Flexera Cloud Cost Optimization

What do you like best about the product?

I like how Flexera pulls together all the data in on place. For someone like me in a technical role, it saves a lot of back and forth and helps connect the dots faster. The visibility into assets and licenses without digging into multiple tools makes the work easier. I can focus on analysis instead of chasing the data like on different tools.

Also, Flexera customer support is quite quick. whenever I've raised tickets, they have acknowledged quickly and guided me with clear steps.

What do you dislike about the product?

One thing I feel Flexera could improve is the UI speed. It lags at times, when you're working on multiple reports or switching the tabs, it slows down the workflow.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

For me, FlexeraOne is solving the problem of scattered data. Earlier it was tough to get a clear view of what assets we have, their usage and compliance. Now with FlexeraOne, all of the data is at one place. It basically turns raw data into something meaningful that we can actually use for analysis.

What do you like best about the product?

The best part about Flexera One is that IBM and Oracle compliance reporting is accurate as compared with other software asset management tools available in the market.
It helps in cost optimization which is vital in SAM domain and helps in earning trust of our clients and reduced software spend.

What do you dislike about the product?

Flexera One is bit expensive. Also, direct SaaS integrations available within Flexera One are fewer compared to some of its competitors.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helping in cost optimization and overall asset management for the end customers. The tool itself is easy to use.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about Flexera One is its ease of use and how seamlessly it integrates with a wide range of data sources. Its intuitive interface allows me to navigate and find what I need quickly, making it a tool I use frequently in my day-to-day role.

What do you dislike about the product?

The only downside I’ve encountered with Flexera One is its AI-powered features, particularly the one that auto-fills purchase order (PO) details from vendor documents.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Flexera One is helping us stay on top of both software and hardware compliance across the organization by providing real-time visibility into our IT assets.

What do you like best about the product?

For an administrator, the most powerful aspect of Flexera One isn't the flashy dashboards you show to leadership. It's the "normalized data" engine. Getting the messy data from SCCM,Intune,M365, other service providers and vCenters into a single format is something that makes my job easy. While it takes a lot of the manual, spreadsheet-based data to be manipulated, this data with FlexeraOne lets us actually focus on the "asset management" part of ITAM in a better way.

My unique experience has been with the initial setup, can feel like a roller-coaster. However, once the data connectors are connected and the inventory rules are in place, the day-to-day data gets better after each reconcile. The ability to automate license reconciliation for vendors like Microsoft and Oracle is a huge win for operations folks and licensing managers can save a lot of hours otherwise doing manual calculations and applying license rules.

What do you dislike about the product?

The user interface might feel a little clumsy for new users, though it gets better on subsequent visits. The timeout set on tenants might be pain as well, logging in 100 times during intervals.
Error messages can be misleading, especially during a large import. "Data import failed" is one thing, but figuring out the exact row or field that caused the issue can be tricky.
I wish the system provided more noticeable error messages, otherwise it can add to the working timeline.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bridging the Gap: We were a classic example of un-connected operations. My ITAM team had its spreadsheets, and our Licensing team had theirs. Flexera One provides that single source of truth that allows us to have meaningful, data-backed conversations about cloud and software spend and license renewals.

With the Flexera SaaS, we've finally been able to get a handle on all the SaaS applications under one roof. The discovery gives us visibility of unknown spend happening around, and we've been able to reclaim unused licenses, directly impacting entire budget landscape.

Also, an audit readiness can be time taking and difficult in small timelines which could major headache for customers and partner. Now with Flexera ITAM we have baseline ready which saves more than half of audit timelines. The data is there, it's normalized, and we can generate a defensible effective license position in a matter of hours if not for weeks. It has definitely reduced our anxiety and risk.

What do you like best about the product?

It's simple and self-explanatory. You need no one teach you.

What do you dislike about the product?

difficult product maintenance, cumbersome administration, potential for buggy and incomplete reporting, and complex integration processes that can hinder adoption

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Since I work in an organization with 10000 plus employees it helps me keep my organization compliant and up to date.

Highlights the areas which need my attention saving me from being penalized from different vendors.