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What is a SaaS audit?
Short answer
A SaaS audit is a structured review of every software subscription — seats, assignments, usage, contract terms, and renewal dates — to identify waste, security gaps, and consolidation opportunities.
Details
A full audit produces four artifacts: a vendor inventory, a per-app seat utilization report, a shadow-SaaS discovery list, and a renewal calendar with negotiation targets.
First audits typically surface 20–35% waste. Subsequent audits should hold that under 10% if you keep continuous monitoring on.
Automate this with SeatMap.AI
The audit path above works. It also takes hours per month per tool. SeatMap.AI runs it on a schedule, stages the reclaim actions for review, and shows you the annualized savings in real dollars.