Best On-Premises Software Asset Management (SAM) Software

Compare the Top On-Premises Software Asset Management (SAM) Software as of January 2026

What is On-Premises Software Asset Management (SAM) Software?

Software asset management (SAM) software is a tool designed to help companies effectively manage their software licenses and assets. It allows organizations to track, monitor, and optimize their software usage across different devices and users. This type of software can also provide insights into areas where licenses may be underutilized or overused, helping companies make informed decisions about future software purchases. Additionally, it offers features such as automated license compliance and the ability to generate reports for audits. Overall, software asset management software promotes cost efficiency and streamlined management of a company's digital assets. Compare and read user reviews of the best On-Premises Software Asset Management (SAM) software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Business LOG

    Business LOG

    Enterprise Informatic Solutions

    With over 11,000 installations Business LOG is the most requested tool by companies looking for a flexible and efficient log management suite. Available in “On-Premise” or “SaaS” Versions, with Agent Methods and Log Collection Agent less. Business LOG provides complete log analysis, reports and alerts, a powerful log search engine and a flexible log storage option.
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    xAssets

    xAssets

    xAssets

    Easy to use, fast, scalable, and configurable full lifecycle asset management with accessible pricing and powerful integration tools. Cloud-based or on-premise with Asset Register, Asset Accounting, Depreciation, MACRS, barcoding, Procurement, Disposal, Planned Maintenance, Contracts, Service Management, Spares and powerful reporting. Can be used from any device or mobile without installation and is security cleared by USAF for SIPRNET and NIPRNET
    Starting Price: $1000.00/one-time
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    Activation Tools

    Activation Tools

    softWORKZ Innovation Inc

    One cloud-based solution to work across Windows, Mac, iOS, LINUX, VM’s, Android, Raspberry Pi, and Web Activation. Over 20 years, we've developed our software licensing platform based on customer discussions and feedback. One-time license activation fee of $0.95 or less after your sale. Never pay anything else. Pay only when you sell your software. No monthly fees, no bandwidth fees, no code packs. All major OS's and all browsers are supported. License Activation codes can be used across any platform and are not OS specific. The software_DNA API's are the same across any platform, making it easy and fast to port to new OS's. License your software with Multi-seat, Concurrent/Floating, Subscription, Feature-Based, etc., whether your application is for individual users, Small Businesses, large Enterprises, or institutions. Integrations with eCommerce include 2Checkout, BlueSnap, Direct DNA, DPD, eJunkie, FastSpring. myCommerce, PayPal, PayPro Global, Shopify, Stripe.
    Starting Price: $0.95 per software license.
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    Miradore Management Suite
    On-premise device management (IT Systems Management) software that simplifies IT management processes for Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. Miradore Management Suite is specifically designed for managing diverse IT environments containing desktops, laptops, servers, and POS devices. In the Management Suite, the management processes for different hardware and software platforms have been seamlessly integrated as one, unified management solution that supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. When included in a customer’s processes, Miradore enables you to create automated workflows to send reports, fix problems, and build immediate value.
    Starting Price: €3/month
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    Cruz Operations Center (CruzOC)
    CruzOC is a scalable multi-vendor network management and IT operations tool for robust yet easy-to-use netops. Key features of CruzOC’s integrated and automated management include performance monitoring, configuration management, and lifecycle management for 1000s of vendors and converging technologies. With CruzOC, administrators have implicit automation to control their data center operations and critical resources, improve network and service quality, accelerate network and service deployments, and lower operating costs. The result is comprehensive and automated problem resolution from a single-pane-of-glass. Cruz Monitoring & Management. NMS, monitoring & analytics -- health, NPM, traffic, log, change. Automation & configuration management -- compliance, security, orchestration, provisioning, patch, update, configuration, access control. Automated deployment -- auto-deploy, ZTP, remote deploy. Deployments available on-premise and from the cloud.
    Starting Price: $1350
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    AWS License Manager
    Set rules to manage, discover, and report software license usage. AWS License Manager makes it easier to manage your software licenses from vendors such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and IBM across AWS and on-premises environments. AWS License Manager lets administrators create customized licensing rules that mirror the terms of their licensing agreements. Administrators can use these rules to help prevent licensing violations, such as using more licenses than an agreement stipulates. Rules in AWS License Manager help prevent a licensing breach by stopping the instance from launching or by notifying administrators about the infringement. Administrators gain control and visibility of all their licenses with the AWS License Manager dashboard and reduce the risk of non-compliance, misreporting, and additional costs due to licensing overages. Independent software vendors (ISVs) can also use AWS License Manager to easily distribute and track licenses.
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    OpenText Asset Management X
    Manage IT assets for improved costs with a SaaS-based ITAM solution built for hardware, software, contracts, and more. Control costs with a SaaS-based, cloud, or on-premises ITAM and SAM solution that covers hardware and software assets and more. Stop surprise software costs and ensure deployed software compliance through accurate license counts with software asset management. Reduce hardware and equipment costs while optimizing your TCO, ROI, and depreciation to maximize you IT asset investments. Make better decisions by combining information on contracts, procurement, assets, vendors, and budget for comprehensive ITAM visibility. Create vendor catalogs for approved purchase options and easily enter received assets into inventory or track against service tickets. See the projected value for each procured asset over time, assign assets to cost centers, and more for better financial understanding of assets.
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    Infraon Infinity
    Infraon Infinity is a fully integrated, SaaS product suite that keeps your IT infrastructure & customer success on track while enabling fast ‘anytime, anyplace’ resolutions. As a modular product, Infraon Infinity equips you to start small and scale high and wide. Deploy an IT infrastructure and customer ecosystem to offer insights on noise reduction, remediation, prediction, etc. No matter the size of the enterprise, ensuring IT infrastructure is always on is a huge priority, from CEOs to CTOs. So, losing time while managing IT assets can prove to be disastrous. Today, it’s more important than ever, with ticket volume skyrocketing across all customer/employee support channels and the growing complexities of legacy, cloud, and hybrid IT environments. The last thing your ITOps teams need is to get lost in the maze of SaaS/on-premise products with broken user experiences. Moreover, you may be forced to change products based on growth and scalability.
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    Certero for Cloud
    Certero for Cloud gives FinOps teams the information and control they need to centrally manage multi-Cloud environments, enterprise-wide. Streamline Cloud tagging and governance processes to ensure accountability, strong cost management and on-going optimization of Cloud business assets. Easily view and report on the status of Cloud governance and hygiene, identify potential risks before they become a problem and accurately manage the lifecycle of Cloud assets, from right-sizing through migration, optimization and retirement. Certero for Cloud is on the Certero unified platform, purpose built to enable holistic IT management from desktop to datacenter, to SaaS & Cloud; all on one single, efficient management platform. Certero also offers Certero for SaaS, and on-premise ITAM, SAM, Mobile asset management solutions, all combined on the Certero platform for convenience & a central data source for reporting. Certero are fully ISO27001 Certified for Information Management Security.
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    ServiceNow Software Asset Management
    Software Asset Management (SAM) runs on a single-architecture platform, enabling faster outcomes to slash spending and license compliance risks. Solve distributed IT spend by uncovering costs by geo, cost center, vendor, product, and people. Prioritize and take action on compliance and cost visualizations for your long list of publishers. Review license compliance and optimize positions for the most complex on‑premises and SaaS products. Power SAM use cases with data from any existing discovery tool. Change the game from reactive to proactive—surface software costs before an IT change occurs. Get a consolidated view of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS consumption and optimize cloud service costs with Cloud Insights. Monitor usage and optimize licenses for engineering and specialty industrial applications. Simplify and automate hardware and software asset allocations for new employees. Workflow lifecycle dates from the content library to view end of support for software in the app stack.
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    Snow Software

    Snow Software

    Snow Software

    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.
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    Certero for Enterprise ITAM
    Certero for Enterprise ITAM is the easiest, fastest and most resource-efficient way to discover, inventory and manage your IT assets, from mobile to desktop, datacenter to cloud. It’s faster to implement and configure, which means you start delivering value to the organization quicker. It’s easier to use, so your total cost of ownership is lower. And it’s better at capturing and analyzing inventory data on all hardware and software, so you can do more with the insights Certero for Enterprise ITAM has to offer. Discover and collect inventory data across all your platforms, from Windows desktops & servers to Linux and Unix, on-premises and in the cloud, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. What’s more, you can also discover and inventory assets like printers, routers, infrastructure and much more. Includes Software Distribution, Patching, Reporting & can integrate with any Service Desk CMDB. Certero are fully ISO27001 Certified for Information Management Security peace of mind.
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