The Software Consolidation Challenge
Software sprawl creates massive hidden costs across every organization.
- 47% of licensed features never get used
- 53% of SaaS licenses remain unused across organizations
- 91% of business leaders say at least one software investment has failed
- No visibility into shadow IT applications
How Userlane Enables
Software Consolidation
App Discovery
What it does: Map every application in use across your organization, including shadow IT and unauthorized tools.
Why it matters: You cannot consolidate what you cannot see. Most organizations have no full picture of their software estate.
- Find software purchased outside formal IT channels
- Identify redundant tools with overlapping functionality
- Discover duplicate purchases across departments and teams
Portfolio Overview
What it does: Roll up cost, usage, and adoption data across all applications into a single prioritized view.
Why it matters: Consolidation decisions need data, not guesswork. Portfolio Overview shows where to cut and where to invest.
- See license utilization and actual usage per application
- Surface feature overlap and redundant capabilities across tools
- Rank consolidation opportunities by potential savings and risk
Proven Impact
- See your full software estate in days
Identify redundancy and unused licenses. - Make consolidation decisions with real data
Reallocate budget to strategic investments.
2x
ROI increase on software implementation
60%
Training cost reduction
87%
User adoption rate across 1,200 employees
80%
Reduction in support tickets across 22,000 staff
Software Consolidation FAQs
Our browser extension automatically detects all web applications accessed by users, including those purchased outside formal IT channels. You'll see every browser-based tool in use across your organization within days.
Yes, Userlane shows exactly how applications are used, allowing you to consolidate intelligently. Keep critical functionality while eliminating redundancy. Our Contextual Assistance also helps users transition to consolidated platforms smoothly.
Our analytics reveal overlapping functionality, usage patterns, and costs. You'll see which applications serve similar purposes, their relative adoption rates, and potential savings from consolidation - making decisions clear.
App Discovery and HEART Analytics show usage at department and team level. You can identify where departments use different tools for the same purpose and make consolidation decisions based on actual adoption data, not assumptions.
Results depend on portfolio size and redundancy levels. Organizations typically identify 5-15% license optimization, and 47% of features go unused across the average software estate. Portfolio Overview helps prioritize where savings are largest.
