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CAC Payback Period
Pipeline and Revenue

CAC Payback Period

TL;DR

CAC payback period is how many months it takes to earn back the cost of acquiring a customer from that customer's gross margin. Lower is better.

How SaaStorm approaches it

Organic channels usually have a longer ramp and a shorter payback once they're working, because each new deal adds little extra cost.

We help clients calculate organic CAC payback separately from paid, which often changes how budget is split between channels.

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