
Open iT is a solution for metering, analyzing and optimizing the usage of technical and engineering software tools to generic applications, servers, storage, databases and services across an entire organization.
It is built on a client/server infrastructure and includes advanced reporting tool mechanism.
LicenseAnalyzer
Primary tool for software usage metering, analysis, and optimization for all business and technical applications

Level 1 | Runtime Usage
This includes real-time monitoring and historical reporting on a wide range of on-premise and Cloud applications, proactive alerts, and customizable dashboards.

Level 2 | True Active Usage
This level includes all the features of Level 1, and it also meters the activity levels of all applications (standalone or server-based, Cloud or on-premise) to determine whether the applications are truly being actively used.

Level 3 | Managed Usage
This level expands the capabilities of Levels 1 and 2 to provide better control in managing license resources by uncovering and terminating or suspending applications that are not in active use.
Plug-ins

LicensePredictor
Forecasting and anomaly detection tool that analyzes current and historical usage data to predict future trends in license usage. 
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CLIMS
Advanced system that provides administrators a centralized portal for the administration and management of license files and license servers.
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LicensePlanner
Aligning IT with business strategy boils down to how business unit managers make decisions about financing.
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Applications
Dedicated to Analyzing Storage and Grid Computing environments

StorageAnalyzer
Provides full visibility of storage resources (files, file systems, disks and backups, etc.), thus enabling optimal data storage management.

ComputeAnalyzer
Monitoring a wide variety of system resources with extension for metering distributed grid computing environments.
Point Solutions
Similar to LicenseAnalyzer but dedicated to analyzing license usage from a specific vendor
Technical and Engineering Applications

Analyzer for Ansys® Software
Helps Ansys users manage their resources investment and ensures maximum utilization and ROI of these valuable assets.

Analyzer for Autodesk® Licensing
Helps cut software license costs and reduce wastage on license usage by monitoring activity levels of Autodesk applications.

Analyzer for MathWorks® Licensing
Helps in maximizing the usage of MathWorks software licenses, resulting in value optimization and improved user productivity.

Analyzer for any of the
supported applications
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Business Applications

Optimizer for SAP® Licensing
Powerful and complete solution to effectively control an organization’s SAP license usage and efficiently manage SAP licensing costs.
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Open iT's solution in conjunction with their professional services group have allowed us to manage complex licensing models, like Hexagon ISL, in order to continue to optimize license consumption.
Michael Allen, Director of Engineering TechnologyBurns & McDonnell
Open iT Software has helped us manage costs as we expand the business, supporting and supplying the needs of our highest producers. We could not have done this without a tool like Open iT LicenseAnalyzer. It meters usage 24/7, always hard at work for us, analyzing and providing data for optimizing our software resources, even as we reduce or expand our activity levels. This is not a once a year job!
Dan Shearer, Manager Technology EnhancementBurlington Resources
Newfield Exploration chose Open iT for the license monitoring software because it is the best in its class. When Newfield looked for information regarding its license usage, Open iT's technology, support and personnel were heads and shoulders above the rest of their industry peers.
Jim Day, Geoscience Systems Manager Newfield Exploration
We acquired the LicenseAnalyzer. Product is satisfactory. It fits with the required outcome. I am personally very satisfied; it sure is a perfect match. It served its purpose and I can say that Open iT is a reliable solution provider that I will recommend to others.
Yuly SupriyadiSaka Energi
Overall Open iT software made my life easier so I’d say yes it was dependable and reliable.
Renee PorterCobalt International Energy
Frequently Asked Questions
The Open iT product suite is an enterprise analytics platform that enables organizations to measure, analyze, and optimize software licenses, applications, compute, and storage usage across complex IT environments.
Open iT manages usage data for license-managed applications, standalone software, SaaS and cloud applications, engineering tools, compute workloads, and storage resources.
Yes. Open iT is vendor-neutral and supports multiple license managers and software vendors.
Yes. Open iT supports 27 cloud-based and SaaS platforms, in addition to 90+ license managers. This enables unified visibility across SaaS, subscription, concurrent, and on-premises licensing models within a single analytics platform.
Yes. Open iT supports vendor-specific rules and licensing structures, including feature-level tracking where applicable.
Yes. Open iT supports token-based, concurrent, named-user, subscription, and consumption-based models.
Yes. Open iT supports highly customizable reporting.
Yes. Dashboards can be tailored by role or user.
Yes. Open iT supports role-based access control (RBAC).
Yes. Open iT integrates with a wide range of license managers.
Yes. Open iT integrates with Active Directory and identity systems.
Yes. Open iT supports integration with ITSM platforms.
Yes. Data can be exported and integrated into BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
Yes. Open iT provides APIs for integration and automation.
Yes. Open iT is designed for large-scale, global enterprise environments with high data volumes.
Open iT scales through distributed data collection and centralized analytics, supporting multi-region, multi-time-zone, and multi-vendor environments.
Yes. Open iT is designed for hybrid IT environments.
Yes. Open iT supports monitoring across virtualized desktops and servers.
Open iT collects data from license servers, applications, operating systems, and infrastructure components. The data is normalized, processed, and aggregated to provide real-time monitoring, historical trends, and advanced analytics.
Open iT consolidates data from multiple vendors, servers, and environments into a single centralized analytics platform, providing enterprise-wide dashboards and reports.
Yes. Open iT provides real-time monitoring of supported license-managed applications, including current usage, availability, and concurrency levels.
Yes. Open iT stores and analyzes historical usage data, enabling trend analysis, forecasting, audit support, and renewal planning.
Open iT enables optimization by identifying inefficiencies, redistributing licenses, reducing idle usage, and aligning license quantities with actual demand.
Open iT provides configurable alerts when usage approaches or exceeds defined thresholds.
Yes. Administrators can configure custom thresholds and alert triggers.
Yes. Open iT generates accurate, defensible, audit-ready reports.
Open iT supports audits by maintaining historical usage records, entitlement comparisons, and standardized reporting.
Organizations with complex licensing environments, high software spend, and enterprise-scale deployments benefit most from Open iT services.
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