Stop paying for software no one uses.
See exactly which applications, web tools, and SaaS subscriptions your team actually uses — and which ones quietly renew every year for no one. Privacy-first usage evidence to reclaim licenses, justify renewals, and right-size every contract.
$4 / computer / month · 14-day free trial · No credit card · EU data residency
Real customer outcomes
€390,000 / year
Saved by Joost van der Meer, CIO at a 2,000-employee enterprise.
$50,000 / year
Adobe licenses reclaimed by Sarah Miller, IT Director — 187 down to 35.
$120,000 / year
34 shadow-IT SaaS tools consolidated by Rachel Nguyen, IT Manager.
Most organizations don't have a license problem.
They have a measurement problem.
Seats get assigned during onboarding. Projects change. Teams churn. Renewals happen before anyone can confidently answer the only question that matters at renewal time:
"Who is actually using this — and how often?"
"Last login" isn't real usage
A user who opens Adobe once a quarter shows the same activity flag as a daily power user. SSO logins, last-login dates, and vendor activity proxies all blur the line between "occasional" and "actively needed."
Where waste hides
Desktop apps (Adobe, Autodesk, JetBrains, Office), browser-based SaaS tools, shadow IT purchased on department credit cards, seats kept "just in case." None of it shows up in a single dashboard — until now.
Usage evidence employees won't fight
Surveillance tools trigger backlash, union pushback, and works council reviews. WhatPulse Professional is built differently — and the privacy model is something you can explain in one sentence.
Activity patterns, not content
We measure which applications get used and for how long. We never record screenshots, keystroke content, or individual URLs. Employees can see exactly what's tracked and exclude apps or categories.
Transparent by default
The WhatPulse client is visible on the employee's machine. Data is aggregated, stored in the EU, and access is scoped to your organization. No covert installs, no stealth mode.
Turn usage signals into savings
Four things teams typically do with WhatPulse evidence in the first 90 days:
Reclaim under-used licenses
Filter by user, team, or time period. Identify seats with zero or near-zero usage in the last 30/60/90 days.
Justify renewals with evidence
Walk into renewal negotiations with actual usage numbers — not vendor activity proxies or department gut feel.
Right-size contracts before they auto-renew
Identify candidates for downgrade, consolidation, or non-renewal. Action the change in your existing IAM, SaaS admin, or SAM workflow.
Export or automate via API
CSV exports for applications, users, computers, and time-series data. Portal API for reporting pipelines and BI dashboards.
What you get
Purpose-built for license usage decisions. Lightweight to deploy. Built to be trusted by employees and finance alike.
- Application usage tracking
- Active usage time per app per user. Works for desktop applications on Windows and macOS, including high-cost installed software like Adobe, Autodesk, JetBrains, and Office.
- Web Insights for SaaS
- Browser extension (Chromium + Firefox) tracks which web apps and SaaS tools your team actually uses, by domain. Catches shadow IT no SAM tool will find.
- Privacy by design
- No screenshots, no keystroke content, no individual URLs. Employees can see their own data. EU data residency.
- CSV exports
- Export filtered or full datasets across applications, users, computers, pulses, and chart data. Send straight to finance or procurement.
- Portal API
- REST API with API keys for usage data access. Plug into BI tools, internal dashboards, or your existing renewal workflows.
- Built for IT, finance, and ops
- Fast rollout via Group Policy / Intune / MDM. Lightweight client. Designed to deliver answers in days, not quarters.
Estimate the savings number first
Three free calculators to size the opportunity before you commit to a trial. No sign-up, all in your browser.
Single application
Unused License Savings
Model annual waste and payback for one high-cost app (Adobe, Autodesk, JetBrains).
Estimate savings →Portfolio
SaaS Sprawl Waste
Estimate duplication and unused-seat waste across your full SaaS portfolio.
Estimate waste →Specific renewal
Renewal Decision
Renew, right-size, downgrade, or drop? Get a recommendation and a procurement email.
Get a recommendation →Optimize licensing for a specific application
Expensive, named-user and floating-license software is where waste concentrates. Pick the application you're trying to right-size for licensing costs, pricing context, and usage-tracking guidance specific to it.
Semiconductor / EDA
CAD & mechanical design
Simulation & scientific
Data & analytics
VFX & post-production
Developer tools
See how WhatPulse compares
Most of our buyers are weighing a SAM suite, a SaaS management platform, or an endpoint tool. Pick the category that matches your shortlist:
Enterprise SAM/ITAM
WhatPulse vs ServiceNow
Real usage evidence vs enterprise ITAM/SAM workflows.
Compare →Enterprise SAM/ITAM
WhatPulse vs Flexera (and Snow)
Usage evidence vs enterprise SAM/ITAM optimization and compliance.
Compare →Endpoint / DEX
WhatPulse vs Nexthink
DEX platform software metering + automation vs focused usage evidence.
Compare →SaaS management
WhatPulse vs Zluri
SaaS automation vs endpoint-grounded usage evidence.
Compare →SaaS management
WhatPulse vs Torii
SaaS rightsizing automation vs privacy-first usage evidence.
Compare →SaaS management
WhatPulse vs BetterCloud
SaaS automation and renewal workflows vs privacy-first usage evidence.
Compare →IT inventory
WhatPulse vs Lansweeper
Inventory-first asset visibility vs dedicated software usage measurement.
Compare →Endpoint / DEX
WhatPulse vs ManageEngine
Endpoint suite metering vs privacy-first usage evidence and reporting.
Compare →Start with a baseline. Make one decision.
Run WhatPulse Professional for 30 days. Identify one expensive tool with low measured usage. Walk into the next renewal with evidence, not estimates.
Frequently asked questions
- No. We track application usage time and aggregated activity signals — not the content inside applications. There are no screenshots, no keystroke content, and no individual URL tracking.
- SAM tools are built for entitlement management, compliance, and audit defense. WhatPulse Professional is the usage evidence layer in front of them — fast to deploy, privacy-first, and designed to feed your existing SAM or IAM workflows with cleaner endpoint signals. Many teams use both.
- SaaS management platforms only see apps with available API integrations. They miss desktop-installed software entirely (Adobe Creative Cloud, Autodesk, JetBrains, Office desktop). WhatPulse covers desktop apps and web apps in one product.
- Most teams get a useful baseline within 30 days of deployment. By day 60, you typically have enough data to make a confident decision on one or more high-cost renewals.
- Yes. The dashboard supports CSV exports for applications, computers, users, pulses, and time-series chart data — including filter-respecting exports for reporting and analysis. A REST API is also available.
- In the European Union. The WhatPulse client also stores data locally on the computer. Data is never shared with third parties and can be deleted at any time.
