Best Shadow IT Discovery Tools

AssetSonar empowers IT teams to uncover and control Shadow IT before it becomes a security or budget liability. With browser-based discovery and SaaS usage tracking, it detects unsanctioned apps employees adopt outside official IT channels. Every app is tied back to users and devices, giving visibility into spend, risk, and duplication. Automated alerts flag unauthorized tools, while policy enforcement and deprovisioning workflows help IT regain control quickly. Combined with license management and audit trails, AssetSonar turns Shadow IT discovery into a proactive practice—helping organizations cut hidden costs, reduce risk exposure, and strengthen license compliance without slowing down innovation.

Setyl is a cloud-based IT asset management platform (ITAM) that combines hardware and software asset management in one. The platform seamlessly integrates with 100+ IT systems, including MDM, RMM, IDP, SSO, HR, finance, helpdesk tools, and more. Use Setyl to gain full visibility and control over your IT assets, SaaS applications and licenses, users, vendors and spend in one place — helping you: ✓ Streamline and scale your IT operations, including employee onboarding and offboarding. ✓ Identify and eliminate wasted IT spend. ✓ Safeguard against compliance risks and prepare for your audits, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2. The user-friendly interface requires little to no learning curve, making it easy to use and implement, and to collaborate with people across your organization. Features include: asset and license register, full asset lifecycle management, app renewal management, employee on/offboarding, shadow IT detection, vendor audits, and IT spend reporting.

We have brought together software asset management, cloud management and SaaS management so you can fully optimize all of your technology in one platform that seamlessly integrates with your enterprise ecosystem. Clearly see, understand and manage your entire technology landscape, both on-prem and in the cloud. Maximize the value of your technology investments with deep insights into usage, spend and vulnerabilities. Get the perspective and automation you need to anticipate and align with the rapidly evolving needs of your business. Fast implementation and intuitive design means you are saving money in weeks, not months. Break down your data silos to see on-prem, hybrid and cloud technologies together. Get clean and augmented data, updated daily and powered by the world's largest discovery catalog. Recommendations and self-service drive value, save time and increase productivity.