COMPARISONS
Open iT vs. OpenLM
Settling for surface-level software data can cost you millions.
Here is what Open iT sees that OpenLM doesn’t — and why we’re trusted by the world’s largest energy, EPC, and industrial organizations for 25+ years.
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OTHER COMPARISONS
$2–3M
saved annually
saved annually at a 100,000+ employee energy supermajor.
99%
license usage efficiency
license usage efficiency achieved at Aibel.
What Makes Open iT Different
Trusted by major enterprises for 25+ years
Raw license data, translated
The full engineering spectrum and beyond
Trusted by major enterprises for 25+ years
The largest energy companies, EPC firms, and industrial organizations in the world run Open iT. They stay for years. Long-term retention at that scale is the proof.
Raw license data, translated
Your vendor sells you products. But your license server does not track products — it tracks features, the individual technical components that make up each product.
Without normalization, those two data sets never reconcile. Your license reports reflect activity that finance and procurement cannot read or act on.
Open iT translates feature-level data into product-level usage that maps directly to what you purchased and what appears on your vendor invoice.
The result: one view that IT, finance, and procurement can all read from the same page.
The full engineering spectrum and beyond
From mainstream platforms like Autodesk and Bentley to specialized tools that no general SAM solution supports, Open iT covers the full range of engineering licensing environments: on-premises, cloud, HPC, and beyond.
How Open iT and OpenLM Compare
Feature
Open iT
OpenLM
Product-level normalization
Translates feature-level license data into product-level usage that maps to vendor invoice line items
Reports at feature level only; does not normalize to product level
License harvesting
User notified via in-app alert before action. Configurable inactivity thresholds with suspend or terminate options. Notification window set before any action is taken
Multiple harvesting options available. Kill option force-closes the application without user notification and may result in loss of unsaved work
BI integration
Native connection to Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, and Excel. Customers can build their own dashboards post-deployment
Reporting via Apache Superset (on-prem) and Amazon QuickSight (cloud)
Custom BI dashboard development
Built by dedicated Open iT specialists as part of every deployment. Customers can also build their own dashboards post-deployment
Self-service configuration available. Professional services available for additional implementation support
Managed service
Comprehensive managed service with hands-on, dedicated support across multiple regions. Includes deployment, administration, reporting, optimization, and vendor analysis consulting
Managed Services available for deployment, configuration, and operational management
OpenLM capabilities verified against public documentation, 2026.
What Real Customers Achieved with Open iT
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Open iT and OpenLM?
Both tools track engineering license usage. Open iT normalizes that data to the product level, integrates live with your BI tools, and includes dedicated vendor analysis consulting at every deployment. OpenLM does not offer these at the same depth.
Does Open iT measure True Active Usage?
Yes. LicenseAnalyzer™ Level 2 measures keyboard, mouse, CPU, and I/O signals through integrated deployment, with a single configuration per application.
How does license harvesting work in Open iT?
LicenseAnalyzer™ Level 3 sends an in-app notification before acting. The user chooses to continue, suspend, or release. No session is force-closed without warning.
What kind of organizations use Open iT?
Open iT serves large engineering organizations: global energy companies, EPC firms, and industrial enterprises managing complex, multi-vendor software estates across global locations. Open iT has been in production in these environments for 25+ years.
How is Open iT's service model different?
Every Open iT deployment includes full configuration support, administrator training, and vendor analysis consulting: specialists review your usage data alongside your contract terms and recommend specific actions. A managed service option is available for teams that want ongoing oversight.
Can Open iT replace OpenLM?
Yes. Open iT provides everything OpenLM does, and goes further: product-level normalization that maps feature data to vendor invoice line items, live BI integration without an export step, and a comprehensive managed service with dedicated vendor analysis consulting. Full deployment support is included from day one.
Explore Open iT
LicenseAnalyzer™
Track what is checked out, what is active, and what it is costing you.
LicensePlanner™
Align license supply with actual demand. Native chargeback invoicing included.
Open iT Insight
Ask your license data anything. Natural language queries, on-demand charts, and instant reports — built into LicenseAnalyzer™.
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