2026 SaaS LTV:CAC Report: The Median Is 4.1x, Not 3:1
Aleph's 2025 median CLTV:CAC is 4.1x across 146 reporters, not the classic 3:1 board slide. Top quartile 7.8x. Read it next to CAC payback.
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Aleph's 2025 median CLTV:CAC is 4.1x across 146 reporters, not the classic 3:1 board slide. Top quartile 7.8x. Read it next to CAC payback.
September 2026 B2B market report: LinkedIn $5.78 median CPC / $31.29 lead gen / $202 CPL, Google search $5.42, Unbounce 6.6%/SaaS 3.8%, Aleph CAC payback 16 months, NRR 101%, Rule of 40 25%, SparkToro zero-click 68%. Citeable benchmarks for operators.
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Boards still quote $10–$15. Databox’s Nov 2024 LinkedIn median is $5.78. Search Engine Land’s lead-gen objective prints $31.29; the blend sits at $11.12. Here is which sample produced each number.
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Boards quote 12 months. Aleph × Benchmarkit’s 198-company cut prints a 16-month median. Top quartile recovers in 6 months or fewer; $50K–$100K ACV sits at 22. KeyBanc’s 18 months is AE payback, a different clock. Here is which sample produced each number.
Boards quote 120%. SaaS Capital’s 1,000-plus-company private file prints a 101% median. Switch to Aleph’s 230-company cut and the median is 102% — usage-based 108%, seat-based 98%. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies still quote $5,000. Clutch’s 79,260-firm design file averages $38,105.39. Switch to development reviews and the mean is $66,499.09. Most reviewed projects still cost less than $10,000. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies still quote $50 a user. HubSpot Sales Hub Starter is $7 a seat on annual billing. Salesforce Sales Cloud Enterprise prints $175. HubSpot Professional sits at $90 plus a required $1,500 onboarding fee. Here is which SKU produced each number.
Agencies still quote $500 a month. Clutch’s 65,550-firm review file averages $3,199.19. Switch to Ahrefs’ 439-provider poll and the blended average is $2,917 — agencies print $3,209, freelancers $1,348. Here is which sample produced each number.
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Agencies still quote 20 to 25 percent. MailerLite’s 3.6-million-campaign median is 43.46%. Switch the industry to software and the same dataset prints 39.31%. Mailchimp’s unique-open file sits at 35.63% — and a second Mailchimp page still prints 21.33%. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies still quote 2 to 3 percent. Unbounce’s dedicated-page median is 6.6%. Switch the industry to SaaS and the same dataset prints 3.8%. WordStream’s US search sample converts at 8.18%. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies still quote under a dollar. WordStream’s traffic median is $0.70. Switch the objective to leads and the same auction prints $1.92. Databox’s live Facebook median is $0.40. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies still quote $2 to $4. WordStream’s 2026 US search sample prints $5.42. Databox’s live Google Ads median is $1.53. Business Services sits at $5.87 CPC and $93.69 CPL. Here is which sample produced each number.
Agencies quote 10%. Instantly's 2025 platform average is 3.43%. Saleshandy's H1 2026 sample is 3.7% on 53.1 million emails. Belkins' unique-reply / total-send cut is 0.45%. Here is which sample produced each number.
The median private B2B SaaS software gross margin is 80%. Boards quote 75%. Blended total-revenue margin is 76%; usage-only sits at 62%. AI has not dented the median yet.
The median private B2B SaaS ARR per employee is $193,000. Boards quote $500,000. SaaS Capital's broader survey sits at $141,125. Here is which sample produced each number.
The median B2B account executive OTE is $200,000. Only 48% of reps hit quota. Here is which sample produced each number, and what one seat actually costs.
The median private B2B SaaS Magic Number is 1.37. Boards quote 0.75. Here is which sample produced each number.
The median private B2B SaaS Rule of 40 is 25%. Boards quote 40. Here is which sample produced each number.
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