How many SaaS companies are there in India?

The short answer

Inc42's tracker counts more than 8,100 enterprise tech and SaaS startups in India, started by over 10,000 founders, with 22 unicorns and 338 acquisitions. The sector has raised more than $16 Bn across 1,900-plus deals since 2014. Indian SaaS revenue is put at roughly $14 Bn today.

No government register separates SaaS from other software, so every count comes from a private tracker. Inc42's figure groups enterprise tech with SaaS and counts startups, not revenue-earning companies.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Take the largest published count with a stated scope: Inc42's 8,100+ enterprise tech and SaaS startups.
2. Check the size of the sector another way: more than $16 Bn raised across 1,900-plus deals since 2014, so at most about one in four tracked startups has raised a disclosed round (fewer, since many raised more than once).
3. Note that the count mixes SaaS with other enterprise tech and does not say how many have shut down.
4. Best guess: about 8,100 companies building SaaS or enterprise software; the number with paying customers at scale is a small fraction and is not published.

What this number does not tell you

• The count is Inc42's own tracker; it does not publish its method.
• IT services firms and software arms of large companies are not in it.
• "Startup" here does not mean the company is still operating.

Sources

1. Inc42, Top 20 SaaS Startups In India 2026 By Funding, 20268,100+ enterprise tech and SaaS startups, 10,000+ founders, 22 unicorns and 338 acquisitions. SaaS and enterprise tech have raised more than $16 Bn across 1,900-plus deals since 2014.
2. Inc42, Top 30 Funded SaaS Startups In Pune (2026), 2026India's SaaS sector is forecast to reach $50 Bn to $70 Bn in annual revenue by 2030, up from roughly $14 Bn today.

Worked out by us: at most one in four (1,900-plus deals against 8,100+ startups, assuming at most one counted deal per startup).

Questions people ask

How many SaaS startups are in India?

More than 8,100 enterprise tech and SaaS startups, by Inc42's 2026 count, with 22 unicorns among them.

How big is the Indian SaaS market?

About $14 Bn in annual revenue today, forecast at $50 Bn to $70 Bn by 2030, per Inc42.

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This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it half-yearly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.