Software License Management
Know what's installed. Match it to what you've paid for.
Software licensing blind spots lead to failed audits, surprise true-ups, and wasted spend on seats nobody uses. Open-AudIT builds an accurate, always-current inventory of every piece of software on your network — and reconciles it against what you've actually purchased, so you stop paying for shelfware and stop flinching when the vendor calls.
Agentless discovery. Built into Open-AudIT's asset inventory. No separate SAM tool to deploy.
43%
of purchased licenses go unused
25–30%
of annual software budget wasted on duplicates and shelfware
~45%
of SaaS apps in use are unauthorised (shadow IT)
Industry data, 2026 — see page source for references.
Everything you need to run a tight license operation
One product. Agentless. No separate SAM tool to deploy.
Complete software inventory
Every Windows, Linux, macOS, and network device gets audited for installed software, versions, and publishers — agentlessly, via SSH, WMI, and SNMP.
License reconciliation
Load your purchased entitlements into Open-AudIT's license management system and match them against what's actually installed. See where you're compliant, where you're over-deployed, and where seats sit idle.
Shadow IT detection
Surface unsanctioned or unlicensed software the moment it appears on the network. Catch Dropbox, TeamViewer, or an unapproved database before the auditor does.
Historical software baselines
Point-in-time snapshots let you compare today against last week, last month, or the baseline you captured before a merger, migration, or renewal.
Renewal & expiry alerts
Schedule weekly reports on licenses nearing expiration, recently-added software, and installations that exceed entitlement — delivered as CSV, JSON, HTML, or XML.
Audit-ready evidence
When a vendor audit request lands, the inventory, reconciliation, and change history are already there. Export and move on.
Where software license management earns its keep
Six places the data pays for itself.
Vendor renewal negotiations
Walk into the Microsoft, Adobe, or VMware renewal with real utilisation data. Reclaim unused entitlements, right-size the contract.
True-up avoidance
Catch over-deployment before the vendor does. Fix the gap on your terms.
M&A due diligence
Baseline an acquired fleet in days. Surface duplicated tools and overlapping licenses before they roll into the combined contract.
Shadow IT reduction
Cross-reference installed software against your approved catalogue. Flag unknowns. Remove or license them.
Software standardisation
Rolling out a single PDF editor, browser, or productivity suite? Track adoption by organisation, location, or device group.
Budget justification
Show finance which licenses are in active use, which are idle 90+ days, and how much you've reclaimed since the last procurement cycle.
See the reconciliation view
A short walkthrough of the software inventory, baseline comparison, and license reconciliation views — the same data that drives your next renewal conversation.
Related capabilities
“Open-AudIT gave us the data to go into a Microsoft renewal and cut our estate by almost 20%. We weren't guessing anymore — we knew which seats were live, which were ghost accounts, and which machines had been retired. It paid for itself in one negotiation.”
Frequently asked questions
Stop paying for software no-one uses.
See exactly what's installed, where it's licensed, and where you're exposed — then walk into your next renewal with the numbers to back you up.