SaaS Destruction Tiers — Company Scorecard — The SaaS Destruction Map

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SaaS Destruction Tiers — Company Scorecard — The SaaS Destruction Map

52 companies from the top 100 software list mapped to their destruction tier. The rest fall in contested zones between categories.

Key Components
Tier 1 — Dead on Arrival (8 companies · ~$80B · 0-18 months)
Direct replacement. The agent becomes the product.
Tier 2 — Under Siege (15 companies · ~$140B · 18-48 months)
Seat compression. Software stays, revenue per unit drops 70-90%.
Tier 3 — Fortress (25 companies · TAM Expands)
Data gravity, regulatory, and network effect moats. Picks and shovels for the agent era.
Real-World Examples
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Key Insight
Tier 1 — Dead on Arrival (8 companies · ~$80B · 0-18 months) Tier 2 — Under Siege (15 companies · ~$140B · 18-48 months) Tier 3 — Fortress (25 companies · TAM Expands) Tier 1 — Dead on Arrival (8 companies · ~$80B · 0-18 months) Direct replacement. The agent becomes the product.
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SaaS Destruction Tiers Company Scorecard

52 companies from the top 100 software list mapped to their destruction tier. The rest fall in contested zones between categories.

Tier 1 — Dead on Arrival (8 companies · ~$80B · 0-18 months)

Direct replacement. The agent becomes the product.

  • #11 Intuit — $19.4B
  • #39 Zoom — $4.8B
  • #55 DocuSign — $3.2B
  • #58 HubSpot — $3.0B
  • #60 NICE — $2.9B
  • #71 Dropbox — $2.5B
  • #87 Unity — $1.8B
  • #98 UiPath — $1.6B

Tier 2 — Under Siege (15 companies · ~$140B · 18-48 months)

Seat compression. Software stays, revenue per unit drops 70-90%.

  • #7 Salesforce — $40.3B
  • #9 Adobe — $23.8B
  • #13 ServiceNow — $13.3B
  • #15 Shopify — $10.7B
  • #17 Workday — $9.2B
  • #22 Autodesk — $6.9B
  • #29 Toast — $5.9B
  • #30 AppLovin — $5.5B
  • #31 Atlassian — $5.5B
  • #36 OpenText — $5.2B
  • #38 Twilio — $4.9B
  • #45 Snowflake — $4.4B
  • #75 MongoDB — $2.3B
  • #82 Paycom — $2.0B
  • #89 Pegasystems — $1.7B

Tier 3 — Fortress (25 companies · TAM Expands)

Data gravity, regulatory, and network effect moats. Picks and shovels for the agent era.

  • #1 Apple — $435.6B
  • #2 Google — $385.5B
  • #3 Microsoft — $305.5B
  • #4 IBM — $65.4B
  • #5 Oracle — $61.0B
  • #6 SAP — $40.8B
  • #8 Schneider — $39.7B
  • #10 ADP — $21.2B
  • #12 Leidos — $17.3B
  • #14 Constellation — $11.1B
  • #16 Palo Alto — $9.6B
  • #19 Synopsys — $7.1B
  • #25 Fortinet — $6.6B
  • #26 Wolters Kluwer — $6.2B
  • #35 Cadence — $5.2B
  • #43 CrowdStrike — $4.6B
  • #47 Palantir — $3.9B
  • #54 Datadog — $3.2B
  • #57 Veeva — $3.1B
  • #61 Okta — $2.8B
  • #63 Zscaler — $2.8B
  • #68 Check Point — $2.7B
  • #80 FICO — $2.1B
  • #81 Cloudflare — $2.0B
  • #86 Dynatrace — $1.9B

Tier 1 dies. Tier 2 compresses. Tier 3 expands.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is SaaS Destruction Tiers — Company Scorecard — The SaaS Destruction Map?
52 companies from the top 100 software list mapped to their destruction tier. The rest fall in contested zones between categories.
What is Tier 2 — Under Siege (15 companies · ~$140B · 18-48 months)?
Seat compression. Software stays, revenue per unit drops 70-90%.
What is Tier 3 — Fortress (25 companies · TAM Expands)?
Data gravity, regulatory, and network effect moats. Picks and shovels for the agent era.
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