title: What's the difference between an Saas and an API. (SaaS vs Api)
body: <p>I would like to know what is the difference between a SaaS and an API. I feel like it's somehow the same. So let's say I building a <em>Rails or Flask api</em> can I say that I'm buiding a <em>Rails or Flask SaaS</em>?</p>
  
  <p>saas: <em>Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over a network, typically the Internet.</em>(<a href="http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Software-as-a-Service" rel="noreferrer">source</a>)</p>
  
  <p>api: API stands for Application Programming Interface and <em>it's simply a way to get information and pass information to trusted partners. Category. People &amp; Blogs</em>.(google)</p>