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AWS License Manager

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Spec score 8.8 #2 of 25 in Software Asset Management Software

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What it does
AWS License Manager tracks, governs and reports software-license usage across AWS accounts, Regions and supported on-premises resources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Purpose
AWS License Manager helps manage software vendor licenses across AWS Regions and accounts, with visibility and reporting for software license compliance.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Intended users
AWS describes License Manager use for enterprises managing licenses across mixed AWS and on-premises infrastructure, and for software vendors distributing licenses to customers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Integrations
Documented integrations include Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, AWS Marketplace, AWS Systems Manager, AWS Organizations, IAM, Service Catalog, CloudFormation, Service Quotas, resource tagging, X-Ray and Data Exchange.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Security
AWS describes License Manager security as a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer, with customer responsibilities depending on the services and data involved.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
API and SDKs
AWS publishes an API reference, CLI reference and SDK links for License Manager, including Linux-subscription and user-subscription APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Automated discovery
AWS Systems Manager can discover software on EC2 instances, while AWS Organizations supports multi-account discovery and control.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Company facts
LinkedIn lists AWS headquarters in Seattle, company size above 10,001 employees and founding year 2006.Read 15 Oct 2026 · am.linkedin.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase lists the maker as Amazon Web Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company ownership and funding
Crunchbase lists Amazon Web Services as a sub-organization of Amazon and shows one funding round classified as a grant, with the amount obfuscated.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Data encryption
License Manager stores data in an S3 bucket in the management account configured with Amazon S3 managed encryption keys (SSE-S3).Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Dedicated Hosts
Host resource groups automate Dedicated Host allocation, release and capacity management for licensing scenarios requiring dedicated hardware.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Documentation depth
Documentation includes a user guide, API references, CLI references, security guidance, quotas, endpoints and release history.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
EC2 lifecycle tracking
Rules attach to EC2 launches through the console, CLI or API, and usage is tracked through the instance lifecycle with licenses released when instances stop.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Encryption at rest
License Manager stores data in an S3 bucket in the management account using S3-managed SSE-S3 keys.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Hard and soft limits
Administrators can configure hard limits that block non-compliant launches or soft limits that allow launches while sending alerts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
License controls
Administrators can set hard or soft limits on license consumption to help prevent non-compliant usage.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
License metrics
License Manager can track licenses measured by virtual cores, physical cores, sockets or machine count.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
License models
Managed entitlements support perpetual, floating, subscription, usage-based and node-locked licensing patterns.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
License switching
Windows Server and SQL Server EC2 workloads can switch between AWS-provided licensing and BYOL without redeploying the workload.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
License types
The service supports tracking software licensed by virtual cores, physical cores, sockets, or number of machines.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Limit: cost and learning curve
G2 reviewers repeatedly describe the service as expensive and initially difficult to understand or configure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: mobile coverage
The Google Play AWS Console listing describes selected-resource management and browser-based access to some services; it does not list License Manager as a native supported service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Managed entitlements
Managed entitlements distribute, activate and track seller-issued software rights across AWS accounts and organizations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
On-premises inventory
Systems Manager inventory lets License Manager discover applications on physical or virtual servers outside AWS and track them with cloud resources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Praise: centralization
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise centralized license management across accounts and environments, dashboards and license-usage visibility.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Quota
AWS documentation gives an example quota of 25 self-managed licenses total in a Region and up to 10 self-managed licenses per resource.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Rating on G2
4.6 out of 5 from 17 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on Google Play (AWS Console app)
4.7 out of 5 from 28.8K reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on TrustRadius
No overall score from 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Release: April 2026
On April 14, 2026, AWS added Microsoft Office LTSC Standard user-based subscription support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Release: July 2026
July 2026 added Ubuntu Pro conversion using an AWS Marketplace product code and support for multiple Active Directories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Release: October 2026
The October 2026 documentation history records Ubuntu Pro conversion support for Arm instances through an AWS Marketplace listing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Security model
AWS documents License Manager under the shared-responsibility model and provides IAM, logging, PrivateLink, cryptographic-signing and compliance guidance.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Service quotas
Default quotas include 25 license configurations per Region, 2,000 licenses per account per Region and 15,000 accounts per organization per Region.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Supported vendors
The service supports licensing scenarios involving vendors such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and IBM.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Transport security
License Manager API clients must support TLS 1.2; AWS recommends TLS 1.3 and forward-secret cipher suites.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
User subscriptions
User-based subscriptions cover Microsoft Office, Visual Studio and Microsoft Remote Desktop Services on EC2.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
User-based subscriptions
For supported software, user-based subscriptions provide Amazon-provided licenses with per-user subscription fees, and associated users and vCPUs incur charges.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

AWS License Manager Free No additional charge; related AWS resources are billed at normal AWS rates No minimum fees · No upfront commitments · Free-tier instances may be free Read 15 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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