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Pricing from
€95 per month
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User industry
  1. Information technology and software
  2. Media and communications
  3. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)

What is Substly

Substly is a SaaS spend management tool focused on tracking and managing recurring software subscriptions. It centralizes subscription details such as renewal dates, costs, and vendor information to support budgeting and renewal planning. The product is typically used by small businesses and finance/operations teams that want basic subscription visibility without a broader procurement or expense-management suite.

pros

Centralized subscription inventory

Substly provides a single place to record and review active subscriptions, pricing, and renewal dates. This supports basic SaaS portfolio visibility for teams that otherwise rely on spreadsheets. It can help reduce missed renewals by making key dates and contract metadata easier to find.

Renewal and cost tracking

The product focuses on recurring cost tracking and renewal awareness, which are core workflows in SaaS spend management. Teams can use it to plan upcoming renewals and identify subscriptions that may be candidates for cancellation. This is especially useful for organizations with many small, distributed SaaS purchases.

Lightweight adoption for SMBs

Substly appears positioned as a simpler, lighter-weight option than platforms that combine spend management with procurement, payments, or deep IT discovery. For smaller teams, a narrower scope can reduce implementation effort and ongoing administration. It fits use cases where the primary need is subscription tracking rather than end-to-end purchasing controls.

cons

Limited verified public details

Publicly verifiable information about Substly’s feature set, integrations, and security posture is limited. This makes it harder to assess fit for regulated environments or larger deployments. Buyers may need direct vendor confirmation for capabilities such as SSO, audit logs, and data retention.

May lack automated discovery

Compared with more mature tools in this category, Substly may rely more on manual entry rather than automated SaaS discovery from SSO, finance systems, or browser/agent telemetry. Manual maintenance can reduce data completeness over time. Organizations with high SaaS sprawl may require stronger automated detection and reconciliation.

Unclear procurement and workflow depth

It is not clear whether Substly supports advanced workflows such as intake requests, approval routing, vendor onboarding, contract repository features, or renewal negotiation support. If these capabilities are required, teams may need additional tools or processes. This can limit suitability for enterprises seeking end-to-end SaaS governance.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Subscription & Vendor Management €95 / month (billed yearly) • €120 / month (billed monthly)
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$105 / month (billed yearly) • $130 / month (billed monthly)
£75 / month (billed yearly) • £95 / month (billed monthly) Multi-source discovery of subscriptions & vendors; contract management & renewal alerts; Shadow IT detection; automated spend tracking & forecasting; financial integrations and data exports.
Advanced User & License Management €190 / month (billed yearly) • €240 / month (billed monthly)
$210 / month (billed yearly) • $260 / month (billed monthly)
£150 / month (billed yearly) • £190 / month (billed monthly) Everything in Subscription & Vendor Management, plus unused-account detection; unsanctioned SaaS usage detection; streamlined employee off-boarding; user license management; cost optimization.
Plan Price Key features & notes
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Enterprise (Customization) Custom pricing — contact sales Tailored integrations (custom APIs), manage multiple AD tenants and subsidiaries, custom reports & analyses, dedicated onboarding/support.

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