Company Index Stats
How many SaaS companies are in South Africa?
There are 29,878 SaaS companies in South Africa as of October 2026, 0.6% of SaaS companies worldwide, and 4.8% of all companies in South Africa.
Companies can carry several industry labels, so counts overlap.
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#24
for SaaS companies
Share of South Africa
4.8%
of all companies in South Africa
By Sub-Industry
What SaaS companies in South Africa actually do
These 6 sub-industries account for 39% of the 29,878 SaaS companies in South Africa by label rather than by distinct company. Sub-categories can span adjacent industries, and a company carrying several labels is counted under each.
| 1 | AI Platform | 3,911 | |
| 2 | Analytics Software | 3,887 | |
| 3 | Marketing Software | 1,808 | |
| 4 | CRM Software | 1,576 | |
| 5 | Developer Tools | 341 | |
| 6 | Helpdesk Software | 223 |
Who They Sell To
SaaS customer mix in South Africa
Shares of the customer types we recorded, not of companies: one selling to several counts under each, and one with no customer type recorded is left out entirely.
By Company Size
How big SaaS companies in South Africa are
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Methodology
Aggregate counts from the DiscoLike index of 80M+ companies. Companies without a resolvable location are counted under 'unknown', and cells below the minimum count threshold are folded into an 'other' bucket. Industry and business-type categories overlap: a company carrying several labels is counted in each.
Updated monthly. Current snapshot: October 2026. See the full Company Index Stats.
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DiscoLike, "SaaS companies in South Africa", Company Index Stats, October 2026. https://discolike.com/company-stats/saas/south-africa/
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