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Subble
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Flexera

Flexera vs Subble for software asset management

Flexera made its name in software asset management, on premises audits and compliance. Flexera One SaaS Management came through two acquisitions, Meta SaaS in 2018 and Snow in 2024, and sits on a platform built for on premises software rather than for SaaS and AI apps. Subble is software asset management for SaaS and AI apps, without legacy asset management to work around. Subble's AI reads contracts, and Subble matches each line to assigned licences and usage to recommend renewal quantities that account for downgrades. Subble costs less to run than an enterprise SAM platform.

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“As far as the SaaS stack goes, the Subble interface and the info is much more accessible than getting from the Snow Atlas side of things.”
- IT lead at a critical infrastructure company
Snow Atlas is Flexera's SaaS management platform.

Feature comparison

Flexera
Subble
Discovery
Shadow IT discovery
Yes
Yes
Discovery depth
Yes
Yes
Analytics
Last activity
Yes
Yes
Licence assignment
Yes
Yes
Integration coverage
No~50 connectors
100+ SaaS and AI apps
Feature level usage
No
Yes
Optimisation
Inactivity detection
Yes
Yes
Licences still assigned to ex-employees
Yes
Yes
Feature level downgrade detection
NoActivity status only
Yes
Redundant licence identification
No
Yes
Contracts and renewals
AI contract import
Yes
Yes
Usage matched to contract lines
PartlyPurchases and activity per app
Yes
Renewal quantities from usage
No
Yes
Cost per licence
Yes
Yes
Seat utilisation
Yes
Yes
Renewal tracking
Yes
Yes
Automation
Onboarding and offboarding
No
No
Licences from AD groups via SCIM
NoManual import
Yes
MCP server
Yes
Yes
API
Yes
Yes
Webhooks
PartlyAutomation policies only
Yes
Setup and installation
Read-only
No
Yes
Agentless
No
Yes
Setup time
NoMonths to years
YesA single call
Data residency
Multiple regions
Australia

Why choose Subble?

Deeper than active or inactive

Flexera One SaaS Management reports whether each person has been active and when they last logged in. Subble records when each person logs in, which paid features they use and what each licence costs. With that data, Subble recommends which licences to remove or downgrade.

Licence analysis across 100+ SaaS and AI apps

Flexera One SaaS Management records app use and suggests licence downgrades for Microsoft 365, but those suggestions don't extend to other apps. Subble runs the same licence analysis across 100+ SaaS and AI apps.

Nothing to install, and read-only

Flexera requires local agents and write access, while Subble is cloud based, with nothing for your company to install. Every connection is read-only, and your licence and usage data stays in Australia.

“Flexera wanted to install their services on all of our devices and monitor and monitor and monitor, and we didn't want that.”
- IT director at a large distribution company

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Case study

68% of paid Jira users no longer needed a licence

68%of their paid Jira users no longer need a licence
690licences taken off a 1,200-licence renewal
~$93krecovered every year, on one subscription
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Frequently asked questions

For SaaS licence management, contracts and renewals, yes. For on premises licensing and compliance, keep Flexera.

Yes. Subble commonly runs alongside Flexera's ITAM modules, and your Flexera configuration stays unchanged when you add Subble.

Subble identifies redundant licences that overlap or that users can't access.

Setup is simple using pre-built API connectors and can be completed on a single call.

See what Subble finds that Flexera misses

We'll show you who uses each licence and how much you could save.

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