Certero Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

Software asset management (SAM) tools aim to decipher the complex and ever-changing world of software licensing. Organizations now have a diverse set of SAM tool requirements to meet. Core capability of SAM tools include discovery, normalization, reconciliation, optimization and reporting. SAM tools are third-party solutions that provide some level of automation to support tasks required to produce and maintain compliance with independent software vendor (ISV) license use rights. SAM tools provide organizations with a means to manage software throughout its life cycle and centralize the view of software within the organization. SAM tools provide data on software utilization, identify over deployed and under consumed licenses, reharvest and reallocate licenses, track renewals and financials for purchased software, and proactively identify software misconfiguration. SAM tools offer integration with third-party tools, and can provide out-of-the-box reporting capabilities and produce management dashboards. The reporting and dashboards recommend areas for optimization.

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IT Associate

We use Certero as our primary platform for IT Asset Management, software compliance and reporting. It has proven to be a reliable and effective solution. It provides a centralised view of our estate, which has helped improve data accuracy and reduce reliance on manual processes and spreadsheets. We can see that the platform is continuing to evolve which shows that there is a clear investment and interest in moving the platform in a direction of ongoing improvement and enhanced capabilities. 

50M - 250M USD

1B - 3B USD

500M - 1B USD

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

<50M USD

250M - 500M USD

3B - 10B USD

10B - 30B USD

30B + USD

Operations Associate

Solid platform but needs improvement on speed however it is user friendly  

IT Manager

Certero has been pivotal to our company as a supplier, and has greatly supported the organisation as we mature and develop our data, technology, people and processes when it comes to Asset Management.  

The level of insight Certero has been able to provide to our company into our Asset Management position is exceptional, along with Licensing compliance positions, recommendations to reduce risk, optimization opportunities to allow us to run cost saving exercises.  

Their in-house Licensing specialists play a key part to our success and maturity as an organisation in the way that they have been able to support us throughout our engagements.

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Certero is a next-generation, AI-powered hybrid IT Asset Management company, delivering enterprise-grade solutions that transform complexity into clarity across the modern IT landscape.
CerteroX solutions bring visibility, observability, management and governance over hybrid IT infrastructure and spending, from networks, hardware and software lifecycles through to managing SaaS, cloud FinOps, Shadow IT and AI. Built from the ground-up by Certero to be unified and not a patchwork of acquired toolsets, CerteroX eliminates blind spots, highlights asset redundancy, drives IT spend optimization and provides evidence of compliance across the entire IT estate.
AI-driven automation and powerful integrations into business systems such as ITSM/ESM platforms provides clarity beyond asset management.
Federated ‘Command Center’ reporting provides a single pane of glass for CXOs, turning data you can trust into decisions you can prove. Cut waste, control spend and reduce risk with CerteroX.

Certero deliver¬†[software-as-a-service] IT Hardware, Software, SaaS and Cloud Asset Management solutions and services, to help enable organizations to digitally transform their IT. We do this by challenging the traditional, outdated delivery method of disappointing point solutions, and instead deliver true unification across all platforms, from mobile to mainframe to cloud, delivered as SaaS in weeks not months or years. Combined with our self-service solutions we support organizations to drive digital transformation agendas through increased efficiency and automation. With businesses in the UK, USA and Australia, Certero is a customer first company with a passion for customer success, earning the trust of some of the leading global brands across the finance, manufacturing, health, retail and technology sectors. That‚Äôs why Certero has more five-star reviews on Gartner Peer Insights than any other vendor, and higher scores for both product capabilities and customer service, proving now is the time to digitally transform with Certero.


Certero provide solutions and services that enable customers to see, govern and optimize costs with IT assets across the full scope of their infrastructure.

This ranges from FinOps, to tackling Shadow IT, managing IT hardware and software throughout the lifecycle, to gaining real-time strategic insight into technology consumption and addressing the more focused challenges around software license compliance and optimization of investments for mega-vendors like Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, Adobe and more.

The Certero Platform provides a ‘single pane of glass’ to manage IT assets all in one place by simply activating the Certero products and features you need. Certero combine this unique technology with a range of optional consultancy services; delivered as one to connect the dots between best practices, expertise, process, automation and your business.
This uniquely agile ‘Technology-Led Services’ approach ensures that no matter what the challenge is, value is always achieved.

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Favorable Review

Review of Certero- truly exceptional product and service.

Critical Review

User-Friendliness Valued; Slow Performance and Frequent Lag Remain Problematic

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