{"id":94577,"date":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/software-asset-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:18:58","slug":"software-asset-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/software-asset-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Software asset management (SAM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark lo-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center g-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-hero-meta\">IT asset management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h1><span class=\"accent\">Software asset management<\/span>: cut costs before the audit hits.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn typical mid-market environments, 20\u201330% of license costs sit idle. Unused software, duplicate licensing, the wrong metric. LOGINventory\n\t\t\t\t\tconnects software inventory with license management: perpetual license or subscription, per device, user or core,\n\t\t\t\t\tphysical or virtualized, Windows, macOS and Linux. The target vs. actual comparison runs automatically and delivers the\n\t\t\t\t\tcompliance reports that Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe demand in an audit.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex gap-3 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/free-trial\/\">Start your trial license \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-outline-light btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/discovery-call\/\">Discovery call (15 min)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"titlebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lights\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-mono\">loginventory.local \/ Licenses \/ Utilization<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timestamp\">last_sync: 09:47:12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-list\" style=\"padding: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-name\">Microsoft 365 Business Premium<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-count\">245 \/ 300<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-bar\"><span class=\"fill warn\" style=\"width: 81%;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-name\">Adobe Creative Cloud<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-count\">94 \/ 100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-bar\"><span class=\"fill over\" style=\"width: 94%;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-name\">Microsoft Visual Studio Pro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-count\">12 \/ 25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-bar\"><span class=\"fill ok\" style=\"width: 48%;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-name\">Atlassian Jira Software<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-count\">156 \/ 200<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-bar\"><span class=\"fill warn\" style=\"width: 78%;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lic-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-name\">SQL Server Standard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-count\">8 \/ 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lic-bar\"><span class=\"fill warn\" style=\"width: 67%;\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"frame-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>5 of 412 software products \u00b7 87 licenses unused<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u21bb Auto-sync daily<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">What you get<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin: 0 auto;\">\n\t\t\t\tEffects you&#8217;ll feel immediately.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"1\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"23\"\/><path d=\"M17 5H9.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 7h5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 0 7H6\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Cut costs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">See unused licenses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe target vs. actual comparison shows which licenses are actually in use. And which ones sit idle.\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRule of thumb: 20\u201330% reduction with consistent follow-through.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><line x1=\"18\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"18\" y2=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"4\"\/><line x1=\"6\" y1=\"20\" x2=\"6\" y2=\"14\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Full cost transparency<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">A solid basis for budget planning and IT controlling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLicense costs are tied to the actual consumers and can be broken down by department,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlocation and cost center. Traceable, without manual spreadsheet work.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 22s8-4 8-10V5l-8-3-8 3v7c0 6 8 10 8 10z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Audit readiness<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">Vendor audits without the stress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPreconfigured compliance reports for Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe and others. Usage documentation\n\t\t\t\t\t\truns automatically all year round. No scramble before the audit date.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"editorial-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 30ch; margin-bottom: 3rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tTarget vs. actual comparison, automatic. Updated daily.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Data source<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Inventory data + stored contracts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Update<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">automatic, daily<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Alerts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Email on violation or expiry<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Reports<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">PDF \u00b7 Excel \u00b7 ready-made templates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Requirement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/network-inventory\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Network inventory \u2192<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>License management from the inventory data. No duplicate effort.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLOGINventory takes the inventory data you already have and checks it against your\n\t\t\t\t\tlicense holdings: installed software, stored contracts, usage counters. Violations\n\t\t\t\t\tshow up red, headroom shows up green, and expiry dates land in your inbox in good time.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou maintain license master data in one place. The comparison runs automatically every day.\n\t\t\t\t\tCompliance reports generate at the click of a button. As a PDF for management,\n\t\t\t\t\tas Excel for procurement, as a vendor template for the audit.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe usage counters behind it stay in-house: captured, evaluated and stored on your\n\t\t\t\t\town server, with no cloud round trip. That takes the edge off the Schrems II question\n\t\t\t\t\tand the works council&#8217;s follow-up before either gets asked.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">The advantage: the license database comes from the same inventory that&#8217;s already\n\t\t\t\t\trunning. No separate tool universe, no duplicate maintenance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Metric<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Per host, inherited by VMs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Data source<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">VM-to-host mapping from the inventory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Effect<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Balance per host, not per virtual machine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Applies to<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Server software with host-based licensing<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Licenses tied to the host, not the guest.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere software runs on virtual machines, what often counts isn&#8217;t the individual VM but the\n\t\t\t\t\thost underneath it. Which VM runs on which host is already in the inventory. The license\n\t\t\t\t\tbalance uses the same mapping.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA license tied to the host is therefore inherited by the machines running on it, instead of\n\t\t\t\t\tcounting each VM separately. Without that mapping, you get exactly the discrepancy that gets\n\t\t\t\t\texpensive in an audit: too many licenses on paper, too few in reality. Or the reverse: too many bought.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">Counting follows the metric the vendor applies. Not the number of icons\n\t\t\t\t\tin the interface.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"app-frame on-light\" style=\"margin-top: 3.5rem;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"titlebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lights\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-mono\">loginventory.local \/ Licenses \/ Annual costs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timestamp\">Filter: 5 products<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 frame-charts\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge);\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 1.3rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: var(--lo-font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\">by department<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center gap-4 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"frame-donut\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 128\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"License costs by department: Development 31 percent, Marketing 29, IT 21, Production 12, Sales 7.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform=\"rotate(-90 64 64)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#04396f\" stroke-dasharray=\"105.2 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#509eeb\" stroke-dasharray=\"98.4 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-105.2\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-dasharray=\"71.3 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-203.6\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#23b247\" stroke-dasharray=\"40.7 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-274.8\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#b9c1cc\" stroke-dasharray=\"23.8 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-315.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"frame-legend list-unstyled mb-0 flex-grow-1\" style=\"min-width: 12rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#04396f;\"><\/span>Development<span class=\"pct\">31 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#509eeb;\"><\/span>Marketing<span class=\"pct\">29 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#ffaa2e;\"><\/span>IT<span class=\"pct\">21 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#23b247;\"><\/span>Production<span class=\"pct\">12 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#b9c1cc;\"><\/span>Sales<span class=\"pct\">7 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 1.3rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: var(--lo-font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\">by software category<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center gap-4 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"frame-donut\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 128\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"License costs by category: standard software 32 percent, creative software 29, application development 20, database 19.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform=\"rotate(-90 64 64)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#04396f\" stroke-dasharray=\"108.6 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#509eeb\" stroke-dasharray=\"98.4 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-108.6\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-dasharray=\"67.9 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-207.0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#23b247\" stroke-dasharray=\"64.5 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-274.8\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"frame-legend list-unstyled mb-0 flex-grow-1\" style=\"min-width: 12rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#04396f;\"><\/span>Standard software<span class=\"pct\">32 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#509eeb;\"><\/span>Creative software<span class=\"pct\">29 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#ffaa2e;\"><\/span>Application development<span class=\"pct\">20 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#23b247;\"><\/span>Database<span class=\"pct\">19 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t<table class=\"hero-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Product<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th style=\"text-align: right;\">Cost \/ year<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th style=\"text-align: right;\">Consumers<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th style=\"text-align: right;\">Per consumer<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Microsoft 365 Business Premium<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac75,000<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">245 \/ 300<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac306<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Adobe Creative Cloud<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac70,000<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">94 \/ 100<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac745<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>SQL Server Standard<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac44,400<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">8 \/ 12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac5,550<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Microsoft Visual Studio Pro<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac30,000<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">12 \/ 25<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac2,500<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>Atlassian Jira Software<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac18,000<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">156 \/ 200<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\">\u20ac115<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr style=\"background: #fafbfc;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"font-weight: 500;\">Total<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right; font-weight: 500;\">\u20ac237,400<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right; font-weight: 500;\">515 \/ 637<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"frame-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>per consumer = annual cost \u00f7 actually used licenses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Excerpt: 5 of 412 products<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-darker\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow orange\">What LOGINventory covers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); color: #fff; max-width: 32ch; letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEvery license type, every common license metric. Even the ones vendors hide in the fine print.\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); max-width: 62ch; margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 1.02rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFull <strong style=\"color:#fff; font-weight:500;\">Software Asset Management (SAM)<\/strong>: LOGINventory connects license management with automatic inventory, covers every license type and metric, and documents over- and under-licensing in an audit-ready format.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">License types<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Pool<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Device<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">User<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Subscription<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">OEM (auto-detected)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Maintenance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">CAL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">License metrics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Per Device<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Per Core<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Per CPU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Per User<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Group membership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Per Host (inherited by VMs)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Secondary Use Rights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 1rem;\">Vendors \/ platforms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Microsoft Windows<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Microsoft 365<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Office 365<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Power BI Pro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Dynamics 365<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Intune<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Adobe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Linux<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">macOS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Cloud subscriptions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: var(--lo-grey-soft);\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Sample calculation<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tWhat 20% of unused licenses really costs.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Sample mid-market company, 500 employees:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: var(--lo-text-soft);\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft 365 Business Premium for all employees, plus Adobe, Visual Studio, and\n\t\t\t\t\tindustry-specific software. Before the target vs. actual comparison: ~20% of licenses sit idle\n\t\t\t\t\t(former employees, test accounts, duplicate assignments). After the cleanup: a\n\t\t\t\t\tfive-figure annual difference. For a one-time setup effort.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLicense utilization \u00b7 before and after cleanup\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-chart\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">Before<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill before\">100 % paid \u00b7 80 % used<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">After cleanup<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill after\" style=\"width: 80%;\">80 % paid \u00b7 80 % used<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"delta-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"num\">\u221220 %<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lbl\">License costs. At the same usage level. A typical result, not a best case.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 34ch; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\t\tSoftware license management, SAM, and license administration: explained briefly.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"faq-group\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is license management software?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>It captures all relevant licenses for software, operating systems, and access licenses (CALs), forming the basis for an end-to-end license management process.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What&#8217;s the goal of software asset management (SAM)?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>Full transparency into consumers, over- and under-licensing, and actual usage. That gives you the optimal license count. Result: lower license costs. This also applies to managing licenses for cloud subscriptions like Microsoft 365.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>How is LOGINventory different from other products?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>License status comes straight from automated network inventory. LOGINventory knows which license is used where, and documents compliance in an audit-ready format. Uncovering over-licensing alone typically pays for the investment quickly.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>How can you optimize your license inventory?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>GDPR-compliant analysis shows which user used which product on which device. Unused products become visible, and real demand is identified. That turns savings potential into actual cost reduction.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is LOGINventory?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>A tool for network inventory, IT documentation, and software asset management. Free forever for up to 20 devices (Forever-Free), or a 30-day trial license at full network size for larger networks.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow on-dark\">Ways to get started<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>See LOGINventory in your own IT environment.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"lead mx-auto\" style=\"max-width: 56ch; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-weight: 300;\">\n\t\t\t\tPick what fits your week. Every route is non-binding.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-cards\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Trial license<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>30 days. Full feature set.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Full network size, all modules, no credit card. Setup in under 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/en\/free-trial\/\">Request trial license \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Discovery call<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>15 minutes. With a technician.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>You describe your environment: size, sites, what you want to solve. We tell you whether LOGINventory is the right tool for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/en\/discovery-call\/\">Schedule a time \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Forever-Free<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>20 devices. No time limit.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Small environment? Lab? Personal project? 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