HighLevel's SaaS mode allows agencies to resell the platform as their own, offering their clients a fully-branded and integrated experience. The white labeling feature removes all traces of HighLevel branding from the platform. This mode provides agencies a simple setup, convenience, and reduced costs, making it an attractive option for expanding their services and generating more recurring revenue.



Covered in this Article

What is SAAS?

Why use Highlevel's SaaS Mode?

Step 1: Connect Stripe To Your Agency Dashboard

Step 2: Configure Your SaaS Plans

Step 3: Build Your Pricing Page

Steps for (Version 1) funnels:

Setting up your Funnel/ Website

Step 4: Build A Notification Workflow


Troubleshooting

What happens when someone signs up?

Can clients control their rebilling settings?

Can I sell SaaS Mode in a different currency?

Why is my subaccount not created when purchasing on the SaaS funnel?

Can I use SaaS Mode just for Twilio Rebilling (no plans)? 

What about Tax?

How can I add my products/services to SaaS Products?

How can I change the price of SaaS Mode for a specific client?

Can I change the permissions of an existing SaaS Mode sub-account?



What is SAAS?

SaaS stands for "Software-as-a-Service." It is a delivery model for software applications where the software is hosted in the cloud and provided to users over the Internet on a subscription basis. With SaaS, users can access the software and its features through a web browser without installing or maintaining any software locally on their computer or device. SaaS has become a popular model for software delivery as it offers benefits such as easy scalability, automatic updates, lower upfront costs, and greater accessibility. Many popular software solutions, including email marketing platforms, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and project management tools, are provided as SaaS offerings.



Why use Highlevel's SaaS Mode?



HighLevel's SaaS mode stands out from the rest because it allows agencies to use the software and resell it as their own. This means that agencies can create their own branded version of the HighLevel platform and offer it to their clients as if it were their own software while still having access to the powerful features and functionalities of the original HighLevel platform. 

HighLevel's SaaS mode also includes white labeling, which allows agencies to fully brand the software as their own, with no visible traces of HighLevel's branding. This makes it easier for agencies to offer their clients a seamless and integrated experience. In addition, HighLevel's SaaS mode provides a simple setup, convenience, and reduced costs, making it an attractive option for agencies looking to expand their service offerings and generate more recurring revenue.




Step 1: Connect Stripe To Your Agency Dashboard


  • Sign into your Stripe Account
  • In a new browser, log into your Agency HighLevel account, go to Settings > Stripe Integration Payments (Note: the video below instructs you to go to the Stripe Integration tab, which has moved to the Payments tab)
  • Click the "Connect To Your Stripe Account button, which will open up Stripe and prompt you to connect.






Step 2: Configure Your SaaS Plans

  • Agency account > Plan Configurator
  • Build your plans, set your pricing, select your trial, add Twilio credits, attach snapshots, and choose Twilio rebilling profit. 
  • Click "Show Stripe Product Details" to copy the Stripe plan ID under each plan price.



Please Note: 

These plans are created in the Agency's Stripe and Must NOT be deleted from there, else we'll need to reset your SaaS Configurator.



Step 3: Build Your Pricing Page

Please Note:

Please keep Sticky Contact disabled on your order form for SaaS Funnels, and enable the option 'New Contact on every purchase




If you use version 2 funnels/website, please skip the Steps for Version 2 funnels.

  • Switch into your agency sub-account > Settings > Integrate the same Stripe account from Step 1
  • Create a Pricing Signup page and add the plans from the SaaS configurator to the Product Tab.


Steps for (Version 1) funnels:


Please note: 

It is recommended to use Version 2 funnels. Migrate your funnel to Version 2 now!
  • Build out your Pricing/Signup page
  • Add the 2-Step Order Form to the page
  • Go to Advanced settings for the order form
  • Disable 'Sticky Contact'
  • Enable 'New Contact On Every Purchase
  • You're ready to go!





Steps for (Version 2) funnels (Recommended):

Please Note: 

Only Stripe works for SaaS products; PayPal will not work.



Step 3.1: Copy Stripe ID from SaaS Configurator

Step 3.2: Head into your SaaS Selling Location > Payments tab

Step 3.3: Click on "+ Import from Stripe" button

Step 3.4: Paste Stripe ID from Step 1: You will see (agency plan) when selecting your price

Step 3.5: Add Setup fee (optional)

Step 3.6: Hit "Import Product & Price"





Setting up your Funnel/ Website

Step 3.7: After importing all prices for your SaaS Funnel, go to Sites > Funnels > Add a new funnel or website

Step 3.8: Add your imported products to the sales page 

Step 3.9: Add 1-Step or 2-Step Order Form to the page
Step 3.10: Go to Advanced settings for the order form

Step 3.11: Disable 'Sticky Contact'

Step 3.12: Enable 'New Contact On Every Purchase


You're ready to go!





Step 4: Build A Notification Workflow


You'll most likely want to build a Workflow to notify yourself when a new SaaS Customer signs up so that you can kick off whatever onboarding you have planned and purchase a white-labeled DFY setup.


  • Create a new Workflow.
  • Click "Add New Workflow Trigger," search & select "Order Form Submission," add a filter for "In Funnel/Website," then specify the funnel that contains your sales page. 






Troubleshooting


What happens when someone signs up?

When a SaaS Subscription is sold (meaning someone signs up for one of your plans that was created via the SaaS Configurator via a 2-Step order form), the following occurs:

  • A location/sub-account is created using the First & Last Name entered into the 2-Step Order Form as the Location Name
  • A User is created using the First Name, Last Name, and Email entered into the 2-Step Order Form, and a password is generated.
  • Location permissions are applied to the sub-account based on the feature set of the purchased plan in the SaaS Configurator.
  • SaaS Mode is enabled for the sub-account
  • Twilio Rebilling is enabled for the sub-account according to the Rebilling settings in the SaaS Configurator.
  • An email is sent from your default Mailgun sending subdomain to the user that was created containing the username & password (if you don't have your own Mailgun configured, the Email is sent from replies.leadconnectorhq.com)


Can clients control their rebilling settings?

Yes, clients can view their current credit balance and all usage/charges and configure their re-charge settings by going to Settings > Company Billing.


Can I sell SaaS Mode in a different currency?

Yes, you need to create your SaaS plans like usual, go into Stripe, edit the Product price, change the currency, then manually edit the Product settings in your funnel/website sales page. and


Please Note:

This edit cannot be made after the product has an active subscription. 
The Twilio rebilling will still function in US dollars.


Why is my subaccount not created when purchasing on the SaaS funnel?

SaaS subaccount will not be created in the following cases:

  • The price purchased is not a SaaS price (the price must be located inside the SaaS product made in Stripe)
  • Purchase is in Test mode
  • Purchase is not in Stripe (using PayPal instead)
  • The Email used for purchase already has an account associated with it (use a different email for purchasing a new subaccount)


Can I use SaaS Mode just for Twilio Rebilling (no plans)? 

Yes, you can manually activate SaaS Mode for any existing sub-account by going to your Agency Account > Sub-Accounts tab, scrolling to the sub-account, clicking the three-dot icon to the right of the sub-account, and selecting "Switch To SaaS."


What about Tax?

If you have customers who have already purchased, log into Stripe and go to Products > Tax Rates, where you can add Tax ("inclusive" means your agency will cover the Tax - "exclusive" means the Customer will pay Tax on top of the plan price). After you create the Tax rate, copy the Tax Rate ID, go to the Customer> edit subscription, Add Tax, and select the rate you made.


For new customers moving forward, you can dynamically calculate and apply accurate taxes in real-time by using a third-party Stripe integration, which you can find here: https://stripe.com/partners/apps-and-extensions/tax-calculation


How can I add my products/services to SaaS Products?

Your customers only ever see what's on the sales page, so add the corresponding sales copy to your sales page, include whatever is needed for the product/service in your snapshot, and configure your price.


How can I change the price of SaaS Mode for a specific client?

Log into Stripe, find the Customer, and edit their subscription.


Can I change the permissions of an existing SaaS Mode sub-account?

Yes, to do so:

  1. Go to your Agency Account > Sub-Accounts tab 
  2. Click the "Manage Client" link on the right side of the sub-account/location you want to adjust permissions for
  3. Scroll to the "Enable/Disable Products" section to toggle on/off features.