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Benchmark · Vertical SaaS · Growth · SMB (Under $25k ACV)

Average CAC for Growth SMB Vertical SaaS Companies

CAC Payback Period · Vertical SaaS · SMBSourced

11 months

Best-in-class (top quartile): 6 months

Methodology note: This source publishes a row for Construction, which we use as the closest representative for vertical saas. The number above is First Page Sage's Constructionvalue verbatim; it isn't measured against a vertical saas-named cohort. It's also not segmented by company stage, so the same 11-month payback applies across all 5 stages. For more on this site's methodology, see methodology.


Sources

First Page Sage doesn't have a row literally labelled "vertical-saas". The closest direct match in their 28-industry table is "Construction", and the number above is theirs verbatim. Treat it as a representative rather than a direct citation for this slug; the underlying methodology targets Construction specifically.

How we define this cut

Vertical SaaS · Growth · SMB

Industry: Vertical SaaSIndustry-specific SaaS: construction, restaurants, life sciences, real estate, legal.
Stage: Growth$15-$50M ARR, multi-channel acquisition, expanding ICP.
ACV: SMB (Under $25k ACV)Small-business buyers, often self-serve, transactional sales motion.