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How is mullvad (or any commercial VPN) considered SaaS? They are providing networking services: relaying your traffic through a pathway other than your direct ISP.
I think of SaaS as something more like Google Docs: a cloud-based suite that replaces a locally installed office suite. Microsoft Office 2021 is software; Office 365 is SaaS.
Alternatively, a locally-installed application that operates without the use of the provider's resources, but still requires an ongoing subscription for continued use. The software isn't owned by the user, it is just a service the user continues to purchase.
I've got several subscription-based services that operate "in the cloud". Webhosting, VoIP trunk provider, VPN, a half dozen apps on my phone. The only one I would consider SaaS, though, is a weather app that seems to pull its data directly from the National Weather Service.
Why are you paying for weather
You get more sunny days with pro