Louisville, KY
$1,250,000
Louisville, KY
$1,250,000

Illinois
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $2,141,117

Florida
$6,000,000

New York
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $2,639,653
Nashua, NH
$500,000
Delaware
$750,000
Alberta
$1,447,980
Singapore
$1,800,000
California
$1,500,000
Cuyahoga County, OH
$125,000
Dallas, TX
$1,700,000
Tampa, FL
$850,000
South Ogden, UT
$1,987,000
$2,000,000
England
$1,632,000
Tampa, FL
$440,000
Linn Crader
Murphy Business - Pacific Northwest & Los Angeles
Serving Clackamas County, OR
Murphy Business is one of the largest business brokerage firms in North America. Professional experienced intermediaries provide the following unsurpassed brokerage services: - Our affiliations with National and International Business Brokerages and Merger & Acquisition associations assure sellers the best exposure when Selling a Business or Buying a Business - Skilled intermediaries provide assistance in Mergers and Acquisitions. - Business Valuation Services performed by qualified professionals - We uncover the Best Franchise Opportunity for a buyer - Experienced certified appraisal professionals perform Equipment Appraisals - Our experienced Commercial Real Estate Brokers assist with site selection Our regional offices cover Oregon, Washington and the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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
Australia
$7,100,000
New York, FL
St. Louis County, MO
$3,300,000
California
$2,680,000
New Castle County, DE
$800,000
Utah County, UT
$649,995
Nashua, NH
$30,000,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $200,000
New York
$1,200,000
Saint Paul, MN
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $120,025
Canada
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $116,034
South Carolina
$7,000,000
$35,000
Arizona
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
Tony Sabatino
Hanna CRE
Serving Albany County, NY
Hanna Commercial provides full-service commercial real estate solutions—covering sales, leasing, investments, advisory, development consulting, and marketing—backed by data-driven market insight and national exposure.
$20,000,000
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $73,000
New York
Raleigh, NC
$3,285,000
Nevada
$25,000
Riyadh
$55,000,000
Nashua, NH
$650,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,000
Nashua, NH
$575,000
St. Louis County, MO
$1,300,000
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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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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