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What SaaS businesses sell for

A median of 35 months of profit, or 2.9x a year's profit. From 34 sales listed since 2023.

Median multiple
35 months
of profit
Middle half
26–40
months of profit
Median sale
$170k
asking price
Median profit
$4.2k
a month

Updated 10 Nov 2026 · From Flippa, Empire Flippers, Motion Invest, Investors Club and Microns

In short
  • Most SaaS businesses sell for 35 months of profit. That's 2.9x a year's profit.
  • Half sell for between 26 months and 40 months.
  • Bigger ones sell for more: 27 months under $25k, 37 months at $100k to $500k.
  • Example: a SaaS business making $4k a month would sell for about $140k.

Multiples by year

Median months of profit, by the year the business was listed.

2019
35 months · 5 sales
2020
35 months · 10 sales
2021
46 months · 18 sales
2022
44 months · 10 sales
2023
35 months · 6 sales
2024
40 months · 11 sales
2025
34 months · 12 sales
2026
35 months · 5 sales

By size

Bigger businesses usually sell for higher multiples. Buyers pay more for less risk.

PriceSalesMedian multipleMedian profit/mo
$25k to $100k1027 months$2.2k
$100k to $500k2237 months$6.2k

By age

How long the business had been running when it was listed.

AgeSalesMedian multipleMedian sale
2 to 4 years530 months$259k
4 to 7 years739 months$133k
7 years and up2235 months$210k

By how it makes money

Many businesses have more than one income source, so they count in each.

Income sourceSalesMedian multipleMedian sale
Subscription1933 months$174k
SaaS1836 months$130k

Recent sales

Real SaaS businesses marked sold. Price is the last asking price.

BusinessPriceProfit/moMultiple
Phone number validation SaaS
Empire Flippers · 8 yr old
$911k$22.8k40 mo
German medical language app
Empire Flippers · 3 yr old
$317k$9.1k35 mo
Finance calculator website
Empire Flippers · 15 yr old
$121k$3.7k33 mo
Online learning subscription platform
Empire Flippers · 10 yr old
$255k$10.6k24 mo
Website builder SaaS
Empire Flippers · 24 yr old
$42.6k$1.1k38 mo
Digital PR agency
Empire Flippers · 4 yr old
$63.2k$2.9k22 mo
Short-term rental support service
Empire Flippers · 3 yr old
$259k$8.6k30 mo
Shopify and BigCommerce apps bundle
Empire Flippers · 6 yr old
$108k$2.8k39 mo
Legal professionals directory
Empire Flippers · 7 yr old
$133k$3k44 mo
WordPress update plugin
Empire Flippers · 12 yr old
$82.6k$2.8k29 mo
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What moves the price

Pushes it up
  • Monthly recurring revenue, not one-off sales.
  • Low churn: most customers stay year after year.
  • Steady growth over the last 12 months.
  • Clean code that a new owner can run without the founder.
Pulls it down
  • Most revenue from a few big customers.
  • The founder is the only one who knows the code.
  • Built on one platform's API that could change its rules.
  • Flat or falling sign-ups.

How to value a SaaS business

  1. Take the average monthly profit for the last 12 months.
  2. Multiply it by the median: 35 months.
  3. Move up toward 40 months for strong ones, down toward 26 months for risky ones.
  4. Check the result against the recent sales above.

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For sale right now

  • 1,017 SaaS businesses listed today.
  • Sellers ask a median of 35 months of profit. Past sales: 35 months.

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Questions

What multiple do SaaS businesses sell for?

A median of 35 months of profit, or 2.9x a year's profit. That's from 34 sales listed since 2023.

What is a normal price range for a SaaS business?

Half of sales land between 26 months and 40 months of profit. The median sale was $170k.

How much is my SaaS business worth?

Multiply monthly profit by 35 months. At $4k a month, that's about $140k. Growth, risk and age move it up or down.

Do bigger SaaS businesses sell for higher multiples?

$25k to $100k: a median of 27 months. $100k to $500k: 37 months.

Are SaaS businesses selling for more or less than before?

Higher. 2019: 35 months. 2026: 35 months.

Do older SaaS businesses sell for more?

2 to 4 years old: 30 months. 7 years and up: 35 months.

How we count

  • Multiple = asking price ÷ monthly profit, in months. 36 months = 3x a year's profit.
  • Sold prices are the last asking price. Final prices aren't public.
  • We leave out sales under $1k and numbers that don't add up.
  • Numbers update every hour from our listings data.
  • Not advice. Every business is different.

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