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Product Benchmarks Report (2024)

Mixpanel · 2024

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Credibility
9/10
Sample size
8,000
Year
2024
Cited rows
10

Methodology

Cohort-based analysis of 8,000 SaaS products using Mixpanel's analytics platform, covering 16 million+ daily active users. Computes activation rates, trial-to-paid conversion (separately for opt-in vs opt-out trials), 7-day and 30-day return rates, and monthly churn by product category. Uses median + quartile distribution rather than mean to reduce skew from enterprise outliers.

Coverage

SaaS and digital product metrics: trial-to-paid conversion (opt-in vs opt-out segments), D7/D30 return rate, monthly active user retention, churn rates by plan tier, activation rate by onboarding approach. Strongest on B2C and SMB SaaS; enterprise SaaS has smaller sample. Not applicable to ecommerce, lead-gen, or media.

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Metrics where this study is the canonical citation:

Trial-to-Paid Conversion Rate7-Day Return RateMonthly Churn Rate

Industries citing this source

SaaS (B2B Software)3 cited rows: Trial→Paid, D7 Return, Monthly ChurnFintech (Consumer Finance)2 cited rows: Trial→Paid, Monthly ChurnEdTech (Online Courses, LMS)2 cited rows: Trial→Paid, Monthly ChurnGaming (F2P, subscription)1 cited row: D7 ReturnMedia (Content publishers, News)1 cited row: D7 ReturnEcommerce (D2C Retail)1 cited row: D7 Return