{"id":56714,"date":"2026-03-04T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2026\/03\/04\/76-of-new-saas-buyers-now-choosing-ai-native-plans-over-traditional-software-sleekflow-platform-data-shows\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:30:00","slug":"76-of-new-saas-buyers-now-choosing-ai-native-plans-over-traditional-software-sleekflow-platform-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2026\/03\/04\/76-of-new-saas-buyers-now-choosing-ai-native-plans-over-traditional-software-sleekflow-platform-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"76% of New SaaS Buyers Now Choosing AI-Native Plans Over Traditional Software, SleekFlow Platform Data Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>        NEW YORK, UNITED STATES &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media OutReach Newswire<\/a> &#8211; 4 March 2026 &#8211; New data from<a href=\"https:\/\/sleekflow.io\/\" rel=\"sponsored\"> SleekFlow<\/a>, an AI-native agentic commerce platform serving over 2,000 businesses across 80 countries, points to a sharp shift in software buying behavior. In Q4 2025, 76% of newly acquired customers on the platform bypassed traditional messaging tiers entirely and signed up directly for AI plans. Many upgraded their usage within 90 days.<\/p>\n<p><figure data-width=\"100%\" data-caption=\"Cover image\" data-caption-display=\"none\" data-image-width=\"0\" data-image-height=\"0\" style=\"display: block;width: 100%;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n  <img data-src=\"https:\/\/images.media-outreach.com\/737332\/Cover-EN.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image\" style=\"width: 100%;margin: 0px\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The data arrives amid what Wall Street has dubbed the \u201cSaaSpocalypse\u201d \u2014 a sector-wide sell-off that has erased hundreds of billions in market value from legacy SaaS companies as investors reassess traditional per-seat software models in an agentic AI world. SleekFlow\u2019s numbers tell the story from the buy side: businesses aren\u2019t experimenting with AI cautiously. They\u2019re choosing it outright at the point of purchase.\n<\/p>\n<p>Since launching<a href=\"https:\/\/sleekflow.io\/agentflow\" rel=\"sponsored\"> AgentFlow<\/a> in July 2025 \u2014 a platform that lets businesses build and deploy autonomous AI agents across messaging channels \u2014 SleekFlow has tracked a rapid acceleration:<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n    76% of new customers chose AI-native plans over basic tiers in Q4 2025<br \/>\n    <\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n    64% quarter-on-quarter growth in new customer acquisition<br \/>\n    <\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n    25% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth<br \/>\n    <\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n    Self-serve sign-up rates nearly doubled since the AgentFlow launch<br \/>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>\u201cThe market is moving past the era of static tools,\u201d said <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/henson-tsai\/\" rel=\"sponsored\"><i>Henson Tsai<\/i><\/a><i>, Founder and CEO of SleekFlow. \u201cBusinesses are no longer buying software to make their teams more efficient. They\u2019re buying AI agents that function as a digital workforce.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SleekFlow\u2019s AI agents operate across WhatsApp, Instagram, and live chat, handling the full customer journey \u2014 from inquiry to product recommendation to payment processing \u2014 without human intervention. The platform\u2019s underlying AI continuously learns from millions of daily messages and customer interactions, building an evolving understanding of each customer\u2019s history and autonomously identifying gaps in its own knowledge. The company calls this approach \u201cagentic commerce\u201d \u2014 AI that doesn\u2019t just chat, but transacts.\n<\/p>\n<p>The shift is being felt at enterprise scale. HKBN, the publicly-listed Hong Kong telecommunications company, deployed AgentFlow earlier this year. Kenneth She, HKBN\u2019s Chief Transformation Officer, said the deployment changed the company\u2019s entire growth trajectory.\n<\/p>\n<p>SleekFlow is now expanding its agent suite to include specialized AI for data analysis, customer retention, and pricing optimization. The company\u2019s technical roadmap is led by a Silicon Valley veteran and former CTO of LinkedIn China. Tsai expects SleekFlow to more than double its revenue year-over-year by the end of 2026. The company is supporting its strong data with strategic expansion, beginning with the US market. To lead on-the-ground efforts, SleekFlow has appointed Jeremy O&#8217;Hara as its US Market Lead, establishing the first permanent team presence in the country.\n<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cThe winners of 2026 won\u2019t be those who adopted AI,\u201d Tsai said. \u201cThey\u2019ll be those who were rebuilt by it.\u201d<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sleekflow.io\/\" class=\"social-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-right: 7px;vertical-align: middle;display: inline-block !important;width: 24px\" src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/Release\/templates\/images\/socialMedia\/generic_link.png\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"\/>https:\/\/sleekflow.io\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/14559283\" class=\"social-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-right: 7px;vertical-align: middle;display: inline-block !important;width: 24px\" src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/Release\/templates\/images\/socialMedia\/iconmonstr-linkedin-1-24.png\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"\/>https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/14559283<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sleekflow\/\" class=\"social-media-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-right: 7px;vertical-align: middle;display: inline-block !important;width: 24px\" src=\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/Release\/templates\/images\/socialMedia\/resize-instagram-24.png\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"\/>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sleekflow\/<\/a>            <\/p>\n<p><b>Hashtag: <\/b>#SleekFlow #Software #Saas #Business #Technology #CustomeEngagement #Startup<\/p>\n<p>\n            <em>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/track.media-outreach.com\/index.php\/WebView\/452376\/4121\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"width:1px;height:1px;\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/united-states\/2026\/03\/04\/452376\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES &#8211; Media OutReach Newswire &#8211; 4 March 2026 &#8211; New data from SleekFlow, an AI-native agentic commerce platform serving over 2,000 businesses across 80 countries, points to a sharp shift in software buying behavior. 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