What’s the difference between SaaS and WebApp?

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5 min readDec 8, 2021

a lot of people misinterpret between SaaS and WebApp is one thing that can be equated but in fact we reveal together that between them are two different things but still intersect.

What is SaaS

(Software as a Service)

SaaS is a software application delivery model by a software vendor that develops web applications that are hosted and operated for use by its customers over the Internet. Customers don’t have to spend money to use it.

What is WebApp

(Web Applications)

Web Application (WebApp) allows interaction within it. For example, submitting forms, using chat features, online payments, and others.

In software engineering, a web application is an application that is accessed using a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet

What is the different between them

After we know between WebApp and SaaS, let’s find out the differences between them by looking at the Characteristics, Feature Core, Interaction Complexity, Development Components, System Integration and Authentication. Through some of these things we can see some differences, including the following is a full review:

Characteristics

The easiest way to differentiate it is from characteristic, let’s review them from the following table :

SaaS department prioritizes online-based activities because of integration through vendors

WebApp has unique customization features. User data storage needs and their activities are much more complex. Due to the more data usage of the WebApp, the WebApp requires a much larger server

Feature Core

SaaS and WebApp are built for different purposes. In short they are:

SaaS is an application that has a vendor to perform data processing and management. Users don’t have to worry about data security because it will be maintained and not appear on the Google search engine.

Displaying product data in real time, for example, in e-commerce, it can display some data directly. When there is a purchase and the goods are sold, everything will be automatically updated because the data processing is updated in real time.

Complexity

Due to the different functions and uses, each has different features:

Interaction

There are similarities in the interaction features of SaaS and WebApp:

SaaS and WebApp had an interaction, between users, users and admins, even interactions between computers.

For example, file transfer activity.

Development Component

SaaS and WebApp are built with programming languages. What’s the difference? Let’s look at the following table.

System Integration and Authentication

One more thing that differentiate SaaS from a WebApp is authentication and system integration. Lets check on these following tables :

Why you have to use SaaS?

How to provide services comfortably and safely but still can be used easily, here are why your company needs it :

Saving time
Reduce operational costs
reduce space requirements
Easy to access
Simplify the data analysis process

Why you have to use WebApp?

Business competition certainly makes you rack your brain. One of them is how to provide interactive online products or services with consumers.

If that’s the case, then using a WebApp is the most appropriate step. Especially if your business also wants to:

Want business expansion quickly, easily and centrally.
Increase sales directly.
Providing a positive experience for consumers with efficient service (indirectly building business branding as well).
Solve business problems systematically and automatically. For example, making invoices, checking online transactions, opening communication channels between users, etc.
Closer personally with consumers.
Build operational systems effectively and efficiently.
Develop business with more flexibility. For example, it is easy to develop, update, upgrade, and access.

Example

Here are some companies that are already using SaaS and WebApp. let’s look at the table below:

Example SaaS Application :
The most obvious example in SaaS is google docs, google do collaborate with microsoft to make google service called google docs. Very easy to use only through google we can access word, sheet, and excel.
Example WebApp :
Starbucks makes it easy for its customers to place orders via a browser. They can directly select the menu to make payments without having to open the application.

The final word :

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