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From a brand new JavaScript SDK and React Starter Kit to a fully redesigned documentation hub, this release marks a huge step forward for developers building with Freemius. Let’s explore...
What if you could fully monetize your SaaS in just half an hour? That’s exactly what Swashata Ghosh, VP of Engineering at Freemius, set out to prove in this live...
As of October 1, 2025, we’re rolling out the biggest pricing change in Freemius’ history: simpler rates and lower fees for every single maker. 🎉 For more than a decade,...
Selling WordPress plugins used to be straightforward: build, ship, collect payments, and let a marketplace like CodeCanyon do the rest. But if you’ve been in the game long enough, you’ve...
The dream of scaling to 1,000 customers is exciting but the hardest milestone to cross is the first 100. That’s where the real work happens: validating your idea, shaping the...
Choosing the wrong payment processor for your software business can quietly stall your growth. Hidden fees, messy integrations, compliance issues, and missing growth tools usually show up only after you’re...
Improved failed renewal recovery, smarter SaaS emails, and a clearer signup experience for both makers and buyers make it easier to build trust, sell software, and stay top of mind....
Thousands dream of building a SaaS. Many never get past the starting line. That’s how Vova Feldman — founder of Freemius — opened the session. The SaaS dream is alive...
It was called five years ago: 85% of business apps would be SaaS by 2025. And here we are. The tools are faster, AI’s smarter, and micro-SaaS projects are spinning...
If you’re building and selling software, there are multiple ways to set up your revenue infrastructure. One approach is to use a standard payment processor (like Stripe or PayPal) and...
If you’re a technical founder, you’ve likely made calls based on instinct because waiting for perfect data takes too long. Roadmaps shift. Feedback is slow. Some of your best features...
Big, sustainable growth often starts with small, consistent improvements, and July’s updates are full of them. From localized checkouts and clearer webhook payloads to better support transparency and smarter pricing...
You built a feature to solve a real problem. It works. It’s useful. But no one’s using it. Not because the code is broken. Not because the UX is clunky....
Launching a SaaS product isn’t just another milestone. It’s a high-stakes moment where everything you’ve built is suddenly on the line. Your infrastructure, onboarding flow, pricing strategy, and assumptions about...
This release brings clear, polished improvements you can rely on. We’ve made the checkout smoother to reduce drop-offs, updated invoices to lower support needs, and released OpenAPI-powered API docs to...
Accessibility isn’t optional anymore — and ignoring it could cost you. The EU Accessibility Act goes into effect on June 28, and if you sell software in the EU, you’re...
The EU Accessibility Act (EAA) is now in effect and we’ve made key updates to help software makers stay on the right side of the law without writing a single...
Season 3 of plugin.fm just wrapped, and this one felt different. Instead of jumping from topic to topic, we spent the entire season focused on one challenge most software makers...
Salü, WordPress makers! Four flights. Countless conversations. A few unforgettable parties. A missing suitcase. And one very hyped team, now back home from Basel, and still buzzing. WCEU 2025 was...
More clarity, more control, less admin. That’s the theme for May. New additions include support for iDEAL (the go-to payment method in the Netherlands), reverse invoices by email, and a...