Hosted software accessed by subscription
Software as a service (SaaS [1] ) is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted .[2] [3] SaaS is also known as on-demand software, web-based software, or web-hosted software.[4]
SaaS is a business model specific to cloud computing , along with infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS).[5] [6]
SaaS apps are typically accessed by users of a web browser (a thin client ). SaaS became a common delivery model for many business applications, including office software , messaging software , payroll processing software, DBMS software , management software, CAD software , development software, gamification , virtualization ,[7] accounting , collaboration , customer relationship management (CRM), management information systems (MIS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), invoicing, field service management, human resource management (HRM), talent acquisition , learning management systems , content management (CM), geographic information systems (GIS), and service desk management .
SaaS has been incorporated into the strategies of nearly all enterprise software companies.[8] [9]
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