By Vangie Beal

1. Software Asset Management
2. Free Software License Management Tools
3. Software License Asset Management Tools

Tags: Software Asset Management GNU General Public License ITAM OCS Inventory Secret IT Manager Software Usage application software free discovery tools free software free tools physical audit physical audits software software applications software license software licenses software procurement. A top-rated, open-source, web-based asset and license management tool is Snipe It. The software allows you to manage software licenses and software users across your business. Developers are currently working on easier handling of multi-pack licensing, which will become a powerful tool for large license deployments.

Software license management refers to the software tools or processes used by an organization to control and document where and how the company's software products are able to run in order to enforce and ensure compliance with software licenses (also known as an End-User License Agreement, or EULA).

License management tools are also employed by software vendors to monitor and ensure compliance with the developer's software license. These tools help prevent the developer's software from being copied, shared or otherwise illegally used (pirated) by non-licensed users. License management on the software vendor's side may also involve creating trial, personal, corporate and/or subscription-based license keys via a license generator; software product activation; product deactivation; and similar tasks.

Recommended reading: Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?

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