# MRR vs ARR: Which Revenue Metric Matters More for Your SaaS?

DevFeed: [MRR vs ARR: Which Revenue Metric Matters More for Your SaaS?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mrr-vs-arr-which-revenue-metric-matters-more-for-your-saas-10082.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/mrr-vs-arr/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-04-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>)

Tags: [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [revenue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/revenue.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [saas-metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas-metrics.md>), [valuation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/valuation.md>), [vs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vs.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to the difference between monthly recurring revenue (MRR) and annual recurring revenue (ARR), including how to calculate each metric, when to use them, the MRR components to track, and common calculation mistakes.

## Source excerpt

Understand the difference between MRR and ARR, when to use each metric, and how to calculate them correctly for your SaaS business.