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Companies primarily used to operate with a product-centric mindset, where the goal was to make, ship, and sell more units—more cars, more clothes, more computers. Today, consumers and businesses realize the rules have changed. There’s a demand to have products and services delivered on a continual, recurring basis and to access new innovations constantly. With that comes an opportunity for companies to build and nurture ongoing relationships with their customers. Zuora helps people subscribe to these modern ways of doing business – ways that are better for people, better for companies and ultimately better for the planet. At Zuora, we call this vision: The World, Subscribed.

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Latest News & Announcements

Zuora Announces New Asia-Pacific Data Center

Newly established data center will enhance compliance and support experience for customers in the APAC region

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. and TOKYO, November 12, 2024 – Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today announced its new data center in Japan is now live to support customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The new data center provides Zuora customers in APAC with a regional option for data locality requirements and improved in-region product performance.

Zuora has a strong presence in APAC, with more than 100 customers in the region, including BIGLOBE, one of Japan’s leading internet service providers. Japan represents the company’s third-largest market by annual recurring revenue (ARR) and second largest by total addressable market (TAM), while Australia is the company’s sixth-largest market by ARR.

The APAC data center provides:

  • In-region data storage to help meet data protection and privacy requirements: New data protection and privacy regulations in the APAC region, such as Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), require software data to be hosted domestically, which is now available as an option for Zuora customers.
  • Up to 30x faster performance: Reduced network hopping to connect with customer ecosystems can improve speeds by up to 30x, while high-capacity network infrastructure helps prioritize local web traffic and lower latency.
  • Convenient maintenance and support windows: Zuora maintenance and support windows are now available outside of key business hours for APAC time zones.
  • Improved reliability combined with Zuora’s focus on security: Enhanced protection against international network outages without compromising on Zuora’s robust security protections.

“Zuora’s new data center reinforces our commitment to our APAC customers while unlocking growth opportunities in this critical, innovative market,” said Pete Hirsch, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zuora. “We are excited to help companies in the region monetize new revenue streams faster and more securely, with an even better customer experience.”

To learn more, visit zuora.com.

About Zuora, Inc.
Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com.

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This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Words such as “plan,” “expect” and “will” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release.

Information on these risks and additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this release is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recent fiscal quarter, which is available on the “Investors” page of our website at https://investor.zuora.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other documents that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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November 12, 2024
Zuora Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Silver Lake and GIC For $1.7 Billion

Zuora Stockholders to Receive $10.00 Per Share in Cash

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 17, 2024 – Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, in partnership with an affiliate of GIC Pte. Ltd. (“GIC”), in a transaction valued at $1.7 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Zuora will become a privately held company.

Under the terms of the agreement, Silver Lake and GIC will acquire all outstanding shares of Zuora common stock for $10.00 per share in cash. The purchase price represents an 18% premium to the Company’s unaffected closing stock price[1] and a 20% enterprise value premium[2]. The agreement was unanimously approved and recommended to the Zuora Board of Directors by a Special Committee consisting of independent directors of the Board, Jason Pressman, John D. Harkey, Jr., Laura Clayton McDonnell and Tim Haley. Following the Special Committee’s recommendation, the agreement has been unanimously approved and recommended for approval by stockholders by the Zuora Board.

“Since our founding, Zuora has evangelized the shift to the Subscription Economy and evolution to complex revenue models, providing technology necessary to monetize products and services,” said Tien Tzuo, Zuora’s Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board. “As a private company, with the support and expertise of Silver Lake and GIC, our monetization suite will continue to lead in the marketplace. We look forward to entering this next phase of growth alongside Silver Lake, GIC and our team of ZEOs.”

“Our agreement with Silver Lake and GIC represents the culmination of a comprehensive process to determine the best path to maximizing value for Zuora stockholders,” said Jason Pressman, Chair of the Special Committee and Lead Independent Director of Zuora’s Board of Directors. “Our review of potential strategic alternatives for the Company was led by a Special Committee composed of independent directors and advised by independent legal and financial advisors. We are pleased to have reached an agreement that will deliver significant, immediate and certain value to Zuora’s stockholders.”

“After recently joining the Zuora Board of Directors, I was pleased to have the opportunity to serve on the Special Committee,” said Mr. Harkey, an independent director of Zuora’s Board of Directors and member of the Special Committee. “The Special Committee and its advisors contacted over 30 parties including both financial sponsors and strategic buyers and conducted detailed due diligence with more than 10 parties. The Silver Lake and GIC proposal represents the only, final, fully-financed proposal received by Zuora, which was reviewed by the Special Committee, evaluated against Zuora’s standalone prospects, future outlook and growth plans, and other strategic and financial alternatives. We recommended this proposal because we believe it offers the best, risk-adjusted value for Zuora’s stockholders.”

“This investment underscores our confidence in Zuora as the clear leader of monetization solutions for modern recurring revenue businesses,” said Joe Osnoss, Managing Partner at Silver Lake and Mike Widmann, Managing Director at Silver Lake. “Building upon our long-term partnership with GIC, we look forward to collectively supporting management as they continue to deliver solutions that enable their more than 1,000 customers to unlock and grow customer-centric business models.”

“Zuora’s best-in-class software powers the revenue engines for many of the largest and most exciting companies today,” said Choo Yong Cheen, Chief Investment Officer of Private Equity at GIC and Eric Wilmes, Head of Private Equity, Americas at GIC. “With rapid growth in the Subscription Economy, company requirements are becoming increasingly complex. Having established the category, Zuora’s products and experience position it for continued market leadership. We are thrilled to work alongside Zuora’s impressive management team and our partner, Silver Lake, to support the business in its next phase of growth.”

Transaction Details

The transaction is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and approvals, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals; approval by a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital of Zuora held by unaffiliated holders; and approval of a majority of the Company’s Class A common stock and a majority of the Company’s Class B common stock, each voting as separate classes. The transaction is not subject to a financing condition.

Tien Tzuo, Zuora’s Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board, will roll over a majority of his existing ownership. As a continuing investor in Zuora, Mr. Tzuo will remain focused on ensuring that Zuora is best positioned for long-term success.

Upon completion of the transaction, Zuora’s common stock will no longer be listed on any public stock exchange. Mr. Tzuo will continue to lead the Company, which will maintain its headquarters in Redwood City.

Further information regarding terms and conditions contained in the definitive transaction agreements will be made available in Zuora’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed in connection with this transaction.

Advisors

Qatalyst Partners is serving as exclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee and provided a fairness opinion. Foros is serving as financial advisor to the Company. Goodwin Procter LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Special Committee and Freshfields US LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Company. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal counsel to Silver Lake. Dechert LLP is serving as legal counsel to GIC. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is serving as legal counsel to Mr. Tzuo.

[1] of $8.47 per share as of the close on April 16, 2024, the last full trading day prior to media reports regarding a possible sale transaction 

[2] of $1.3 billion based on the unaffected stock price of $8.47 per share as of April 16, 2024

About Zuora, Inc.

Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com.

© 2024 Zuora, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Third party trademarks mentioned above are owned by their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any third parties of Zuora, Inc. or any aspect of this press release.

About Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm, with more than $104 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia. Silver Lake’s portfolio companies collectively generate nearly $243 billion of revenue annually and employ approximately 453,000 people globally.

About GIC

GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to secure Singapore’s financial future. As the manager of Singapore’s foreign reserves, GIC takes a long-term, disciplined approach to investing and is uniquely positioned across a wide range of asset classes and active strategies globally. These include equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure. Its long-term approach, multi-asset capabilities, and global connectivity enable it to be an investor of choice. GIC seeks to add meaningful value to its investments. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC has a global talent force of over 2,300 people in 11 key financial cities and has investments in over 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.gic.com.sg.

Additional Information about the Transaction and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, Zuora will file with the SEC a proxy statement, a definitive version of which will be mailed or otherwise provided to its stockholders. The Company and affiliates of the Company intend to jointly file a transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 (the “Schedule 13E-3”). Zuora may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the potential transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, ZUORA’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE SCHEDULE 13E-3 IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the proxy statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and other documents that Zuora files with the SEC (when available) from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and Zuora’s website at investor.zuora.com. In addition, the proxy statement, the Schedule 13E-3 and other documents filed by Zuora with the SEC (when available) may be obtained from Zuora free of charge by directing a request to Zuora’s Investor Relations at investorrelations@zuora.com.

Participants in the Solicitation

Zuora and certain of its directors, executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Zuora’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of Zuora in connection with the proposed transaction, including a description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise will be set forth in the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3 and other materials to be filed with the SEC. You may also find additional information about Zuora’s directors and executive officers in Zuora’s proxy statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on May 16, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting Proxy Statement”). To the extent holdings of securities by potential participants (or the identity of such participants) have changed since the information printed in the Annual Meeting Proxy Statement, such information has been or will be reflected in Zuora’s Statements of Change in Ownership on Forms 3 and 4 filed with the SEC. You can obtain free copies of these documents from Zuora using the contact information above.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this communication, including statements regarding the proposed transaction and its expected timing, completion and effects, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “potential,” “will,” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern the Company’s expectations, strategy, plans or intentions.

Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors. Important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (a) the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all; (b) the satisfaction (or waiver) of closing conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction; (c) potential delays in consummating the proposed transaction; (d) the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed transaction that could delay the consummation of the proposed transaction or cause the parties to abandon the proposed transaction; (e) the possibility that the Company’s stockholders may not approve the proposed transaction; (f) the ability of the Company to timely and successfully achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; (g) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (h) the Company’s ability to implement its business strategy; (i) significant transaction costs associated with the proposed transaction; (j) the possibility that the proposed transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; (k) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction; (l) the risk that disruptions from the proposed transaction will harm the Company’s business, including current plans and operations; (m) the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel; (n) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; (o) legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the Company’s business; (p) general economic and market developments and conditions; (q) the legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which the Company operates; (r) potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing business relationships, during the pendency of the proposed transaction that could affect the Company’s financial performance; (s) the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of the Company’s Class A common stock; (t) restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction that may impact the Company’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; and (u) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as the Company’s response to any of the aforementioned factors.

For information regarding other factors that could cause the Company’s results to vary from expectations, please see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s periodic report filings with the SEC, including but not limited to our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 29, 2024, our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024 as well as other documents that may be filed by us from time to time with the SEC. These filings, as well as subsequent findings, are available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at investor.zuora.com or on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The statements in this communication represent our current beliefs, estimates and assumptions as of the date of this communication. Subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.

SOURCE: ZUORA, INC.

Zuora Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Luana Wolk
investorrelations@zuora.com
650-419-1377

Media Relations Contact:
Margaret Juhnke
press@zuora.com
619-609-3919

Eric Brielmann / Sharon Stern
Zuora-JF@joelefrank.com
212-355-4449

Silver Lake Contacts

Media Relations Contact:
Matt Benson / Ginger Li
mediainquiries@silverlake.com

GIC Contact

Media Relations Contact:
Katy Conrad
katyconrad@gic.com.sg

October 17, 2024
Zuora Accelerates Usage Monetization with New Capabilities to Rapidly Transform Raw Usage Data Into Innovative Pricing Models

Solutions help effectively monetize new offerings amid proliferation of GenAI services 

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. and LONDON, September 24, 2024 – Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today at Subscribed Live London announced new capabilities to ease and expedite usage-based pricing adoption, helping Software as a Service (SaaS) companies transform raw usage data into innovative pricing and provide customers with additional visibility.

SaaS is increasingly turning to usage-based models: Research from Zuora’s Subscribed Institute and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) concluded that nearly half of all companies studied implemented some form of usage-based pricing in the last three years, with many seeing higher growth and retention. The proliferation of GenAI is also leading more companies to explore usage and better correlate pricing with value. For AI and GenAI services, a Subscribed Institute study found that more than half (53%) of all consumers surveyed say it is important to have a usage-based pricing model available.

Effective usage monetization requires rapid experimentation to evolve pricing, which relies on critical usage data to understand how customers consume and engage with products. But without the right technology, translating usage into new pricing can be challenging, complex and time intensive for engineering teams. Additionally, customers expect full visibility into their usage to comprehend future charges and invoices. Without this transparency, poor customer experiences can lead to billing disputes and even churn.

Zuora’s Metering and Rating solution enables companies to immediately convert raw usage events across services and devices into usage meters, then apply them to pricing experimentation and accurate billing. A homegrown usage metering and rating tool can take multiple engineers to deploy and maintain. Now, engineers can focus on product innovation while leveraging Zuora to solve for usage pricing. Companies like Digibee and Yellow.ai use Zuora to quickly adapt usage-based pricing models based on changing market demands.

“When you look at the market demand for personalized pricing tied to value or usage, such as GenAI offerings, it’s no surprise that usage-based pricing is one of our fastest-growing solutions at Zuora,” said Shakir Karim, Senior Vice President, Product Management at Zuora. “Rolling out a new product used to start with a grand plan and a lot of guesswork that you perfected over long periods of time. “With Zuora, companies can quickly bring in usage data to experiment and ideate on new pricing models. This data-driven approach helps ensure you are pricing products based on what end customers actually use and value.”

With the recent acquisition of Togai, Zuora’s enhanced solution for usage-based pricing now includes: 

  • Advanced usage metering and rating capabilities that allow companies to quickly experiment with different usage-based pricing models through a configurable user interface
  • An out-of-the-box customer portal to provide customers near real-time visibility into their usage
  • Drag-and-drop widgets to monitor usage trends on customer-facing dashboards
  • APIs to embed and showcase usage visibility in existing applications.

Zuora’s solution allows companies to rapidly add usage-pricing into their monetization mix without the need to replace their billing system. This approach helps greatly accelerate the speed to adopt usage-based pricing. 

“Giving our customers immediate and accurate visibility into usage-based pricing is absolutely critical for an AI-powered integration platform like ours,” said Rafael Nobrega, Product Manager at Digibee. “With Zuora, we were live with usage metering in less than a month and able to provide instant visibility to usage data for our end customers. That’s allowed us to take new pricing from ideation to reality much faster than if our engineering team built a homegrown solution.”

To learn more about Zuora’s usage-based solutions, please visit here.

About Zuora, Inc. 

Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Words such as “plan,” “expect” and “will” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release. 

Information on these risks and additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this release is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recent fiscal quarter, which is available on the “Investors” page of our website at https://investor.zuora.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other documents that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 © 2024 Zuora, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Third party trademarks mentioned above are owned by their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any third parties of Zuora, Inc. or any aspect of this press release.

 

Media Contact:

Margaret Juhnke

press@zuora.com

619-609-3919

Investor Relations Contact:

Luana Wolk

investorrelations@zuora.com

650-419-1377

September 24, 2024
Zuora Advances Media Solution with New AI Paywall

Media and publishing companies can get started with Zuora’s AI paywall in minutes

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. & LONDON, September 24, 2024 – Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today announced new AI enhancements at Subscribed Live London that are now available for the world’s leading media companies. Zuora customers can instantly activate its AI paywall in minutes for a deeper understanding of subscriber behavior to drive conversion and revenue growth.

With more pressure than ever in today’s competitive media environment, success in the Paywall 3.0 era hinges on tailored offers that resonate with each user, delivered at the most appropriate time for every individual. Agile systems and technologies are required to continuously adjust pricing and packaging strategies at scale, and have become an increasingly important competitive advantage for media companies. But rolling out new offers, adjusting pricing, integrating new payment methods and designing new bundles require quality data, and manual processes that are often time intensive, which can hinder revenue growth. 

Over 100 of the world’s leading media and publishing brands, including many of the global top 10 revenue generators, use Zuora to better understand individual subscriber preferences and create tailored offers. Now with its AI paywall, Zuora leverages reinforcement learning to continuously adapt subscriber acquisition strategies, dynamically adjusting access and offers based on specific interactions. Customers can easily drag-and-drop to activate these new AI capabilities, instantly learning from the numerous data sources already integrated into Zuora. Designed to fit into an existing tech stack, Zuora’s solution for media companies can be added without displacing a single system, connecting with over 30 extensions for the media industry, including CRM, data and analytics tools. 

Customers have seen:

  • Up to a 54% increase in conversion
  • Up to a 61% increase in revenue

“Media companies need to be able to move rapidly to keep subscribers engaged as new competitive options launch every day,” said Chris Scott, Chief Design Officer at Zuora. “Outdated methods like propensity scoring can’t learn fast enough to respond in an ever changing market, and can hold companies back by modeling based on historical data. Zuora leverages AI that can give each customer a deeply personalized experience with the right offer at the right time, while eliminating time and investment spent on manual testing.”

To learn more about creating, testing and iterating paywall strategies with AI-powered decision making on Zuora, visit here

About Zuora, Inc. 

Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Words such as “plan,” “expect” and “will” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release. 

Information on these risks and additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this release is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recent fiscal quarter, which is available on the “Investors” page of our website at https://investor.zuora.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other documents that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

© 2024 Zuora, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Third party trademarks mentioned above are owned by their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any third parties of Zuora, Inc. or any aspect of this press release.

 

Media Contact:

Margaret Juhnke

press@zuora.com

619-609-3919

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Luana Wolk

investorrelations@zuora.com

650-419-1377

September 24, 2024
MGI Research Ranks Zuora Revenue No. 1 in Product and Strategy in 2024 Automated Revenue Management Ratings

Buyer’s Guide rates Zuora highest in solution strength 

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., August 29, 2024 – Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today announced MGI Research (MGI) has ranked Zuora Revenue in first place across Product and Strategy in its Automated Revenue Management (ARM) Buyer’s Guide and the latest MGI 360™ Ratings – Market Ratings Report (MRR). 

Zuora Revenue maintained a Positive Analyst Outlook from MGI, with the highest rating in solution strength and an overall score eleven points higher than the peer average. 

MGI gave Zuora Revenue the top rankings across:

  • Product: MGI recognized Zuora Revenue as a leading, feature-rich solution with a demonstrated ability to meet the automation needs of complex and public enterprise companies.
  • Strategy: Zuora Revenue was highlighted for expanding its vision of revenue automation to handle a broader range of customer sizes and use cases, while continuing to invest in product reliability, scalability and security.

Zuora powers revenue recognition for any business model, including usage-based models, subscriptions, one-time transactions, hybrid offerings and more. Through a dynamic and diverse mix of revenue models, Zuora helps companies monetize across their business, from pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting.

“With powerful automation and flexibility, Zuora Revenue helps businesses navigate the complexities of modern revenue models,” said Karthik Ramamoorthy, GM and SVP of Product at Zuora. “This recognition from MGI Research underscores our commitment to helping enterprise organizations across industries achieve reliable, scalable and secure revenue management.”

In addition to the ARM Buyer’s Guide, Zuora was recognized as a top-ranked billing solution in MGI Research’s Agile Billing Top 50 Buyer’s Guide. Zuora was also recently named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Recurring Billing Applications and a Leader with the highest rating in the ISG Software Research Subscription Management Buyers Guides.

To learn more about Zuora Revenue and the ratings, visit here.

About Zuora, Inc. 

Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com.

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Information on these risks and additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this release is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the most recent fiscal quarter, which is available on the “Investors” page of our website at https://investor.zuora.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other documents that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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August 29, 2024
Zuora Recognized as a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Recurring Billing Applications

Zuora placed furthest in Completeness of Vision

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF., August 12, 2024 – Zuora Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a leading monetization suite for modern business, today announced that Zuora has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Recurring Billing Applications for the Zuora Monetization Suite[1] . The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company’s overall Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Within the quadrant, Zuora was placed furthest in Completeness of Vision.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a Leader in the Recurring Billing Applications Magic Quadrant, which we believe reaffirms Zuora’s ability to enable flexible monetization at scale for any business model,” said Pete Hirsch, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zuora. “Zuora predicted and led the shift from one-time transactions to the proliferation of recurring revenue businesses, and as momentum increases for usage-based and hybrid models, we now offer the most complete monetization suite to help companies evolve how they monetize with customer demand.”

The Zuora Monetization Suite enables companies to power a dynamic mix of revenue models, pricing and packaging, including usage-based models, subscriptions and hybrid offerings. From billing to payments and revenue accounting, Zuora provides a flexible, modular software platform designed to help companies power any business model.

A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market’s competitors. A Magic Quadrant provides a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers, in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The research enables you to compare a technology provider’s strengths and challenges with your specific needs. 

View a complimentary copy of the Magic Quadrant report here.

Gartner Disclaimer

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Recurring Billing Applications, Mark LewisRobert Anderson, 6 August 2024. 

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About Zuora, Inc.

Zuora provides a leading monetization suite to build, run and grow a modern business through a dynamic mix of usage-based models, subscription bundles and everything in between. From pricing and packaging, to billing, payments and revenue accounting, Zuora’s flexible, modular software platform is designed to help companies evolve monetization strategies with customer demand. More than 1,000 customers around the world, including BMC Software, Box, Caterpillar, General Motors, The New York Times, Schneider Electric and Zoom use Zuora’s leading combination of technology and expertise to turn recurring relationships and recurring revenue into recurring growth. Zuora is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. To learn more, please visit zuora.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements. Words such as “plan,” “expect” and “will” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release. 

Information on these risks and additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this release is included under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2024, which is available on the “Investors” page of our website at https://investor.zuora.com and on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in other documents that we may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

[1] Source: Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Recurring Billing Applications,” August 2024.

© 2024 Zuora, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Third party trademarks mentioned above are owned by their respective companies. Nothing in this press release should be construed to the contrary, or as an approval, endorsement or sponsorship by any third parties of Zuora, Inc. or any aspect of this press release.

 

Media Contact:

Margaret Juhnke

press@zuora.com

619-609-3919

Investor Relations Contact:

Luana Wolk

investorrelations@zuora.com

650-419-1377

 

August 12, 2024