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Best SaaS Management Platforms: 11 tools compared for 2026
A SaaS management platform (SMP) discovers the SaaS applications a company uses, tracks who has access and what it costs, and helps manage renewals, licenses and offboarding. It gives IT and finance one inventory of the software estate.
- Tools compared
- 11
- Publish prices
- 1 of 11
- Free plan or trial
- 5 of 11
- Median G2 rating
- 4.6
SaaS Management Platforms at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Pricing model | Starting price | G2 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rippling | Companies already running payroll and HR on Rippling that want app access tied to employee records. | per employee | $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee | 4.7 (1,116 reviews) |
 BetterCloud | IT teams that want no-code on/offboarding and Google Workspace controls alongside license tracking. | per user | $0/month (Spend Optimization Basic) | 4.4 (479 reviews) |
 Torii | IT teams wanting discovery plus workflow automation. | custom | Contact sales | 4.5 (315 reviews) |
 Cledara | Teams of roughly 25 to 150 people that want one card-based place to pay for software. | flat plan fee plus optional modules | GBP 100/month minimum if fewer than 10 apps are paid via Cledara cards in month one (Basic) | 4.6 (248 reviews) |
 Zluri | IT teams combining SaaS management with access reviews and onboarding automation. | custom | Contact sales | 4.6 (177 reviews) |
 Spendbase | Startups and small companies wanting virtual cards per subscription. | mixed (subscription tiers reported, deposit and savings based model) | Free (per Capterra and G2 listing) | 4.7 (126 reviews) |
 Josys | Mid-size companies with Japanese operations or SmartHR as HRMS (Japanese pricing pages and HRMS integration) | per employee | Contact sales | 4.4 (106 reviews) |
 CloudEagle | Mid-market IT and procurement teams that want SaaS management, access provisioning and renewal negotiation in one product. | custom | Contact sales | 4.8 (100 reviews) |
 Lumos | IT teams that want access requests, reviews and offboarding tied to SaaS inventory. | custom | Contact sales | 4.7 (69 reviews) |
 Zylo | Mid-size to large companies with a dedicated SaaS or IT ops owner. | custom | Contact sales | 4.7 (53 reviews) |
 Nudge Security | IT and security teams under 1,500 users that want published prices. | flat then per user | $750 per month billed annually (Essential, up to 150 users) | 4.6 (32 reviews) |
Prices as published by each vendor on October 24, 2026. "Contact sales" means no public price. G2 ratings read on the same day.
What SaaS management platforms cost per seat
| Tool | Per seat per month | Billing | Annual discount | Minimum seats | 20 users per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling | From $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee (per-product prices not published) | Quote. | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Cledara | Not published | Monthly and annual. | About 16% (two months free) per pricing page. | Not published | Not published |
| Nudge Security | Not published | Annual only (billed annually) | Not published | Essential covers up to 150 active users. | $9,000/year on Essential ($750/month x 12), flat up to 150 active users; not per seat. |
"20 users per year" is calculated only from published list prices on the plan a 20-person team would realistically need. Taxes, discounts and add-ons are not included.
Costs buyers often miss
- Rippling: Modular products priced separately (HRIS, Payroll, IT, Spend, etc.).
- Cledara: Spend Optimization, IT Management, Software Compliance modules: GBP 150/month or GBP 1,500/year each (Spend Optimization also listed at GBP 200/month); Extra active members GBP 5/month beyond 10 (Premium) or 50 (Pro); 30 free cards included.
- Nudge Security: AI agents, configuration security posture management, integration security posture management (marked paid, no prices published).
How to compare SaaS management platforms
- How it finds apps. SSO, finance, email, browser and endpoint sources find different apps; more sources means fewer blind spots.
- Integration count and depth. Depth of API connectors determines real license and usage data.
- Renewal tracking. Notice-window alerts prevent auto-renewals.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding). Separates IT-ops tools from reporting tools.
- Pricing model and transparency. Most are quote-only; model (per employee, % of spend) drives cost at SMB scale.
- Target company size. Many tools are enterprise-only.
- Time to value. SMBs need weeks not quarters.
| Tool | How it finds apps | Integration count and depth | Renewal tracking | Workflow automation (on/offboarding) | Pricing model and transparency | Target company size | Time to value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling | No SaaS discovery of unmanaged apps found; manages apps connected through its SSO. | App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not verified) | Not verified | Auto provisioning and offboarding of app access tied to HR data. | Per employee per month, modular, custom quote. | Small to enterprise (suite) | Not verified |
| BetterCloud | SSO, direct integrations and a Chrome extension for usage insights (vendor pricing page) | 100+ native integrations plus open API. | Contract management and BetterRenewal module (first contract free) | No-code workflow builder with conditional logic, unlimited actions and integrations in User Automation. | License-based custom quote, modular. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Torii | Not verified | Integration list published on vendor site; count not verified. | Renewals included in the SMP product. | Workflow automation, plus a separate IGA product. | Quote only. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Cledara | Spend via Cledara virtual cards and accounting sync; shadow IT insights only in IT Management module. | Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Okta SSO (Pro), HR tool integration (IT module), open API. | Renewal alerts in all plans. | Access requests and on/offboarding in IT Management module. | Plan fee by company size plus paid modules. | About 25 to 150+ staff. | Not verified |
| Zluri | Discovers identities across SaaS, cloud and enterprise apps via an identity graph; specific sources not verified. | Not verified | Part of SMP. | Onboarding and offboarding and access review automation praised in reviews. | Quote only. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Spendbase | Syncs with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Slack (vendor FAQ) | Google Workspace, Entra ID, Slack. | Not verified | Automated procurement approvals (vendor FAQ) | Free tier plus paid tiers or savings based, unverified. | Tier split at 150 employees (G2) | Not verified |
| Josys | IdP integrations (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace), activity signals, browser extension; 50K-app shadow IT engine. | 350+ native integrations (SaaS plan page says 300+ direct) | Renewal alerts listed. | Lifecycle automation, access requests, access reviews. | Per governed identity, quote only. | Not verified | Discovery starts within minutes of IdP connection; governance workflows in a few hours (vendor claim) |
| CloudEagle | Integrations/API connectors, SSO and finance data; AI governance module also correlates browser, Zscaler and CrowdStrike data for shadow AI. | 500+ direct integrations (vendor claim) | Renewal tracking and alerts (reviewers cite contract renewal alerts) | Automated access provisioning and offboarding (frequently praised by G2 reviewers) | Quote-based; sized by users and integrations. | Mid-market (G-Cloud ballpark starts at GBP 30,000/yr) | Not verified |
| Lumos | Not verified | Not named on pricing page. | Not verified | Lifecycle management, JML workflows, AppStore, access reviews. | Contact sales. | Not verified | Not verified |
| Zylo | Zylo Discover: standalone SaaS discovery and inventory launched 2024; specific sources not verified. | Not verified | Renewal management module. | Not verified | Quote only. | Mid-market and enterprise (inferred from price data) | Not verified |
| Nudge Security | Mailbox scanning in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 plus browser extension for login activity. | Sample: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, Salesforce, Snowflake, Zoom; no count published. | Not verified | Not verified | Flat $750 per month up to 150 users, then $5 per user per month. | Up to 1,500 users on published plans. | Not verified |
The 11 tools in detail
Rippling
HR, payroll, IT and spend suite whose app management handles SSO, provisioning and offboarding for employee apps.
- Starting price
- $8 per employee per month plus monthly base fee
- Pricing model
- per employee
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (1,116 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- No SaaS discovery of unmanaged apps found; manages apps connected through its SSO.
- Integration count and depth
- App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not verified)
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Auto provisioning and offboarding of app access tied to HR data.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Per employee per month, modular, custom quote.
Choose it if
- Companies already running payroll and HR on Rippling that want app access tied to employee records.
- Teams wanting automatic account provisioning and offboarding.
Skip it if
- Teams needing discovery of unmanaged or shadow SaaS.
- Buyers who want standalone SaaS spend or license optimization.
Worth knowing
- The $8 per employee price is the suite entry point, not a SaaS management price; IT and spend modules are quoted separately.
- No evidence found that Rippling discovers unsanctioned apps; it manages apps routed through its own SSO.
- G2 reviews Rippling IT and Rippling Spend as separate products, so one rating does not cover both.
BetterCloud
SaaS management and user-lifecycle automation platform that started in Google Workspace administration and now adds license, contract and renewal tracking.
- Starting price
- $0/month (Spend Optimization Basic)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (479 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- SSO, direct integrations and a Chrome extension for usage insights (vendor pricing page)
- Integration count and depth
- 100+ native integrations plus open API.
- Renewal tracking
- Contract management and BetterRenewal module (first contract free)
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- No-code workflow builder with conditional logic, unlimited actions and integrations in User Automation.
Choose it if
- IT teams that want no-code on/offboarding and Google Workspace controls alongside license tracking.
- Teams that want to buy only the modules they need (Spend Optimization, User Automation, Workspace Management)
Skip it if
- Finance-led buyers who need card and ERP spend feeds as the main data source (vendor describes SSO, direct integrations and a Chrome extension)
- Buyers who want published prices beyond the free Spend Optimization Basic tier.
Worth knowing
- Acquired by CoreStack on 2026-03-31 and positioned as an agentic governance layer across cloud, SaaS and AI; the former CEO stepped down at close and a CoreStack executive became president.
- Spend Optimization Basic is the only published price ($0); everything else is a license-based quote with modules bought separately.
- Usage insight depends on a Chrome extension plus SSO and API integrations, so coverage differs from finance-feed tools.
Torii
Torii is a SaaS management platform that discovers apps, tracks spend and renewals, and automates access workflows.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.5 (315 reviews)
- Integration count and depth
- Integration list published on vendor site; count not verified.
- Renewal tracking
- Renewals included in the SMP product.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Workflow automation, plus a separate IGA product.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Quote only.
Choose it if
- IT teams wanting discovery plus workflow automation.
- Companies that want one vendor for SMP and identity governance.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need public pricing to budget.
- Teams reporting integration and onboarding workflow gaps.
Worth knowing
- Pricing page splits into SMP, IGA and AI Management, so identity governance is a separate purchase.
- Torii says it was a Leader in Gartner's SaaS Management Platforms Magic Quadrant three years running (vendor claim)
- Headcount was 95 in 2023 after a 28 person layoff (Calcalist); last funding was 2022.
Cledara
Pays for SaaS through free virtual cards and layers renewal alerts, approvals and optional savings modules on top of that spend.
- Starting price
- GBP 100/month minimum if fewer than 10 apps are paid via Cledara cards in month one (Basic)
- Pricing model
- flat plan fee plus optional modules
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (248 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Spend via Cledara virtual cards and accounting sync; shadow IT insights only in IT Management module.
- Integration count and depth
- Xero, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Okta SSO (Pro), HR tool integration (IT module), open API.
- Renewal tracking
- Renewal alerts in all plans.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Access requests and on/offboarding in IT Management module.
Choose it if
- Teams of roughly 25 to 150 people that want one card-based place to pay for software.
- UK and EU companies on Xero, QuickBooks or NetSuite.
Skip it if
- Companies that do not want to move subscription payments onto Cledara virtual cards.
- Large enterprises needing SSO-based discovery without a card flow (Okta SSO only on Pro)
Worth knowing
- Pricing page shows a GBP 100/month floor if fewer than 10 apps are paid with Cledara cards in the first month, so low adoption of the card flow costs money.
- Discovery is payment-led: apps show up because they are paid through Cledara virtual cards, not through SSO or email scanning (SSO only on Pro).
- Negotiation help is an AI assistant sold as a GBP 150-200/month module, not a human negotiator service.
Zluri
Zluri is a SaaS management and identity governance platform that maps access across SaaS, cloud and enterprise apps.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (177 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Discovers identities across SaaS, cloud and enterprise apps via an identity graph; specific sources not verified.
- Renewal tracking
- Part of SMP.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Onboarding and offboarding and access review automation praised in reviews.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Quote only.
Choose it if
- IT teams combining SaaS management with access reviews and onboarding automation.
- Mid-size companies wanting security certifications up front.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need published pricing.
- Teams that cannot pay for enterprise tiers of connected apps.
Worth knowing
- Pricing page lists four products (IVIP, IGA, ISPM, SMP), so scope of a quote varies.
- Security page badges include SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, GDPR and PCI DSS (logos on vendor page; verify reports)
- A G2 reviewer notes some connectors only work with the target app's enterprise plan.
Spendbase
SaaS spend platform with virtual cards, approvals and a discount marketplace, run from spendbase.co.
- Starting price
- Free (per Capterra and G2 listing)
- Pricing model
- mixed (subscription tiers reported, deposit and savings based model)
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (126 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Syncs with Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Slack (vendor FAQ)
- Integration count and depth
- Google Workspace, Entra ID, Slack.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Automated procurement approvals (vendor FAQ)
- Pricing model and transparency
- Free tier plus paid tiers or savings based, unverified.
Choose it if
- Startups and small companies wanting virtual cards per subscription.
- Teams that want vendor discounts bundled in.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need verified, current published pricing.
- Large enterprises needing deep license reclamation.
Worth knowing
- Spendbase.com is now a parked domain for sale; the product runs on spendbase.co (help center faq.spendbase.co)
- Pricing sources conflict: G2 shows $249 and $599 monthly tiers, Capterra and ITCentralStation describe deposit or performance based pricing.
- Capterra rating 4.6 from only 25 reviews.
Josys
SaaS and identity management platform from a Japan-rooted vendor that discovers apps via IdP, activity signals and a browser extension.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- per employee
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (106 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- IdP integrations (Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace), activity signals, browser extension; 50K-app shadow IT engine.
- Integration count and depth
- 350+ native integrations (SaaS plan page says 300+ direct)
- Renewal tracking
- Renewal alerts listed.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Lifecycle automation, access requests, access reviews.
Choose it if
- Mid-size companies with Japanese operations or SmartHR as HRMS (Japanese pricing pages and HRMS integration)
- IT teams wanting discovery plus access reviews and on/offboarding in one tool.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need public list prices (price set per governed identity, quote only)
- Teams needing very deep integrations with every niche SaaS: some reviewers cite a limited range for certain apps.
Worth knowing
- Price is per governed identity, not per app or percent of spend.
- Vendor pricing page gives inconsistent customer counts (1000+ vs over 600 companies).
- Missing IdPs get a custom integration in 2 to 3 days (vendor claim).
CloudEagle
SaaS management and procurement platform that combines app discovery, license reclaim, renewal tracking and negotiation support for IT, finance and procurement teams.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.8 (100 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Integrations/API connectors, SSO and finance data; AI governance module also correlates browser, Zscaler and CrowdStrike data for shadow AI.
- Integration count and depth
- 500+ direct integrations (vendor claim)
- Renewal tracking
- Renewal tracking and alerts (reviewers cite contract renewal alerts)
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Automated access provisioning and offboarding (frequently praised by G2 reviewers)
Choose it if
- Mid-market IT and procurement teams that want SaaS management, access provisioning and renewal negotiation in one product.
- Teams that want an API-integration-heavy tool (500+ claimed connectors) rather than a spend-report-only tool.
Skip it if
- Small teams that need a published, self-serve price.
- Buyers who want a fully independent benchmark dataset; CloudEagle's own savings figures are company-reported.
Worth knowing
- Seed-stage company (about $3.5M raised, last round in 2022) selling into mid-market, so check vendor viability terms in the contract.
- Five product modules (AI Governance, SaaS Security, Identity Governance, SaaS Management, SaaS Procurement) are sold as separate areas, so scope the quote per module.
- The only public price signal is a vendor-supplied G-Cloud ballpark of GBP 30,000 to 200,000+ per year.
Lumos
Identity governance and app access platform with an app store, access reviews and JML workflows, grown out of SaaS management.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (69 reviews)
- Integration count and depth
- Not named on pricing page.
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Lifecycle management, JML workflows, AppStore, access reviews.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Contact sales.
Choose it if
- IT teams that want access requests, reviews and offboarding tied to SaaS inventory.
- Mid-size and larger tech companies (customers listed: Pinterest, MongoDB, GitHub)
Skip it if
- Finance-only buyers wanting card-based spend control.
- Buyers who need published prices.
Worth knowing
- Site now leads with identity (Albus AI agent, non-human identity, MCP governance) rather than SaaS spend.
- Series B $35M announced May 2024, led by Scale Venture Partners with a16z participating; company claimed 9x revenue growth since prior round.
- No public pricing; pricing page only offers a free identity assessment.
Zylo
Enterprise SaaS management platform covering discovery, license, spend and renewals, sold on annual quote.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.7 (53 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Zylo Discover: standalone SaaS discovery and inventory launched 2024; specific sources not verified.
- Renewal tracking
- Renewal management module.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Quote only.
- Target company size
- Mid-market and enterprise (inferred from price data)
Choose it if
- Mid-size to large companies with a dedicated SaaS or IT ops owner.
- Buyers wanting discovery, license and renewal in one platform.
Skip it if
- Small companies on a tight budget (Vendr data shows about $35K per year median)
- Teams wanting public pricing or self-serve start.
Worth knowing
- Median buyer pays about $35K per year per Vendr data, enterprise-weighted.
- Zylo Discover launched in 2024 as a standalone discovery and inventory product.
- Vendr buyer guide and marketplace give different averages ($36K vs $34.9K)
Nudge Security
SaaS and AI discovery tool that finds apps by scanning employee mailboxes, with a security governance focus.
- Starting price
- $750 per month billed annually (Essential, up to 150 users)
- Pricing model
- flat then per user
- G2 rating
- 4.6 (32 reviews)
- How it finds apps
- Mailbox scanning in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 plus browser extension for login activity.
- Integration count and depth
- Sample: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, Salesforce, Snowflake, Zoom; no count published.
- Pricing model and transparency
- Flat $750 per month up to 150 users, then $5 per user per month.
- Target company size
- Up to 1,500 users on published plans.
Choose it if
- IT and security teams under 1,500 users that want published prices.
- Companies with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 who want agentless discovery.
Skip it if
- Companies without Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 mailboxes.
- Finance teams that want ERP or card-feed based spend analytics.
Worth knowing
- Discovery reads employee mailboxes in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, so it is only as good as the mail tenant it connects to.
- The browser extension is what adds real login metrics; without it you see sign-up evidence, not usage.
- Pricing is public and unusually simple: flat $750 per month up to 150 users, then $5 per user per month to 1,500.
Frequently asked questions
What are SaaS management platforms?
A SaaS management platform (SMP) discovers the SaaS applications a company uses, tracks who has access and what it costs, and helps manage renewals, licenses and offboarding. It gives IT and finance one inventory of the software estate.
Which SaaS management platforms publish their pricing?
1 of the 11 tools we compared publish prices: Nudge Security ($750 per month billed annually (Essential, up to 150 users)). The others quote on request, so ask for a written quote that names the seat or spend basis, the term and the renewal uplift.
Which SaaS management platforms have a free plan or free trial?
BetterCloud (free plan, free trial), Spendbase (free plan, free trial), Josys (free trial), CloudEagle (free trial) and Nudge Security (free trial), according to the vendors' sites on October 24, 2026.
Which SaaS management platforms are rated highest on G2?
Among tools with at least 20 G2 reviews: CloudEagle 4.8 from 100 reviews, Rippling 4.7 from 1116 reviews, Spendbase 4.7 from 126 reviews. Ratings were read on October 24, 2026; small review counts move quickly, so read recent reviews from companies your size.