SaaS benchmarking platform — for anyone who buys SaaS software
Arrêtez de choisir vos SaaS
à l'aveugle.
Des acheteurs comme vous partagent leurs vraies décisions d'achat —
prix négociés, remises obtenues, retours d'expérience honnêtes.
2,847+ SaaS software buyers this week
Our commitment
For buyers — we are not paid by vendors to steer results
Side by SaaS is built for people who buy SaaS software (every function — not just IT) and for transparent software purchasing. We do not take money from vendors to rank, feature, or favor any solution: no pay-to-play, no comparisons steered for sellers — so we reduce bias and give you benchmarks you can actually use to negotiate and decide.
Le problème
Choisir un SaaS, c'est encore trop souvent une prise de risque.
People who buy SaaS software often navigate blind: polished demos, vendor-influenced comparisons, opaque pricing, and no reliable way to know what peers actually negotiated.
Des démos, pas des vérités
Les éditeurs montrent leur meilleur jour. Vous ne voyez jamais les bugs, les frictions d'onboarding, ni ce qui fait regretter le choix 6 mois plus tard.
Des prix introuvables
Les grilles tarifaires sont volontairement floues. Sans savoir ce que les autres ont payé, vous négociez dans le vide — et vous payez trop cher.
Des retours d'expérience introuvables
Les avis publics sont filtrés, incentivés ou vieux. Les vraies décisions d'achat — ce qui a fait pencher la balance — restent dans les têtes.
Side by SaaS résout ça.
SaaS buyers share their real decisions anonymously — negotiated prices, discounts, and why they chose a vendor. Company size and sector are visible so you can find comparable peers.
Software buying journey: before / after
On the left: 15 micro-steps across six phases (often non-linear). On the right: the same six phases, but fewer numbered steps — Side by SaaS removes the noise.
Classic B2B buying journey (non-linear)
Six buyer “jobs” (common public framing)
15 numbered micro-steps (across 6 buying phases)
1. Problem identification
- 1.Business problem or opportunity detection
- 2.Online research, analyst reports & independent scanning (outside direct sales pitches)
- 3.Friction: internal misalignment on problem definition or priority
2. Solution exploration
- 4.Broad exploration of approaches, trends, and possible vendors
- 5.Peer and consultant discussions, professional networks & content (white papers, webinars, vendor research)
- 6.Friction: information overload, solution scope still unclear
3. Requirements building
- 7.Workshops & formalization of requirements, criteria, and functional scope
- 8.RFI / RFP, response comparison & trade-offs across business, IT, and procurement
4. Supplier selection
- 9.Shortlist, vendor-site reviews, live demos, POCs & negotiation
- 10.Offer comparison, business case & repeated sales cycles
- 11.Friction: incomplete business-case data, procurement rules, budget cuts, or legal flags
5. Validation
- 12.Technical validation, integration, performance & compliance
- 13.Security, customer references, due diligence & risk checks
6. Consensus & purchase decision
- 14.Buying-group alignment, legal review, SLAs & contractual terms
- 15.Purchase decision, budget approval & signature — or loop back to an earlier phase
With Side by SaaS (shortened path)
8 steps (vs. 15 on the left) — streamlined path
1. Problem identification
- Business problem or opportunity detection
- Real buyer data from comparable companies (same sector, same size): actual features, negotiated pricing, anonymized feedback
2. Solution exploration
- Solution exploration powered by peer data (less scattered research)
3. Requirements building
- Requirements, criteria, and functional scope clarified (fewer empty iterations)
4. Supplier selection
- Qualified shortlist (vendors already in-scope)
- Live demos, POCs & focused negotiation (backed by purchase data)
5. Validation
- Technical validation, integration, security & compliance — targeted to your case
6. Consensus & purchase decision
- Buying-group alignment, procurement, legal, budget — decision & contracting
Original illustration — phase labels follow a common B2B buying structure; it does not reproduce a third-party graphic asset.
Head to the buyer area to compare and negotiate with real purchase data.
Explore the buyer areaClassic sourcing vs Side by SaaS
Same software buying project: compare what teams often face (sales-led process, few benchmarks) with a buyer-centric approach grounded in real purchase data.
Selection & functional fit
Discovery often starts with Google: top results are usually vendors with the strongest marketing (SEO, ads, content) — not necessarily the best product fit for you
Long discovery cycles vendor by vendor to learn who truly meets your requirements
Hard to compare features objectively before you are pulled into a sales motion
Risk of skipping proper scoping or redoing it for every internal tender
You can shortlist upstream the vendors that match the capabilities your organization expects
Clear needs mapped to comparisons and battle cards — before heavy sales cycles
A shortlist built on real functional scope, not only the sales pitch
Sales calls & demos
Demos and sales meetings before you even know who truly meets your requirements — a lot of time lost
Repeated cycles with vendors sometimes outside your functional scope
A pitch you’re expected to trust, with little you can verify for your sector
After scoping expected capabilities upfront, you only meet vendors you preselected yourself — you control the shortlist
No wasted time with vendors that don’t fit your needs: prior selection filters out poor matches before any sales conversation
You don’t rely only on what the rep shows (or leaves out): you cross-check each feature with peer feedback from people who use the product — strengths, gaps, and real usage beyond the sales pitch
References & sector fit
Hand-picked references from the vendor
Rarely a truly comparable company (size, industry, constraints)
Hard to tell if the story matches your situation
Anonymized buying decisions with size and sector
Comparable peers as close as possible to your context
Less storytelling, more real profiles
Price benchmarks
Opaque public pricing or “contact sales” by default
No reliable sense of what organizations like yours pay
Risk of overpaying vs the market without knowing it
Ranges and medians from real purchases
Orders of magnitude for profiles close to yours
You negotiate with a market view, not gut feel
Negotiation
Negotiating “in a vacuum”: no hard proof
You can’t cite what others got on discounts or terms
The rep keeps the upper hand on arguments
Leverage grounded in what comparable buyers negotiated
Factual angles (discounts, clauses) for the conversation
You take control of the contractual dialogue
Time & cycles
Weeks of repetitive sales cycles, vendor after vendor
Same playbook (demo, offer, follow-up) with no big picture
A consolidated view often comes late
Faster market view and comparisons
Data already structured by the buyer community
Fewer laps before clarity
Independence
Information is filtered by the vendor and its channels
Partners and sponsored reviews shape perception
You can’t control source bias
Built for buyers — no vendor pay-to-play to rank or push a product
We are not paid by vendors to favor a solution in your comparisons
Less biased views, focused on your decision
Ils ont mieux choisi grâce à Side by SaaS
SaaS buyers, business leaders, procurement, finance, IT — real feedback.
"J'ai économisé 40% sur notre CRM en négociation grâce aux données de Side by SaaS. En 2 jours j'avais tous les arguments."
Marc T.
DSI, ETI industrielle 800 salariés
"3 semaines de benchmark habituellement. Avec Side by SaaS, j'ai eu une vue marché complète en 2 jours. Incroyable."
Julie R.
Directrice des opérations, Scale-up fintech
"La seule source où je fais vraiment confiance aux prix. Pas du marketing, de vraies données d'achat."
Karim B.
Responsable achats, Groupe retail
Who is the platform for?
Find out why Side by SaaS is designed for you and what you'll find on the platform.
Buyers
You lack visibility on real prices and what other companies pay. You negotiate without reference and risk overpaying for your SaaS software.
- ✓Prices actually paid — Negotiate with full knowledge using data from other companies
- ✓Battle Cards — Compare features of multiple solutions side by side
- ✓Sourcing — Discover high-performing alternatives based on your criteria
- ✓ROI Calculator — Estimate your potential savings and profitability
Publishers / Integrators
You are compared everywhere without controlling your presence. You don't know how you are perceived or who your real competitors are from the buyer's perspective.
- ✓Company certification — Make your profile visible and certified when a user validates
- ✓Forum participation — Exchange with buyers and publishers
- ✓Master your presence — Be visible where buyers already compare you
🗣️ Communauté active
Ongoing discussions among professionals who buy or roll out SaaS software
🔒 Messages anonymes · taille et secteur visibles
Quelqu'un a comparé HubSpot vs Salesforce sur des contrats > 50 users récemment ?
Oui, on a fait ça en janvier. HubSpot était 30% moins cher à périmètre égal.
Salesforce a beaucoup plus de flexibilité sur les intégrations, mais le coût d'implémentation est bien plus élevé.
On a choisi HubSpot finalement. Le support et l'onboarding étaient vraiment meilleurs.
Benchmark sécurité endpoint 2025 — je partage mes résultats après 6 mois
Très intéressant, tu as testé CrowdStrike vs SentinelOne ?
On a les mêmes résultats sur SentinelOne. Excellent sur la détection, complexe à déployer.
Merci pour le partage. Tu peux détailler la méthode de scoring ?
Comment ça marche — Simple.
Recherchez
Un SaaS, une catégorie, une comparaison spécifique.
Comparez
Sur des données vérifiées — prix réels, remises négociées, conditions contractuelles.
Décidez
En confiance, avec les retours de pairs qui ont fait le même achat.
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