Open iT LicenseAnalyzer
Open iT LicenseAnalyzer meters and analyzes software usage, helping organizations understand how licenses are used and where they may be optimized.
What Open iT LicenseAnalyzer is
Open iT LicenseAnalyzer meters and analyzes software usage, helping organizations understand how licenses are used and where they may be optimized. It tracks users, timing, duration, and concurrency, with reports that can be narrowed by application, feature, user, host, department, or session. Its three levels—Runtime Usage, True Active Usage, and Managed Usage—range from reporting to activity analysis and automated license controls. True Active Usage can use CPU, I/O, keyboard, and mouse signals to distinguish active from inactive use; Managed Usage can harvest licenses and suspend or resume sessions under policies and priorities. LicenseAnalyzer supports more than 100 license managers and lists on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment options. It can model several licensing approaches without infrastructure changes, and usage breakdowns can support chargeback. The product is paid, with pricing available on request, and a free trial link is offered. The Fast-Track Cloud Trial is limited to Level 1 evaluation using FlexNet license data and FlexNet servers.
Good
- Tracks usage by user, feature, department, or session
- Supports over 100 license managers
- Offers on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment
- Managed Usage automates harvesting and session controls
- Free trial link is available
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request
- Fast-Track trial is limited to Level 1 and FlexNet
- Installation requirements list Windows and Unix
Who it suits
It is aimed primarily at large enterprises and global organizations managing varied software portfolios, licensing models, and users across locations. Organizations seeking license usage reporting, optimization, or chargeback may find its levels relevant.
Verdict
LicenseAnalyzer combines detailed usage analysis with tools for license optimization and chargeback. Its trial has a stated FlexNet and Level 1 limit, and pricing requires an inquiry.
Plans and prices
From Open iT LicenseAnalyzer's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| LicenseAnalyzer | Priced on request | Three functionality levels: Runtime Usage · True Active Usage · Managed Usage |
The facts
Each one read from Open iT LicenseAnalyzer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Active usage
- True Active Usage measures activity using CPU, I/O, keyboard, and mouse data to distinguish active from inactive application use.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Automated optimization
- Managed Usage includes automated license harvesting, suspend and resume controls, user prioritization, and scheduling options.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Chargeback
- Usage data can be broken down by departments, business units, projects, user groups, or individuals for chargeback.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Open iT states that it supports on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Evaluation limits
- The Fast-Track Cloud Trial evaluates LicenseAnalyzer Level 1 through self-service with the customer's FlexNet license data and is limited to FlexNet license servers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product page describes importing usage data into a preferred BI tool, and Open iT lists a ServiceNow integration.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Open iT says it primarily works with large enterprises and global organizations managing diverse software portfolios, licensing models, and users across locations.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Open iT says it primarily serves large enterprises and global organizations managing diverse software portfolios, licensing models, and users across departments and locations.checked 5 Oct 2026
- License harvesting
- Managed Usage can automatically harvest licenses and suspend or resume inactive sessions according to policies and priorities.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License manager support
- Open iT says it supports over 100 license managers, including FlexNet License Manager, Reprise License Manager, and Sentinel RMS License Manager.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Licensing analysis
- It can simulate the costs of named-user, local or global concurrent-user, token, and pay-per-use licensing models without changing infrastructure.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Version 10.3 Core Server installation requirements list Windows and Unix, with supported Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Optimization levels
- The product page describes three functionality levels: Runtime Usage, True Active Usage, and Managed Usage.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LicenseAnalyzer meters, analyzes, and optimizes software usage across more than 6,000 applications, including license manager-enabled, standalone, and SaaS applications.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Runtime reporting
- Runtime Usage includes real-time license reporting, historical usage, project-level application metering, and web application metering.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Open iT states that it is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, with independent verification by BARR.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Open iT offers product documentation, a knowledge base, training, and access to a support request channel.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Supported license managers
- Open iT says LicenseAnalyzer supports over 100 license managers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Usage analysis
- It tracks who uses software, when, for how long, and at what concurrency level, with drill-down by application, feature, user, host, department, or session.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Usage signals
- True Active Usage can assess inactivity using CPU, I/O, keyboard, and mouse activity.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history and locations
- Open iT says it has been in the market since 1999 and has major offices in Houston, Oslo, and Lucena City.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1999checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Oslo, Norwaychecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- The product page offers a “Start Free Trial” link but does not state the trial duration.checked 4 Oct 2026
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