BelManage vs License Dashboard

BelManage helps organizations manage software licenses and maintenance costs while monitoring cybersecurity status and configuration details. It automatically builds a central repository covering software, hardware, and security configurations. Asset-management features include license optimization, virtual-machine dependency mapping, server software discovery, an operational CMDB, and a software catalog. Configuration monitoring can identify authorized and unauthorized applications by version, track additions and removals, and compare systems with standard images. Listed security and audit functions include NIST controls and benchmarks, FISMA compliance, and vulnerability assessments and scans. The server can run on premises, on a customer's cloud, or as Belarc-hosted SaaS. Monitored clients include Windows desktops and servers, macOS, Linux, and many Solaris versions, with installable and agent-less options. BelManage uses encrypted HTTPS for client and report-viewer communication, supports PKI/CAC authentication for U.S. Government customers, and does not require Domain or SSH user credentials. Yearly prices vary by deployment and computer or server licensing: on-premises starts at $10 a year for computers and $50 a year for servers.

License Dashboard is a software asset management suite for organizations tracking software licenses, IT spending, utilization, and compliance. Its products include License Manager, Portal, Discovery, SaaS Manager, Universal Data, and an API. License Manager automates reconciliation, calculates license metrics, records compliance history, and maintains an audit trail. It checks entitlements against software catalogues, links maintenance and upgrade terms to base licenses, and visualizes virtualization relationships. Views cover cloud, on-premise, and hybrid entitlements, with predicted-spend recommendations. Portal provides role-based dashboards, reports, renewal tracking, unused-application identification, Azure billing monitoring, and Microsoft 365 subscription oversight through web access on desktop and mobile. Discovery scans Unix, Linux, and Windows networks using agent-based or agentless methods. SaaS Manager monitors AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and SaaS subscriptions. Universal Data normalizes information from inventory and third-party systems, while the REST API supports single-tenant and multi-tenant deployments. The suite is offered as a hybrid deployment across API, Linux, web, and Windows. Pricing is on request.