Buyer's kit
A contract checklist, a pricing glossary and reference pages for the people who sign, administer and renew business software. Keep one open beside the contract or the invoice and work down it.
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Seat cost calculator
Enter seats, price and unused seats to see the annual bill and the share spent on idle licenses.
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Walkthroughs
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02 Walkthrough
Negotiating a software renewal, step by step
A timeline for renewing business software with room to bargain, from the first calendar entry to the signed order form.
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Run sheets
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01 Run sheet
SaaS contract checklist for buyers
Twenty-odd points to check on a software order form before you sign, grouped by where the trouble usually starts.
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Data sheets
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03 Data sheet
Auditing seat usage: a reference method
Where to find usage data, how to sort accounts into groups, and what each group means for the next renewal.
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Term files
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04 Term file
Software pricing and contract terms, defined
Thirty-two pricing and licensing terms from order forms and renewal quotes, defined from the buyer's side.
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Ground rules
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05 Ground rules
How Seat Count researches and writes
Our sources, how we handle prices and vendor claims, and how corrections work.
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