Software Asset Management Tools

Certero review

Certero sells software asset management and license compliance tooling for enterprise estates, with a SaaS discovery module added on top.

Researched by Max Benz · Facts checked October 24, 2026 · How we research

Certero at a glance

Category: Software Asset Management Tools
Starting price: Contact sales
Pricing model: per device or user (Gartner description)
Public pricing: No
Free plan: No
Free trial: Yes
G2 rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Founded: 2007
Headquarters: Warrington, UK
Security: Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001:2022

Buying Certero: security, admin and contract

Support: Phone support lines for UK, North America and APAC.

Questions to ask Certero before you sign

Which plan includes SAML SSO, and what does it cost for our seat count?
Is SCIM provisioning included, or a paid add-on?
Which plan includes audit logs, and how long are they kept?
Where is our data stored, and can we choose the region?
Can we sign your standard DPA without changes?
Is there a monthly option, and what are the cancellation and renewal terms?
What will the price be at renewal, and is the increase capped?

Questions are listed where Certero's public pages leave the answer open.

Who Certero is for

Choose Certero if

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.

Certero pricing

Certero does not publish a price list; pricing is quoted on request.

Gartner Peer Insights describes subscription pricing by number of managed devices or users with custom quotes. Capterra lists the SaaS product as contact vendor with a free trial (checked 2026-10-24).

Certero features by buying criteria

Certero features, checked October 24, 2026
Criterion	What we found
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)

What reviewers say about Certero

Praised for

Support team and audit readiness.
Strong license compliance depth.

Common complaints

Data refresh and performance lag for some estates.
Integration setup can be cumbersome.

Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.

What most Certero reviews leave out

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

Flexera OneLarge enterprises that need SaaS, on-prem license compliance and cloud cost data in one platform.
Contact sales
ServiceNow Software Asset ManagementEnterprises already running ServiceNow ITSM/CMDB that want license data in the same platform.
Contact sales
XensamEuropean companies that want EU-stored SAM data.
Contact sales
ManageEngine AssetExplorerSmall and mid-size IT teams that want published per-asset pricing.
$115/month for 250 assets (cloud)
EZO AssetSonarIT teams that need hardware and software asset tracking in one tool.
$0.75 per asset per month (ITAM)
CloudEagleMid-market IT and procurement teams that want SaaS management, access provisioning and renewal negotiation in one product.
Contact sales

Certero compared

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Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Certero's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.

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