Internet, frees the customer from the burden of having to install, configure, deploy, maintain, and operate the technology with their own corporate IT team.
  • Cost Reduction – In some cases, SaaS offers a cost advantage over the traditional licensing model, especially in scenarios under which the customer can pay for the software on a month-to-month basis.
  • Faster Upgrades – New software releases are deployed regularly by the software vendor resulting in the user community gaining access to newer functionality faster than if they were waiting on the corporate IT team to deploy upgrades.

How many SaaS companies are there?

There are over 4 million SaaS companies in the United States alone and over 5 million software companies globally. The highest concentration of SaaS companies in the US are in tech hubs such as the San Francisco Bay Area, the New York City metropolitan area, the greater Boston area, and the Austin, Texas area.

Do venture capital firms own SaaS companies?

Out of the 4M SaaS companies in the US, only about 140 are publicly traded.  The overwhelming majority are privately owned by:

  1. Exclusively by the founding team that launched the business.  These organizations are commonly referred to as bootstrapped.
  2. Venture capital and growth equity firms that invest and take a partial ownership stake in companies during seed, series A, B, C, D, and E fundraising rounds.
  3. Private equity firms that take a full or majority ownership stake in later-stage companies.  Private equity firms acquire publicly traded companies or purchase from venture capital firms.

What are examples of SaaS companies?

Technology mega-vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and Alphabet (Google) also offer SaaS applications and many other technology products.  Some of the best-known “pure play” SaaS companies include:

  • Adobe – Creative design and marketing applications)
  • Asana – Productivity and collaboration applications)
  • Box.com – Cloud-based storage and productivity)
  • Docusign – Electronic signatures and contract management)
  • Hubspot – Sales, service, and marketing applications)
  • Intuit – Finance, accounting, and tax applications
  • Salesforce.com – Sales, service, and commerce applications
  • ServiceNow – Workflow and IT services management
  • Shopify – Business-to-consumer e-commerce applications
  • Workday – Human resources, finance, and ERP applications