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Lean SaaS management built specifically for SMBs.

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Substly - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: May 2026

Substly overview

What is Substly?

Most SaaS management tools are built for the Fortune 500, requiring expensive enterprise-tier plans just to access the APIs needed for integration. Substly is the lean, powerful alternative built specifically for the needs of small and medium-sized businesses.

Our multi-source discovery engine and innovative browser extension allow you to automatically detect shadow IT and monitor real-time usage - no matter which SaaS plan your team is on. By centralizing contracts and tracking license adoption, Substly helps organizations eliminate the roughly 25% of spend typically wasted on unused accounts and overlapping tools.

Security and compliance are simplified through our automated offboarding workflows, ensuring departing employees lose access to company data immediately. With automated renewal alerts and detailed spending insights, you can move from reactive spreadsheet management to a proactive strategy. Onboarding takes less than 30 minutes, providing an immediate ROI for CEOs, CFOs, and IT Managers alike.

Starting price

95flat rate /
per month

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Pros & Cons

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Pricing

User Interface

Ease of Use

Integrations

Substly’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

Substly review summaries overview

To determine these pros and cons insights, we analyzed responses from 

Overall rating

Reviews sentiment

 
5(37)

What do users say about Substly?

Users say Substly gives them clear visibility and control over all their software subscriptions, making it easy to track costs, manage licenses, and identify redundant or underused services. They report that it helps them save money, improve budgeting, and keep teams accountable for software usage, with a user-friendly interface that simplifies SaaS management for everyone.

Reviewers indicate that Substly is affordable compared to similar tools and appreciate its transparency and ease of implementation. Some feel reporting and integration options could be deeper, and a few mention that pricing plans for small teams with many subscriptions could be improved.


Who uses Substly?

Based on 37 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Computer Software
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Information Technology and Services
Financial Services
Others

Use cases

SaaS Management
Spend Management
Vendor Management

Substly's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Substly users:

Usage tracking/analytics
Spend management
Subscription management
License management
Renewal management
Vendor management
Shadow IT Detection

All Substly features

Features rating:

Access controls/permissions
Accounting integration
Alerts/Notifications
API
Automated discovery
Budgeting/Forecasting
Categorization/Grouping
Collaboration tools
Contract/License management
Cost tracking
Data import/export
Data visualization
Employee management
Employee onboarding
Forecasting
Inventory management
License management
Member accounts
Monitoring
Multi-Currency
Offboarding
Onboarding
Real-Time data
Real-Time monitoring
Reminders
Renewal management
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & statistics
SaaS operations management
Search/Filter
Self service portal
Shadow IT Detection
Single sign on
Spend analysis
Spend control
Spend management
Status tracking
Subscription management
Supplier management
Third-Party integrations
Transaction history
Usage tracking/analytics
User management
Vendor management

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Value for money rating:

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan
Free trial
Subscription

Monitor

95

Per month

Features included:

  • Multi-source engine for discovering SaaS apps
  • Shadow IT monitoring
  • Contract management & Renewal alerts
  • Cost overview & Spend tracking for smarter budgeting

Optimize

190

Per month

Features included:

  • Everything in "Monitor", plus
  • Manage Shadow IT
  • Detect unused SaaS licenses
  • Streamline your off-boarding process
  • M365 license optimization

Custom plans

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User opinions about Substly price and value

Value for money rating:

To see what individual users think of Substly's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“Substly has made it easier to hold teams accountable for their software usage and cut down on redundant subscriptions, giving us clear visibility into SaaS costs.”
FS

Faheem S.

COO

“The only drawback is that the reporting could offer a bit more depth for our budgeting purposes, but then again I can export the data and build reports myself so it's not a big thing.”
FS

Faheem S.

COO

Substly integrations (5)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 37 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Substly integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (3)

We use this as our SSO. The new login system and Azure AD integration allowed multiple tenants to be added which is just what we needed.

AA

Andrew A.

Security Architect

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

It's usable, but not very intuitive yet.

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Ryan S.

Computer Systems Architect

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Substly support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support
Chat

Training options

Live Online
In Person
Documentation

Substly FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Substly?

Substly has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Mid-size Business, Large Enterprises

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Q. What level of support does Substly offer?

Substly offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, Chat

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