Deloitte Software Asset Management Managed Services Alternatives

Crayon's Software Asset Management (SAM) Manged Services have been one of the few external partnerships that actually reduced our licensing chaos instead of adding to it. They helped us move from reactive "true-up panic" and surprise audits to a more predictable, data driven way of managing software spend and compliance. Day to day, working with Crayon feels like having an extended SAM team that keeps an eye on our state while we focus on projects. Once they connected to our key environments and normalized the data, we finally had a single view of what was installed, what was actually being used and how that lined up with out contracts, instead of juggling conflicting internal spreadsheets. The biggest change was in conversations with finance and procurement: instead of arguing about whether we were over or under licensed, we had concrete numbers, scenarios and recommendations to work from, which made budget planning and renewals far less painful. Our main problem was a mix of under-usage and accidental over-licsensing old projects left with active subscriptions, legacy on-prem licenses never reclaimed, and cloud/SaaS growth that no one was tracking centrally. Crayon's managed services team helped us clean up the install base, identify unused or underused licenses and align entitlements with real demand which led to tangible savings during renewals and true-ups.

Anglepoint provide an excellent service. Delivering detailed analysis of our licensing position with clear explanations enabling us to leverage their deep publisher knowledge and expertise which we could not maintain in house. More importantly they have ensured our understanding of our license position and called out important issues with realistic course of action to address them. Our second and third year of the service continues to deliver the same high quality of analysis and valuable insights. Anglepoint subject matter experts maintain engagement through the year enabling us to implement changes to optimize our license position and deliver financial value back to our business.

We've been long term customers of SHI and we've had a very good relationship. Our account manager always reaches out to us well ahead of an ongoing renewal so we can have open discussions on what we can get and they are always happy to pair us with product experts.

My overall experience with Livingston Technologies has been very positive. The team is very knowledgeable and professional.

Experience with Insight has been very helpful, especially for audit protection and cost saving, Before this, we had a lot of shelfware that we didn’t even know about, The Insight team acts like and extension of our IT department, they helped us clean up our license data and provided a clear, Single Source of Truth, The onboarding took some time and effort, but the ROI we got from unnecessary subscription costs was worth it, it has difinitely made our software renewals much easier and more strategic.

Overall experience with EY Software Management Managed Services has been positive and EY delivers strong value through its expertise in SAM and FinOps discipline, helping our organization improve cost optimization and compliance management. What worked well was their structured approach, clear governance model and ability to manage day to day SAM activities efficiently. Their team demonstrated good knowledge of licensing models and provided actionable insights for optimization.

KPMG's Software Asset Management Managed Services have delivered measurable, sustained value across our global software estate. Their team brought deep expertise across publisher entitlement models (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, SAP, Adobe, Salesforce), strong tooling capability with leading SAM platforms, and a disciplined operating model that quickly stabilized our license position. The combination of seasoned advisors, well-defined processes, and clear executive reporting has allowed us to reduce audit exposure, optimize spend, and mature our SAM function from reactive to strategic. Engagement quality, transparency, and responsiveness have been consistently excellent.

Noventiq was extremely easy to work with, solid support, and few surprises