Setyl
IT asset and software licence management platform that gives IT teams one view of hardware, SaaS, licences and spend.
By Setyl · HQ London, United Kingdom · 4.8/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- IT teams that need one inventory of hardware, SaaS and licences instead of spreadsheets.
- Mid-market and enterprise organisations preparing for ISO 27001, SOC 2 or Cyber Essentials audits.
- IT and finance teams targeting near-term savings from unused seats and surprise renewals.
- Companies already on Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, Intune or Jamf that want fast deployment.
Ideal size: 50–2,000 employees people · Mid-market IT team with MDM, SSO and HR tooling already in place
Not for
- Teams looking for a full ITSM suite with service desk, incident and change management.
- Organisations that cannot or will not connect their MDM, IdP, HR and finance systems.
- Very small businesses seeking a free or low-cost standalone asset tracker.
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
About 1 hour
~1 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
$3,600/yr
Starts at $3,600 · Per-organisation subscription from $300/month, quoted on request; three tiers (Complete, Advanced, Advanced Managed); unlimited assets and licences.
Implementation Friction
1/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Unlimited assets and licences; no per-seat minimum published.
Add-on costs
- Advanced Managed tier adds Setyl-run onboarding and ongoing data maintenance (quoted on request).
- Separate MSP/MSSP plans for managed service providers.
Company & support
Who is behind Setyl, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
How you get support
- PhonePaid plans
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatPaid plans
- Support portal / ticketsNot listed
- Community forumNot listed
- Help centre / docsAll plans
- Dedicated account managerEnterprise only
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Contractual SLA covering uptime, availability and support response (no figure published)
Support includes a public help centre and FAQs, chat with a support agent, and unlimited calls and direct messaging with specialists. Advanced Managed adds a named Setyl expert and managed onboarding.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Setyl sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Setyl
- Spendflo
- Stamps.com
- Cledara
- MileIQ
- Vantage
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Setyl. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
Ships an official MCP server. Connects to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT connectors and Cursor out of the box.
AI & MCP readiness
What Setyl ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Setyl is a cloud IT asset and software licence management platform for IT teams. It consolidates data from 100+ systems — Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, Intune, Jamf, HR and finance tools — into one view of hardware, SaaS, licences, users, vendors and spend. Teams use it to rightsize licences, catch surprise renewals, automate onboarding and offboarding, and gather audit evidence for ISO 27001 or SOC 2. The vendor says setup takes about an hour and licence optimisation returns 1x–4x the annual subscription.
Frequently asked questions
How long does implementation take?
Setyl says you can be up and running in as little as one hour. You connect existing data sources (Microsoft, Google, MDM, RMM, IdP/IAM, HR and finance systems) so people, assets, software and licences import automatically, then configure workflow and automation rules. Implementation support is included, and an Advanced Managed tier has Setyl run onboarding, data reconciliation and ongoing maintenance for you.
How much does Setyl cost?
Plans start from $300 per month across the Complete, Advanced and Advanced Managed tiers, with unlimited hardware and software assets and licences on every plan. Exact pricing depends on integrations and managed services and is quoted on request. Discounted rates are offered to non-profits and charities, and separate plans exist for MSPs and MSSPs.
Is Setyl certified for security and compliance?
Setyl states that it holds ISO 27001 Information Security Management certification, which it describes as equivalent to SOC 2, and says it regularly supports customers that need to security-audit it before implementation, covering supplier audits, security processes and data storage locations. The product also helps customers evidence ISO 27001, SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials controls through its asset register, access tracking and activity logs.
Does Setyl use AI, and does it train on our data?
Setyl publishes an MCP connector that links the platform to AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT so teams can query data, trigger workflows and make bulk updates in natural language. Vendor pages do not describe Setyl training or hosting its own models, and no statement was found on whether customer data is used to train models, so treat AI data-handling terms as an open diligence item.
What savings should we expect?
License optimisation and savings is flagged as Setyl's top ROI feature: it flags unused and inactive licences and highlights renewal risk. Setyl states that customers typically recover between 1x and 4x the annual cost of Setyl through this feature, and that up to 30% of IT spend is wasted through poor licence and asset management.