A data study from FindThatSoftware, an India-first software-decision platform. Live, per-tool numbers are in the original report.
The price on the pricing page isn't what an Indian buyer pays
If you run a business in India and pay for SaaS, the sticker is a lie of omission. But the size of the gap depends on one thing most write-ups skip: whether you can reclaim GST. There are really two India taxes, and they hit different buyers.
1. The forex markup — real, and nobody escapes it
When your Indian card pays a dollar charge, it converts at roughly the mid-market rate plus ~3.5%. This is not reclaimable — not even for a GST-registered business. On dollar-billed tools, this is the true, unavoidable India premium.
