Software Asset Management Tools
Certero: features, pricing and who it fits
Certero offers software asset management and license compliance for enterprise estates, with SaaS discovery added as a module. Audit readiness is its recurring strength in reviews. Pricing scales with managed devices or users, ISO 27001:2022 is listed, and some reviewers report data refresh lag.
Who Certero is for
Best for
- Enterprises that need audit-ready license compliance across on-prem and SaaS estates
- Teams that want a vendor with a managed SAM service option
Look elsewhere if
- Small companies wanting self-serve SaaS spend tracking
- Buyers who need public price lists
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Asset Management Tools | Poor fit | Poor fit | Workable | Strong fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Certero features
- SaaS coverage
- Dashboard for SaaS subscriptions; Capterra cites apps such as O365 and Salesforce
- License compliance
- Core strength; audit readiness is a recurring review theme
- Pricing
- Subscription by managed devices or users, custom quote
- Company size fit
- Enterprise (inferred from device-based pricing and SAM focus)
Pros and cons
What users like
- Support team and audit readiness
- Strong license compliance depth
Common complaints
- Data refresh and performance lag for some estates
- Integration setup can be cumbersome
Integrations, security and hosting
- Security and compliance
- Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001:2022
Worth knowing before you buy
- Rating figure comes from an aggregator (rfp.wiki); Certero's own G2 page for its enterprise ITAM product showed 5.0 from only 2 reviews
- Gartner Peer Insights lists CerteroX SAM with a much larger review base than G2 (rfp.wiki reports 4.6 from 175)
- Pricing scales with managed devices or users, so SaaS-only buyers may pay for a device-oriented model
- Certero for SaaS is a separate Capterra listing with zero reviews, so SaaS module maturity is hard to judge from reviews
Certero alternatives
Sources
- g2.com
- aggregated rating and sentiment (rfp.wiki)
- pricing model description (gartner.com)
- Certero for SaaS listing, contact vendor pricing (capterra.com)
- Gartner profile: founded 2007, Warrington (gartner.com)
- employee band (zoominfo.com)
- cost/buying fields (certero.com)
- Certero Limited incorporated 2 Oct 2007, UK HQ Warrington, offices Chicago and North Sydney (certero.com)