Open iT

Open iT measures how software licences are actually used, with a particular focus on costly engineering and specialist applications. Its data lets organisations move idle seats, spot misuse and go into vendor talks with evidence. The company is listed in the United States.

What Open iT offers

• Licence metering — tracks usage of on-premises, cloud and SaaS licences, with 27 cloud and SaaS platforms covered.
• Usage reporting — reports on concurrent licence use, user activity and cost, including views built for engineering software.
• Licence harvesting — finds idle licences to reclaim and models better licence agreements.
• Chargeback — bills departments, projects or individuals for the software they really use.
• Vendor negotiation support — detailed analysis for renewal and contract talks.
• Version and misuse checks — flags outdated version adoption and improper licence use.

Who it works with

Large enterprises in sectors such as software and IT services, electronics and energy; its published case study covers Maersk Oil, now part of TotalEnergies.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Recognition: named in the Gartner Market Guide for Software Asset Management Tools
• Support: an in-house team helps from implementation onwards