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Flexera One vs Lumos comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Flexera One
Ranking in SaaS Management Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (4th), AI Legal & Compliance (83rd)
Lumos
Ranking in SaaS Management Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (23rd), Identity Management (IM) (41st), Access Management (45th), Identity Governance Administration (IGA) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the SaaS Management Platforms category, the mindshare of Flexera One is 6.5%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lumos is 6.5%, up from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Management Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Flexera One6.5%
Lumos6.5%
Other87.0%
SaaS Management Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2814465 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Cloud Cost Over And Visibility Parts at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Clear license visibility has reduced waste and guides current software spending decisions
We often communicate with the technical support of Flexera One, and they are providing a good service to us. We are raising cases for the SKU-based library of Flexera One. Suppose there are SKUs which are not recognized. We raise a case with them asking if they could please recognize this SKU or add this SKU to the SKU library. We are in touch with them. Suppose we are not understanding any feature of Flexera One, then we are asking them for a one-to-one call. They interact with us and easily tell us things which we can understand. I will give it a 10 for the technical support of Flexera One on a scale from one to ten.
YX
Mass Spectometry Specialist at a pharma/biotech company with 11-50 employees
Extremely reliable, definitely worth the price, with a unique feature
Our primary use case is for proteomics to identify and quantify proteins and samples It has improved our organization because it is fast, accurate, and easy to maintain. The most valuable feature I have found is the electron transfer piece is unique and helpful. One item I would like to see…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"In my opinion, the best features of the product are that it is precise, the SKU library contains all the products and it rightly associates all the use rights and the licensing that is required, and the analytics feature is helpful in strategic decision-making because it adequately and appropriately gives you the reports."
"Audit readiness and 100% users and usage calculation helped the organization to save money."
"The feature that I find most valuable in Flexera One is the discovery, which is crucial from an ITAM point of view to capture the entire environment and all the software installed in my customer's environment."
"I like the way that Flexera connects our contracts to our purchases."
"Sometimes I see cost savings in excess of 40 to 60 percent, with resources also in the same percentage area, depending on what the use case is and how much work and preparation was put into actually designing it appropriately for the use of the tool, as the more that had to get cleaned up or adjusted, the percentages could certainly even increase more."
"Flexera One helps us gain more customers because we are able to look after customer assets, which is really good."
"I like the way it does its compliance. I like its discovery, and I like the fact that it keeps separate hardware and assets and provides easy accessibility to raw data."
"I recommend it highly."
"It has improved our organization because it is fast, accurate, and easy to maintain."
 

Cons

"The biggest challenge I am facing is that Flexera One has a lot of data. It takes time to load and process."
"While it shows various configurations regarding where my server and VM are placed, it does not indicate how many licenses are needed or how the calculations are performed."
"Regarding the price, I feel the price is a bit high."
"Sun Solaris server discovery needs to be improved. Apple Mac OS was not supported fully."
"There is room for improvement in the purchasing module. There are things I would change in that. Also, the automation components, like having the contracts, scheduling, and notifications embedded into the application, which they've been promising to do since 2014."
"The hardware and connectors in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The customer support is fairly decent; it could be better in terms of the quality of answers provided."
"The first and foremost aspect that could be improved about Flexera One is its capability for customization. It is not easily customizable, and if Flexera One does not have an integration available for different tools and publishers, then creating a custom integration or custom compliance for that particular publisher becomes very difficult."
"One item I would like to see improved is the ability to clean the deeper parts of the machine with simplicity."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I can say that from a price perspective, you can go for FlexNet Manager if you have a very small environment."
"It was certainly on a par with the price we were paying for Snow License Manager. It wasn't overly expensive."
"The machine costs around five hundred thousand dollars."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Retailer
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise13
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FlexNet Manager?
Regarding the price, I feel the price is a bit high. If you compare it to another competitor that is there in the market which is dominating, that is ServiceNow SAM Pro. ServiceNow SAM Pro has a lo...
What needs improvement with FlexNet Manager?
The first and foremost aspect that could be improved about Flexera One is its capability for customization. It is not easily customizable, and if Flexera One does not have an integration available ...
What is your primary use case for FlexNet Manager?
I would rate the compliance tracking of Flexera One and any tool-based compliance six out of ten because compliance is directly proportional to the licensing of a particular publisher. Licensing fo...
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Comparisons

 

Also Known As

FlexNet Manager Suite, FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises, Flexera SaaS Manager
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Sample Customers

Foray Technologies, BMC
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