With the SaaS platform, everything is provided for you except the users and the application data. The vendor provides the application code and the developer has limited access to modify the software in use. This is typically not a choice for deploying custom applications, as the vendor provides the entire software stack. Hosted web email clients and hosted sales automation software are two good examples of how SaaS is used. Choose a pro and a con!

With the SaaS platform, everything is provided for you except the users and the application data. The vendor provides the application code and the developer has limited access to modify the software in use. This is typically not a choice for deploying custom applications, as the vendor provides the entire software stack. Hosted web email clients and hosted sales automation software are two good examples of how SaaS is used. Choose a pro and a con!

Con: You have full control over the hosted application and it's often easy to integrate external workflows into the system.

Pro: The entire stack is provided by the vendor except the application.

Con: You have limited control over the hosted application and it's often hard to integrate external workflows into the system.

Pro: The entire stack is provided by the vendor except the application users and the associated data.