Use case

Consolidate SaaS Stacks After an Acquisition

You acquired a 40-person team. They brought 60 new SaaS vendors. Some overlap your stack, some don't, and nobody knows which.

Who this is for

Integration leads, IT Directors, and COOs running post-acquisition tech consolidation.

When this happens

Acquisition close, Day-1 integration plan, or post-close stack rationalization.

The workflow

  1. 1.Connect both companies' AP feeds + every SaaS in both stacks.
  2. 2.SeatMap maps every tool by JTBD and shows overlap / unique vendors per side.
  3. 3.Recommend consolidation per category: which to keep, which to retire, migration risk score.
  4. 4.Migration sequence proposed by impact + dependency (low-risk first).
  5. 5.Track consolidation progress as a dashboard — board-reportable through Day 90.

What SeatMap detects

  • both companies pay for tools in the same JTBD category
  • acquired team using cheaper tier of a tool you have at higher tier (negotiation leverage)
  • vendor consolidation opportunity (volume discount)
  • shadow SaaS the deal team didn't surface in due diligence

Tools this works on

  • Slack
  • Notion
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot

Outcome

Typical post-acquisition consolidation: 30–45% reduction in combined SaaS line items inside 90 days.

FAQ

When in the deal cycle should we run this?

Pre-close as part of due diligence (catches shadow SaaS the acquired team didn't disclose), then again post-close to drive the consolidation plan.

What about migration cost?

SeatMap scores migration risk per consolidation move — # of users to retrain, data export complexity, integration dependencies. You see ROI net of effort.

Does this work for divestitures too?

Yes — same engine in reverse. SeatMap maps which seats / data move with the divested entity and which stay.

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