What is SaaS Spend Management?
What is a SaaS Management Platform (SMP)?

What is a SaaS Management Platform (SMP)?
As companies adopt more cloud-based tools, SaaS management becomes critical to avoid waste, improve security, and streamline IT operations. Additionally, these platforms help manage SaaS budgets by tracking software expenditures, automating financial processes, and leveraging SaaS data for compliance and efficient license management, providing insights into vendor relationships.
In simple terms, a SaaS Management Platform gives IT, finance, procurement, and security teams full visibility and control over the company’s SaaS stack — who’s using what, how much it costs, whether it’s secure, and whether it’s being used.
Smarter Software Governance Starts Here
Smarter Software Governance Starts Here
See how HCL BigFix SaaS Management, helps you discover every app, cut SaaS waste, and govern your stack with unmatched visibility, savings, and control.
SaaS Spend is Out of Control
Gartner reports that organizations are losing control of their SaaS environments, leading to wasted spend, increased security risks, and governance challenges. It's time to bring visibility and strategy back to your SaaS stack by managing and analyzing your SaaS purchase.
$1,370 is the average annual SaaS spend per employee, a 51% surge from 2021
25% of that spend is wasted on unused or redundant tools
60% of SaaS apps are unknown to IT (Shadow IT)
How Does HCL BigFix SaaS Management Solve These Problems?

How Does HCL BigFix SaaS Management Solve These Problems?
- Impacts all three big problem areas of SaaS application Management, Governance and Procurement in one.
- Industry-leading 500+ SaaS integrations for deep SaaS optimization of virtually everything you’re likely to use.
- SaaS Pricing repository and AI-driven Contract Management are available nowhere else.
Get 100% Visibility, Streamline SaaS Governance, and Spend Less on SaaS
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What Sets HCL BigFix Apart From Regular SAM Tools?

Feature-Level Application Usage Analysis
HCL BigFix takes SaaS Management to the next level and delves into detailed application usage patterns, including analyzing license costs. We can determine if your record function in Zoom or the chat feature in Teams is being really used by your employees. This granular analysis enables organizations to make smart business decisions when optimizing their SaaS portfolio.

AI-Driven Procurement
HCL BigFix SaaS Management uses AI-powered document scanning to extract relevant contract information, which then gets reconciled with the app usage data in the ELP reporting, utilizing SaaS management tools for procurement. This helps drastically reduce manual effort required for maintaining purchase inventory, freeing up valuable time for Software Asset Management (SAM) teams to focus on driving software ROI and optimize SaaS licenses.

Extensive Integration with 500+ Connectors
With a comprehensive catalog of over 500 SaaS connectors, our platform offers unparalleled depth of SaaS Management to help you manage software effectively. This facilitates detailed tracking of each employee's application deep usage, providing organizations with the right data needed to optimize their tech stack and manage their SaaS ecosystem efficiently.
What Are the 4 Key Pillars of HCL BigFix SaaS Management?
Discover – SaaS Management
Get visibility of your SaaS apps, maintain security, and drive business decisions.
- Get visibility over all software applications and prevent Shadow IT
- Understand the financial impact of your SaaS stack
- Scan software contracts with AI and reduce FTE required to maintain purchase inventory
Optimize – SaaS Management
Spot redundant SaaS products, find alternatives, and make an informed decision.
- Eliminate underutilised and duplicate SaaS applications and reduce software waste
- Automatically reclaim and reassign licenses for unused SaaS applications
- Benchmark your SaaS stack to spot overpayments and uncover smarter, lower-cost alternatives
Renew– SaaS Procurement
Streamline the procurement process, and be ahead of your competition.
- Know if your vendor is charging you more than others for the same SaaS application
- Streamline renewal process, plan your priorities and always be ahead of time by managing your SaaS inventory effectively
- Setup approval workflows to optimize your software subscription and ensure cost-effective management
Govern– Identity and Access
Automate Identity and Access management
- Grant immediate app access with self-service app catalog
- Manage access to SCIM and non-SCIM apps
- Automate employee onboarding/offboarding
- Make app access compliance reports a breeze by managing software vendors effectively
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