Compare the Top Software Asset Management (SAM) Software for Linux as of September 2025

What is Software Asset Management (SAM) Software for Linux?

Software asset management (SAM) software is a tool designed to help companies effectively manage their software licenses and assets. It allows organizations to track, monitor, and optimize their software usage across different devices and users. This type of software can also provide insights into areas where licenses may be underutilized or overused, helping companies make informed decisions about future software purchases. Additionally, it offers features such as automated license compliance and the ability to generate reports for audits. Overall, software asset management software promotes cost efficiency and streamlined management of a company's digital assets. Compare and read user reviews of the best Software Asset Management (SAM) software for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    EZO AssetSonar
    AssetSonar simplifies Software Asset Management by bringing all licenses, entitlements, and SaaS subscriptions into a single platform. IT teams can automatically map licenses to devices and users, monitor software installations, and track real-time SaaS adoption on browsers to uncover unused or duplicate spend. Renewal reminders and policy enforcement reduce compliance risks, while detailed usage and cost reports empower finance and IT leaders to optimize budgets. With integrations to MDMs, SSO, and browser extensions, AssetSonar eliminates manual tracking and ensures you stay audit-ready while maximizing the value of every software investment.
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    Business LOG

    Business LOG

    Enterprise Informatic Solutions

    With over 11,000 installations Business LOG is the most requested tool by companies looking for a flexible and efficient log management suite. Available in “On-Premise” or “SaaS” Versions, with Agent Methods and Log Collection Agent less. Business LOG provides complete log analysis, reports and alerts, a powerful log search engine and a flexible log storage option.
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    KACE by Quest

    KACE by Quest

    Quest Software

    KACE® by Quest supports your unified endpoint management (UEM) strategy by helping you discover and track every device in your environment, automate administrative tasks, keep compliance requirements up-to-date and secure your network from a range of cyberthreats. Discover, manage and secure all your endpoints from one console as you co-manage your traditional and modern endpoints, including Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, and iOS and Android devices. KACE is a Unified Endpoint Management solution that offers a single point of control for managing IT systems across the entire organization, inside or outside your network. This comprehensive solution takes the stress out of keeping devices secure and compliant so you can do more.
    Starting Price: As low as $3/mo/device
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    Alloy Navigator

    Alloy Navigator

    Alloy Software

    Alloy Navigator is an all-inclusive IT Service & Asset Management solution that provides thoughtful answers to your toughest IT challenges. At its core, Navigator comes with a powerful workflow process automation engine fortified by an intelligent interface that automatically creates meaningful relationships between the data that matters. Covering several IT disciplines ranging from Help Desk, Inventory & Knowledge Base Management to ITIL-driven standards such as Change & Configuration Management, Alloy Navigator is the perfect solution for small, medium and enterprise businesses who strive to achieve the highest levels of productivity.
    Starting Price: $19.00/month/user
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    Hector

    Hector

    Hector

    Hector is a SaaS tool for monitoring and tracking your equipment and software from the planning phase to the end of the product life cycle. The application allows, among other things, the management of equipment loans, software licenses, asset depreciation, and barcode inventory management. Hector allows companies to build a list of assets from the ground up to gain greater control over their inventory. Plus you can pay only for the number of assets registered in the system ! Hector offers unlimited users and multiple nifty functions to help you manage all your physical assets and software, manage your inventory, and track every piece of equipment wherever they are. Perfect for IT inventory, audiovisual equipment, tools & machinery, medical equipment, or any other asset you need to track.
    Starting Price: $26.99 USD/month
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    Xensam

    Xensam

    Xensam

    Xensam’s cloud-based AI-powered platform optimizes software usage, identifies security gaps, and eliminates spending on underutilized apps. All you need to know to optimize software usage, spending and security. Track all your paid and freemium SaaS, on-prem, and open-source apps. Our AI-driven platform recognizes +450 000 business applications. Get to know exactly how much you can save on underutilized applications. Compare license pricing with your current spending in our cost center. Connect with Data Center, Oracle, or any cloud license platform. We support all essential discovery integrations (and launch an entire integration platform soon). With Xensam, you don't have to choose between advanced and simple. Handle all your SAM tasks with ease, structure complex data and get actionable insights in real-time using an intuitive and responsive GUI.
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    BelManage
    BelManage allows users to reduce their software license and maintenance costs, monitor their cybersecurity status and configuration details. BelManage is based on Belarc’s Cloud architecture, uses a single Intranet server and database, and automatically creates an accurate and up-to-date central repository (CMDB) of software, hardware and security configuration details. Belarc’s cloud architecture allows users to simplify and automate the monitoring of all of their desktops, laptops, servers and virtual machines throughout the world, using a single server and database. The BelManage server can be located on premises, on our customer's cloud or hosted by Belarc via SaaS.
    Starting Price: $10 per computer
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    Activation Tools

    Activation Tools

    softWORKZ Innovation Inc

    One cloud-based solution to work across Windows, Mac, iOS, LINUX, VM’s, Android, Raspberry Pi, and Web Activation. Over 20 years, we've developed our software licensing platform based on customer discussions and feedback. One-time license activation fee of $0.95 or less after your sale. Never pay anything else. Pay only when you sell your software. No monthly fees, no bandwidth fees, no code packs. All major OS's and all browsers are supported. License Activation codes can be used across any platform and are not OS specific. The software_DNA API's are the same across any platform, making it easy and fast to port to new OS's. License your software with Multi-seat, Concurrent/Floating, Subscription, Feature-Based, etc., whether your application is for individual users, Small Businesses, large Enterprises, or institutions. Integrations with eCommerce include 2Checkout, BlueSnap, Direct DNA, DPD, eJunkie, FastSpring. myCommerce, PayPal, PayPro Global, Shopify, Stripe.
    Starting Price: $0.95 per software license.
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    Miradore Management Suite
    On-premise device management (IT Systems Management) software that simplifies IT management processes for Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. Miradore Management Suite is specifically designed for managing diverse IT environments containing desktops, laptops, servers, and POS devices. In the Management Suite, the management processes for different hardware and software platforms have been seamlessly integrated as one, unified management solution that supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. When included in a customer’s processes, Miradore enables you to create automated workflows to send reports, fix problems, and build immediate value.
    Starting Price: €3/month
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    Cruz Operations Center (CruzOC)
    CruzOC is a scalable multi-vendor network management and IT operations tool for robust yet easy-to-use netops. Key features of CruzOC’s integrated and automated management include performance monitoring, configuration management, and lifecycle management for 1000s of vendors and converging technologies. With CruzOC, administrators have implicit automation to control their data center operations and critical resources, improve network and service quality, accelerate network and service deployments, and lower operating costs. The result is comprehensive and automated problem resolution from a single-pane-of-glass. Cruz Monitoring & Management. NMS, monitoring & analytics -- health, NPM, traffic, log, change. Automation & configuration management -- compliance, security, orchestration, provisioning, patch, update, configuration, access control. Automated deployment -- auto-deploy, ZTP, remote deploy. Deployments available on-premise and from the cloud.
    Starting Price: $1350
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    Cruz Software Lifecycle Orchestrator
    Maintaining software releases across remote sites is complicated, costly, and error-prone. Cruz Software Lifecycle Orchestrator (SWLO) reduces the complexity with consolidated lifecycle management for bare metal, OS, PNF, VNF, VM, and applications. --Deploy BIOS and core operating software to physical and virtual environments; and manage updates as zero-touch processes, manual activities, multi-target deployments, scheduled tasks, and automated upgrades. --Manage VNF/NS libraries and deployment records, and Virtual Infrastructure Managers. --Utilize extensive libraries of proven network device configuration processes, compliance validation, device backup, and recovery routines to manage physical and virtual network functions. --Maintain centralized verified library of SW images all software instances of branch/remote sites, ensuring configuration consistency. --Create target groups for bulk resource updates. --Site update resource prep and restoration processes.
    Starting Price: $1350
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    SamBox.io

    SamBox.io

    SamBox.io

    SamBox.io® is a SaaS platform that enables you to calculate and optimize your licensing position, on your own. Compute and optimize your compliance analysis for Windows Server, System Center, SQL Server and Oracle Database. Take control over editor audits and reduce your licensing expenses. You can use our mathematical evaluation and optimization tools directly from your web browser, in self-service. They guide you step by step through your compliance assessment. You are fully autonomous and can start right away, without having to install anything. You benefit from the assistance of our specialized consultants throughout your entire project. We are accessible by live chat, email, phone calls or video to guide you; from the day your order to the interpretation of your final compliance report. You only pay for what you need, and when you need it. Only your infrastructure that is really concerned is invoiced.
    Starting Price: €490
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    Certero for Enterprise SAM
    Certero for Enterprise SAM is the Software Asset Management product on the Certero platform. It combines live data from its own advanced discovery & inventory, with intelligent software recognition & license reconciliation tools - removing complex manual work from the SAM process. The result is a real-time ELP & a solution that provides clarity over ALL IT hardware & software, everywhere. Certero does the complex data 'heavy lifting' for you, so you can focus on managing & optimizing your IT value & costs. This is part of Certero's unified technology platform, built to manage IT assets holistically, desktop to datacenter, mobile to SaaS & Cloud. Unifying ITAM/SAM reduces cost & consolidates your asset data; enabling automation, vastly superior BI and insight. The modern solution architecture also means exceptional support from Certero. Customers report the fastest implementation times and the highest satisfaction levels of any major SAM vendor on Gartner's Peer Insights.
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    LAMUM

    LAMUM

    TeamEDA

    LAMUM is a comprehensive engineering software asset management and license monitoring tool for consolidating all licenses and vendor information while providing complete current and historical usage information. Our proprietary software monitors FlexNet licenses, Sentinel, Reprise, LUM, DSLS, LM-X, Altium MathLM, Windchill, and others upon request. See list of Supported Vendors, Applications and License Managers. Supported on Windows & Linux.
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    ZENworks Asset Management
    ZENworks Asset Management combines sophisticated workstation inventory, network and device discovery, software management, license tracking, software usage, and contract management into a comprehensive asset management solution with a single, unified administration and management console. Micro Focus® ZENworks® Asset Management combines sophisticated workstation inventory, network and device discovery, software management, license tracking, software usage and contract management into a comprehensive asset management solution with a single, unified administration and management console. Improve license compliance and eliminate audit concerns by providing a complete, accurate view of software installations, accurate software usage data and sophisticated license reconciliation capabilities. Lower IT costs by gaining a comprehensive view of every IT asset in your organization and eliminating the risks of over- and under-purchasing.
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    Snow Software

    Snow Software

    Snow Software

    We have brought together software asset management, cloud management and SaaS management so you can fully optimize all of your technology in one platform that seamlessly integrates with your enterprise ecosystem. Clearly see, understand and manage your entire technology landscape, both on-prem and in the cloud. Maximize the value of your technology investments with deep insights into usage, spend and vulnerabilities. Get the perspective and automation you need to anticipate and align with the rapidly evolving needs of your business. Fast implementation and intuitive design means you are saving money in weeks, not months. Break down your data silos to see on-prem, hybrid and cloud technologies together. Get clean and augmented data, updated daily and powered by the world's largest discovery catalog. Recommendations and self-service drive value, save time and increase productivity.
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    Symphony SummitAI

    Symphony SummitAI

    Symphony SummitAI

    Research shows that up to a staggering 80% of IT assets are underutilized, placing a massive strain on budget and productivity. Increasing regulation and heightened concerns around information security are forcing many organizations to re-evaluate their IT asset management system. You need a next-generation tool, powered by AI, to put new controls and processes to effectively manage hardware and software assets. Optimize asset utilization, save costs and enforce compliance with SummitAI Asset Management. With integrated asset management, SummitAI provides you with an accurate inventory of all the hardware and software assets, in your organization, across the asset lifecycle process. It optimizes your organization’s efficiency by helping you manage assets right from the planning stage to the disposal stage covering requisitioning, allocation, and retirement. SummitAI’s IT Asset Management enables enterprises to manage their assets cost-effectively.
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    Certero for Enterprise ITAM
    Certero for Enterprise ITAM is the easiest, fastest and most resource-efficient way to discover, inventory and manage your IT assets, from mobile to desktop, datacenter to cloud. It’s faster to implement and configure, which means you start delivering value to the organization quicker. It’s easier to use, so your total cost of ownership is lower. And it’s better at capturing and analyzing inventory data on all hardware and software, so you can do more with the insights Certero for Enterprise ITAM has to offer. Discover and collect inventory data across all your platforms, from Windows desktops & servers to Linux and Unix, on-premises and in the cloud, as well as Android and iOS mobile devices. What’s more, you can also discover and inventory assets like printers, routers, infrastructure and much more. Includes Software Distribution, Patching, Reporting & can integrate with any Service Desk CMDB. Certero are fully ISO27001 Certified for Information Management Security peace of mind.
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