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Vertical SaaS Is Eating Horizontal Software

Industry-specific software keeps winning where generic tools cannot model messy workflows.

Ben ThompsonBy Ben ThompsonJun 2, 20265 min read
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Vertical SaaS Is Eating Horizontal Software

Vertical SaaS works because real businesses are full of domain-specific exceptions.

WebJournal looks at vertical SaaS markets and industry-specific software through a practical lens: what changed, who benefits, where the risks sit, and how readers should respond before the headline turns into consensus.

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Aarav PatelMember · 2 hours ago

Great breakdown. The cost and governance lens makes this much more actionable.