# Software Asset Optimization Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Software Asset Optimization - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other IT Asset Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/233042/Software-Asset-Optimization/alternatives --- # Software Asset Optimization Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 24, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Software Asset Optimization ## What is Software Asset Optimization? SAO enables you to visualize and analyze global software inventories and utilization rates across facilities, divisions, departments, and users. With SAO, it’s easy to pinpoint underutilized assets for better business planning and forecasting. Because we have deep domain expertise in not only HPC but also business analytics and software licensing systems, Altair is uniquely qualified to offer powerful SAO solutions tailored to the unique requirements of each organization. ## What is Software Asset Optimization used for? [License Management](https://www.capterra.com/license-management-software/)[IT Asset Management](https://www.capterra.com/it-asset-management-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 2 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.6 (140)](https://www.capterra.com/p/177946/baramundi-Management-Suite/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $1 Per Feature, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.5 (2) Ease Of Use 4.3 (173) Value For Money 5.0 (2) Value For Money 4.1 (144) Customer Service 5.0 (2) Customer Service 4.5 (156) ## Software Asset Optimization alternatives [4.7 (136)](https://www.capterra.com/p/136727/Reftab/reviews/) Starting price $31.25 Per User, Per Month Highest Rated [4.9 (26)](https://www.capterra.com/p/213372/Setyl/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.5 (683)](https://www.capterra.com/p/132997/Freshservice/reviews/) Starting price $29.00 Per User, Per Month [4.7 (11)](https://www.capterra.com/p/133961/Total-Network-Inventory/reviews/) Starting price $100.00 Per User, Per Month ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Alerts/Notifications 2.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Reporting/Analytics 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Access Controls/Permissions Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Activity Dashboard Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Activity Tracking Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Asset Lifecycle Management Manage assets throughout their lifecycle to optimize profit Software Asset Optimization 22 features Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Manage assets throughout their lifecycle to optimize profit Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Track, store, and access client contracts or licenses Alter the layout and content of reports Graphical representation of data Monitor the movement of one or more IT assets throughout the organization Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Arrange tasks based on the level of priority or urgency Active reporting of data and metrics Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks Ability to track and store all vendor-related information, such as contacts, services offered, terms, etc. Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 5.0 (2) 5.0 Based on 2 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (2) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 5.0 (2) 5.0 Based on 2 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 5.0 (2) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 5.0 (2) 5.0 Based on 2 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 5.0 Based on 2 reviews Filter by rating 5(2) 4(0) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent RS Rachel S. Senior Advanced Software Engineer Airlines/Aviation ### "License reporting tool of my dreams" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 29, 2021 The experience was everything we could hope for. It felt like we were partners in making this work and expanding SAO to fill the gaps we found in alternative products. Pros SAO reports on over 15 different license management technologies out of the box, which is critical in getting your reporting environment working efficiently in the shortest amount of time. And the variety of usage reports available allows you to find the best format to analysis and report on your license usage. Cons For disaster recovery purposes some licenses are split across multiple servers and it difficult to combine large of amount of licenses usage into a single report easily. Reasons for choosing Software Asset Optimization Many alternative products were limited in the number of license manager and users they could support. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CM Calvin M. Engineering IT Specialist Military ### "SAO - more than a software usage report" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 September 27, 2021 For our large company it has more than paid for itself in our ability to reduce software purchase where license go unused. Pros SAO most obvious use is for software usage tracking. In addition to license peak usage, I have used the tool to identify list of users, when looking for a subject matter expert I can see who uses the software the most, and what local workstations are using the software. With the real time usage reporting, we have created a web page with "preloaded" inputs to the SAO real-time usage so users can see what users have license checked out and how long they have been using it. Very helpful for software that has chronic issues with reaching max license usage. Cons Only tracks floating license. Nice if it had a node locked tracker. 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