Software Asset Management Tools
Xensam review
Swedish software asset management platform covering SaaS, on-prem and cloud software with usage tracking and EU-hosted data.
Xensam at a glance
- Category
- Software Asset Management Tools
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- Public pricing
- No
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- No
- G2 rating
- 5.0 (2 reviews)
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Stockholm (Solna), Sweden
- Employees
- 51-200
- Funding or owner
- $40M first outside round from Expedition Growth Capital, February 2024, after eight years bootstrapped
Buying Xensam: security, admin and contract
- Data residency
- All data stored within the EU and handled under EU jurisdiction (xensam.com homepage)
- Support
- Training, resources and a dedicated support team (vendor homepage); plan mapping not published.
- Implementation
- Vendor says most customers are up and running within days, no external consultants.
Questions to ask Xensam 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?
- 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 Xensam's public pages leave the answer open.
Who Xensam is for
Choose Xensam if
- 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)
Xensam pricing
Xensam does not publish a price list; pricing is quoted on request.
No pricing on the site.
Xensam features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| 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. |
What reviewers say about Xensam
Praised for
- 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.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Xensam reviews leave out
- 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.
Xensam alternatives
Flexera OneLarge enterprises that need SaaS, on-prem license compliance and cloud cost data in one platform.Contact sales
CerteroEnterprises that need audit-ready license compliance across on-prem and SaaS estates.Contact sales
ServiceNow Software Asset ManagementEnterprises already running ServiceNow ITSM/CMDB that want license data in the same platform.Contact sales
OomnitzaIT teams that want hardware and software asset data reconciled in one system.Contact sales
ManageEngine AssetExplorerSmall and mid-size IT teams that want published per-asset pricing.$115/month for 250 assets (cloud)
CloudEagleMid-market IT and procurement teams that want SaaS management, access provisioning and renewal negotiation in one product.Contact sales
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Xensam's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.