Software as a product (SaaP) is software that is sold to users as a one-time purchase and single download to be installed and used on a personal device or on an on-premise company server. The main advantages of this delivery model is that the user has a higher level of governance, offline functionality, improved security, and a one-time payment. However, this model is also burdened by higher upfront costs and a manual management process for updating and scaling which can be costly and cause disruptions in workflows. This is in contrast to SaaS, where users buy a subscription and where the software is centrally hosted.