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Benchmark · Security · Series A · SMB (Under $25k ACV)

Average CAC for Series A SMB Security Companies

CAC Payback Period · Security · SMBSourced

13 months

Best-in-class (top quartile): 8 months

Methodology note: This source segments CAC payback by industry × customer size, not by company stage. The same 13-month payback applies across all 5 stages for security × smb. For more on this site's methodology, see methodology.


Sources

First Page Sage segments CAC payback by industry × customer size only; the same payback applies across all 5 company stages within this segment. For stage-segmented data, see the SaaS Capital benchmark survey (segments by ARR band but is paywalled for cell-level numbers).

How we define this cut

Security · Series A · SMB

Industry: SecurityCybersecurity: endpoint, network, cloud, identity, GRC, threat intel.
Stage: Series A$1-$5M ARR, repeatable acquisition channel, first sales hires.
ACV: SMB (Under $25k ACV)Small-business buyers, often self-serve, transactional sales motion.