[twobyfour]

If you know what you're doing, the UI/UX of a native desktop application can be light-years better than that of a web application. For almost any purpose.

SaaS, by contrast, is typically easier to monetize, distribute, and update; it can also be easier to build, depending on functionality and UI complexity.

[newintown]

I might be wrong, but SaaS is a business model, not a technology or SaaS is not just web-based apps.

[twobyfour]

You're right; I should have said "web-based SaaS"