If an employee is paid (say) $8k/month, the difference between getting the best SaaS at $20/head or an almost-as-good SaaS at $4/month is $16, which is 0.2% of

If an employee is paid (say) $8k/month, the difference between getting the best SaaS at $20/head or an almost-as-good SaaS at $4/month is $16, which is 0.2% of their salary. The $20/head SaaS seems 5x more expensive, but if it makes the employee even marginally more productive it’s the better value. It's a similar dynamic to why professional athletes are paid well: they exist in a market where you can't substitute quantity for quality.