Question 1

How many software licenses go unused at a typical company?

Accepted Answer

License-management audits repeatedly find organizations actively using only around half of provisioned seats - Zylo's SaaS management index reports 54% utilization. The other half is shelfware: seats assigned to departed employees, abandoned tools, and tiers nobody turned on, renewing on habit because auditing is nobody's job.

Question 2

Why doesn't anyone catch unused licenses?

Accepted Answer

Because every party at the table profits from them: the vendor books the revenue, the reseller earns the commission, and internally the renewal is the default while the audit is extra work. Independent review exists precisely because nobody watches license waste for you.

Question 3

How often should seats be audited?

Accepted Answer

Annually at minimum, and always 90 days before a material renewal - the audit is worth most while there is still time to correct counts before the quote locks.

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