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What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

Annualized value of recurring subscription revenue.

How to calculate it

Calculate Annual Recurring Revenue as: MRR × 12. Pull the inputs from your connected data and track the trend over time in your dashboard.

Examples

Example 1

$20,000 MRR x 12 = $240,000 ARR.

Example 2

$30,000 MRR annualizes to $360,000 ARR. Growing to $540k over the year is 50% ARR growth, a healthy pace for an early-stage company.

Why it matters

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) is the annualized value of recurring subscription revenue and is the headline metric for SaaS scale and valuation. It smooths monthly noise and is the figure investors and boards anchor on. As with MRR, counting non-recurring services in ARR inflates it and misleads stakeholders.

Benchmark context

The growth rate matters more than the absolute level; benchmarks like the Rule of 40 combine ARR growth with profitability to assess health.

Common pitfalls

Counting non-recurring services in ARR.

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