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What we find
The subscription your team bought without asking.
A credit card and a free trial are all it takes. Most shadow IT spend starts small, gets forgotten, and keeps renewing long after the trial ended.
Why it happens
Self-serve signup means any employee with a company card can start a subscription in minutes. Nobody files a purchase request for a $40-a-month tool, so finance never sees it coming.
Why it matters beyond the cost
Every unapproved tool is also a blind spot: data living somewhere IT does not track, and often a near-duplicate of something the company already pays for elsewhere.
How we find it
- Match every card and expense charge against the approved tool list, not the other way around
- Search unfamiliar statement descriptors against known vendor billing names
- Flag small recurring charges that never went through procurement
- Check for tools with overlapping functionality already covered elsewhere
Point us at your bill.
We will tell you what is hiding in it, at no cost until we find savings.