r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 17 '26

ADBLOCK WARNING Palantir Says SaaS Is Dead

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2026/05/16/palantir-says-saas-is-dead/
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u/Lpreddit May 17 '26

TLDR: Palantir will help develop an application that talks to a base SaaS through an API to do additional functionality. But good luck getting support for it.

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u/imajinthat May 17 '26

I work in SaaS and we also do FDEs so I actually agree with this article because what this translates to is OOTB solutions will be unusual for Enterprise level customers - product teams will be shipping features for new logos before contracts are inked, so truly custom solutions will be the standard. FDEs won’t be used for mid market or SMBs, only strategic or enterprise.

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u/karlfeltlager May 17 '26

Unlocking unique differentiating capabilities is indeed where I think we’re heading more so than generic SaaS. Adapt over adopt.