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What's a good Net Revenue Retention for DevTools SaaS at growth stage ($1M–$10M ARR)?

Higher is betterIndustry consensus 2025
Percentiles (DevTools SaaS, growth stage)
P25
100%
Bottom quartile
P50 (median)
110%
Median performer
P75
120%
Top quartile

The DevTools signature: usage growth pushes NRR comfortably above 100%.

How Net Revenue Retention is calculated

Net Revenue Retention = (Starting MRR + Expansion − Contraction − Churned MRR) ÷ Starting MRR × 100

Net Revenue Retention. Above 100% means existing customers grow faster than they churn — Skok's 'negative churn' effect.

How to read this benchmark

If your Net Revenue Retention for DevTools SaaS at growth stage ($1M–$10M ARR) sits above 120%, you're in the top quartile — consider whether you're under-investing in growth.

Around the median (110%) is normal performance. Below P25 (100%) signals a real problem in growth or retention that should be addressed before scaling.

Same metric at other stages
early stage ($0–$1M ARR)P50: 100%scale stage ($10M+ ARR)P50: 120%
Other benchmarks for DevTools SaaS, growth stage
  • Customer Churn (monthly)P50: 4%
  • Gross MarginP50: 83%
  • LTV:CAC RatioP50: 4
  • Payback PeriodP50: 12 months
  • Revenue Churn (monthly)P50: 2.5%
  • Trial → Paid ConversionP50: 8%
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Frequently asked questions

What's a good Net Revenue Retention for DevTools SaaS at growth stage?

The median Net Revenue Retention for DevTools SaaS at growth stage is 110%. The 25th percentile sits at 100% and the 75th at 120%.

How is Net Revenue Retention calculated?

Net Revenue Retention = (Starting MRR + Expansion − Contraction − Churned MRR) ÷ Starting MRR × 100. Net Revenue Retention. Above 100% means existing customers grow faster than they churn — Skok's 'negative churn' effect.

Where does this benchmark come from?

Sourced from Industry consensus 2025. The DevTools signature: usage growth pushes NRR comfortably above 100%.

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