I operate a low-cost SaaS that does about $500,000 a year. Churn is quite low, and LTV is about $250 per user.
Would it be totally stupid to offer a one-time purchase equal to LTV for an offline-only version of our application?
I’ve actually built my application local-first; it works offline just fine. My business model is SaaS because it’s easy and we do have online-only features, but I wonder if a dual model would get more money on the table? Many users have emailed us asking for a one-time, offline option.
Does a dual model work? SaaS for app + online features, and a one-time payment option for offline usage and one year of updates?
Thoughts?