Thrive and Survive in the New Data Economy
EU Data Act is live. Make sure your SaaS contracts, switching process, and data portability are ready for what comes next.
56 pages
41 questions
Expert reviewed
Built for the teams who have to make the Act operational
Use it to align business, product, legal, and customer-facing decisions around one practical standard.
Understand the business impact before compliance slows a deal.
Translate data access and portability rules into product requirements.
Audit clauses, notice periods, switching fees, and risk areas.
Answer enterprise customers clearly and handle switching requests.
A pricing system, not guesswork
Review termination, notice periods, switching charges, and data access obligations.
Define what can be exported, in which format, by whom, and on what timeline.
Assign owners, prioritize gaps, and prepare consistent answers for customers and procurement.
The guide is structured around decisions your teams need to make, not a legal commentary they have to decode.
Six chapters built around real SaaS decisions
Start with scope, move through contracts and product operations, and finish with an ownership-based roadmap.
Find the contract language most likely to create commercial risk.
Turn legal requirements into formats, permissions, and delivery steps.
Update promises without creating obligations your teams cannot meet.
Meet the people behind the guide
Certified expert in price, revenue and margin management in B2B companies and e-commerce. Member of the prestigious Professional Pricing Society. At Valueships, he is responsible for the implementation of consulting projects and taking care of the profitability of clients. Prior to joining Valueships, he worked at McKinsey & Company in the area of pricing and strategy.
Expert in B2B pricing, monetization and value-based selling strategies. Over the past year, he has completed over 40 consulting projects in Europe. Prior to founding Valueships, he worked at McKinsey & Company, mainly in the TelCo, software, and banking industries. He completed his doctorate in pricing in SaaS start-ups at the University of Economics in Wrocław, where he also lectures.
General Manager at Valueships and data-driven problem solver with strong SaaS experience who helps companies unlock higher profits and revenue growth. He leads a team of talented analysts who deliver valuable insights through comprehensive data analysis. He has contributed to over 150 pricing projects that have unlocked tens of millions in additional monthly profit for clients. His core strengths include analytical thinking, statistics, and transforming complex data into actionable business strategies.
Make your EU Data Act decisions with one clear playbook
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Questions SaaS teams ask before they act
Yes, you can apply different pricing by market - think cost-of-living differences between Sweden and Portugal. Just make sure differences are justified by local market conditions (taxes, infrastructure costs) and are not arbitrary or unfair.
Prioritize updating contracts for new clients and plan a phased strategy for older agreements. Build a roadmap to full compliance by the transition deadlines.
No, it is not true that the Data Act only applies to IoT. While the regulation does address the IoT sector, its scope extends much further. The Data Act aims to improve data access, sharing, and portability across industries. It impacts all data generated by connected devices, platforms, and services, not just IoT. So, whether you're in software, e-commerce, or any other sector dealing with data, the Data Act will be relevant. In essence, it's about empowering customers to control their data and make switching between vendors smoother, with fewer barriers to entry.
Yes, you can price based on storage tiers as long as it’s transparent and linked to real value (like speed or performance), not as a hidden data access fee.
Yes, but after January 2027, migration fees must be eliminated under the Data Act. Until then, fees should be reasonable and clearly outlined