{
  "calculator": "one-person-saas-valuation",
  "title": "One-Person SaaS Valuation",
  "site": "AI Biz Hub",
  "input": {},
  "defaults_used": {
    "arr": 60000,
    "annual_profit": 48000,
    "monthly_growth_rate": 5,
    "churn_rate": 3,
    "years_in_operation": 2,
    "owner_hours_per_week": 15,
    "owner_pay_deducted": 0
  },
  "result": {
    "sde": 48000,
    "methods": [
      {
        "name": "Revenue Multiple",
        "multiple": 3,
        "value": 180000,
        "basis": 60000,
        "basisLabel": "ARR"
      },
      {
        "name": "SDE Multiple",
        "multiple": 2.5,
        "value": 120000,
        "basis": 48000,
        "basisLabel": "SDE"
      },
      {
        "name": "Profit Multiple",
        "multiple": 3.5,
        "value": 168000,
        "basis": 48000,
        "basisLabel": "Annual Profit"
      }
    ],
    "blendedEstimate": 152400,
    "blendedLow": 120000,
    "blendedHigh": 180000,
    "factors": [
      {
        "name": "Growth rate",
        "impact": "neutral",
        "detail": "5% monthly growth is modest. Higher growth commands premium multiples."
      },
      {
        "name": "Churn rate",
        "impact": "neutral",
        "detail": "3% monthly churn is within the typical 2-5% micro-SaaS band. Reducing it would directly increase valuation."
      },
      {
        "name": "Owner dependency",
        "impact": "neutral",
        "detail": "15h/week is moderate. Automating or documenting processes would improve valuation."
      },
      {
        "name": "Track record",
        "impact": "neutral",
        "detail": "2 years is early. More history increases buyer confidence."
      }
    ],
    "insight": "A $5,000 MRR SaaS with 3% monthly churn and 5% monthly growth lands at roughly $120,000 to $180,000 on this tool's heuristic indie/micro-SaaS multiple bands."
  },
  "provenance": {
    "run": "https://aibizhub.io/api/run/one-person-saas-valuation",
    "page": "https://aibizhub.io/one-person-saas-valuation/",
    "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/one-person-saas-valuation/",
    "contract": "https://aibizhub.io/contracts/one-person-saas-valuation.json",
    "engine": "https://aibizhub.io/engines/one-person-saas-valuation.js",
    "engine_sha256": "58191d106baed45cf7073cfca533f1f5dc6de061e89bac1f8bb22202c968d3f8",
    "build": "42c727dd573e245d1be09199a062c665d7f6f47e",
    "prices_verified": "2026-10-24",
    "prices_source": "https://aidevhub.io/api/models.json"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite": "AI Biz Hub, One-Person SaaS Valuation (engine 58191d106bae), https://aibizhub.io/api/run/one-person-saas-valuation"
}