BelManage vs Open iT LicenseAnalyzer

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.

Open iT LicenseAnalyzer measures and analyzes software use to help organizations understand license consumption and manage usage. It tracks users, timing, duration, and concurrency, with reports drillable by application, feature, user, host, department, or session. Its three functionality levels are Runtime Usage, True Active Usage, and Managed Usage. Runtime Usage includes real-time and historical reporting, project-level application metering, and web application metering. True Active Usage uses CPU, I/O, keyboard, and mouse activity to assess whether software is actively used. Managed Usage adds automated license harvesting, controls to suspend and resume sessions, user priorities, and scheduling. The product supports over 100 license managers and measures usage across more than 6,000 license manager enabled, standalone, and SaaS applications. It offers on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment options, and can simulate several licensing models without infrastructure changes. Pricing is on request, and a trial link is offered; the Fast-Track Cloud Trial evaluates Level 1 using FlexNet data and is limited to FlexNet license servers.