Cuyahoga County, OH
$125,000

Cuyahoga County, OH
$125,000

Dallas, TX
$1,700,000

Tampa, FL
$850,000

South Ogden, UT
$1,987,000
England
$1,632,000
Tampa, FL
$440,000
Tampa, FL
$270,000
Nashua, NH
$2,800,000
New Castle County, DE
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,020,000
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000,000
Houston, TX
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $11,490
Delaware County, PA
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,200,000
Nashua, NH
$1,250,000
$6,500,000
Addison, TX
Australia
$7,100,000
St. Louis County, MO
$3,300,000
pedro rojas
Platano Advisors
Serving Broward County, FL
At our firm, we specialize in: Maximizing Your Enterprise Value: We help you achieve the highest possible valuation for your business. Securing the Best Offers: We ensure you receive the most competitive offers when selling your business. Increasing Revenue: We focus on boosting your revenue while simultaneously working on maximizing value and securing top offers.
California
$2,680,000
New Castle County, DE
$800,000
New York
$695,000
Utah County, UT
$649,995
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $200,000
New York
$1,393,000
Nashua, NH
$185,000
Saint Paul, MN
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $120,025
$99,000
Austin, TX
Canada
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $116,034
Sacramento County, CA
$500,000
Tampa, FL
$6,000,000
Nashua, NH
$4,500,000
Charlotte County, FL
$200,000
Colorado
Not Disclosed
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $10,000
Melbourne, FL
$500,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $100,000
$20,000,000
$7,500,000
San Diego, CA
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $73,000
Raleigh, NC
$3,285,000
Nevada
$25,000
California
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $600,000
Riyadh
$55,000,000
Nashua, NH
$650,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,000
Canada
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $865,000
Wes Brown
California Business Sales
Serving Placer County, CA
California Business Sales represents the next generation of business brokerage — a seamless blend of technology, integrity, and market expertise. With agents positioned across California’s major cities, we leverage advanced valuation tools, secure seller dashboards, and real-time buyer portals to give our clients unmatched visibility and control. We believe great brokerage is built on responsiveness, accuracy, and trust. From detailed business valuations to strategic exit planning and financing solutions, our clients receive intelligent, high-touch service at every stage of the transaction. Founded and led by Wes Brown, a licensed broker and private pilot, California Business Sales operates with the same precision and foresight that define great aviation — clarity, discipline, and steady hands at the controls.
Denver, CO
$29,000,000
Nashua, NH
$575,000
$500,000
San Diego, CA
St. Louis County, MO
$1,300,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $975,496
Pleasanton, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $400,322
Nashua, NH
$1,119,000
Nashua, NH
$1,700,000
$995,000
Poland
$3,900,000
The software and app industry encompasses a broad spectrum of businesses that develop, distribute, and maintain software applications for various platforms such as desktops, mobile devices, and cloud environments. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming the software landscape by enabling more intelligent and adaptive applications, while the shift to cloud computing continues to gain momentum as businesses are increasingly adopting cloud-based services for their scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility.
If you are looking to buy or sell a software company or app business, it’s important to understand how these businesses are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated software and app business for sale listing data below and surfaced important financial and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
140 |
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Median Asking Price |
$1,500,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$611,762 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$264,441 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Software and App Company Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
1.61 |
2.97 |
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Median |
2.59 |
3.99 |
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Upper Quartile |
4.09 |
5.37 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Read the Report:
Software, App, and SaaS Business Valuation Multiples & Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a software or app company?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for an established software or app business is $1,500,000.
How much do software business owners earn?
Software and app business owners report median annual revenue of $611,762 and annual owner earnings of $264,441. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings. Software businesses tend to have very high profit margins.
How do I value a software or app business?
Valuing a software or app business involves considering several factors, including annual revenue, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and competition in the app market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among software businesses listed for sale in the U.S. range from 1.61 to 4.09, with the median at 2.59. Earnings multiples range from 2.97 to 5.37, with the median at 3.99. These values suggest the average software business listed for sale may trade for around 2.59 times its annual revenue, and 3.99 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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