Software Asset Management Tools
Xensam: features, pricing and who it fits
Xensam is a Swedish platform covering SaaS, on-premises and cloud software, with license management and usage tracking meant to find unused seats before renewals. Data stays in the EU, and live status within days is the vendor's claim. Pricing is by quote.
Who Xensam is for
Best for
- European companies that want EU-stored SAM data
- IT teams that want usage data before renewals
Look elsewhere if
- Buyers who need published pricing
- Teams that need documented ITSM connectors (only a generic integrations platform is named)
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Asset Management Tools | No data | No data | No data | No data |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Xensam features
- SaaS coverage
- Covers SaaS, on-prem and cloud; separate SaaS management module
- License compliance
- License Management and Intelligence Reporting modules; goal is finding unused licenses
- Discovery
- Automated discovery across SaaS, on-prem and cloud; Active Usage tracking; method (agent or agentless) not stated
- ITSM integration
- Generic Integrations Platform and DataBridge; no named ITSM tools on page
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Implementation time
- Vendor says most customers live within days
Pros and cons
What users like
- Highly useful for software asset management and asset tracking
- Easy to get started if you already know another SAM tool
Common complaints
- Usage and primary-user data can be inaccurate or outdated versus other reporting tools
Integrations, security and hosting
- Data residency
- All data stored within the EU and handled under EU jurisdiction (xensam.com homepage)
- Implementation
- Vendor says most customers are up and running within days, no external consultants
Worth knowing before you buy
- Built and operated in Europe with data stored in the EU
- Vendor claims most customers go live within days, no consultants
- Bootstrapped for about eight years before the 2024 round
- Product suite also includes hardware asset management and IT asset security
- Vendor cites 5/5 on Gartner Peer Insights; no G2 figure retrieved
