SaaS Revenue & Growth Metrics vs Contract Review

SaaS Revenue & Growth Metrics

By Dean Peters (PM)

Track your SaaS business health with MRR, churn, retention, and expansion metrics.

Contract Review

By Mohit Agarwal (PM Skills)

Flag risky clauses, missing protections, and negotiation points in any legal agreement.

SaaS Revenue & Growth Metrics

• Calculates core SaaS metrics including MRR, ARR, ARPU, ARPA, and ACV
• Measures customer retention through churn rate and net revenue retention (NRR)
• Tracks expansion revenue from upsells, cross-sells, and usage growth
• Provides cohort analysis to show whether recent customers perform better than older ones
• Explains what each metric means and what benchmarks to aim for

Contract Review

• Reads any contract and produces a structured review with risk rating and key terms summary
• Flags unusual or risky clauses with plain English explanations of what they mean
• Identifies missing protections that should normally be in this type of agreement
• Recommends specific actions for each clause (negotiate, accept, seek legal advice, or query)
• Translates legal jargon into a summary anyone can understand

Reach for SaaS Revenue & Growth Metrics when…

• You're preparing a board deck and need to calculate and explain your key SaaS metrics
• You need to understand if your churn rate or retention numbers are healthy
• You're evaluating whether your pricing or packaging changes are working
• You want to diagnose growth problems or identify where revenue is coming from

Reach for Contract Review when…

• You're about to sign a SaaS agreement, NDA, employment contract, or supplier deal
• You need to understand what a contract actually says before sending it to a lawyer
• You want to spot red flags or missing clauses before negotiations start
• You're a founder or operator reviewing agreements without in-house legal support