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Flexera One pros and cons

Vendor: Flexera
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Flexera One excels in compliance and discovery, ensuring a structured approach to managing hardware and assets while providing easy access to raw data.
It features a sophisticated licensing module that adapts to the latest trends, offering robust license management aligned with client contracts.
Users appreciate the stability and reliability offered by Flexera One.
Flexera effectively links contracts to purchases, streamlining IT asset management.
Discovery in Flexera One is highly valued for capturing the entire environment and installed software, which is essential for ITAM.

CONS

Reporting features could be improved, particularly by allowing scheduling.
The purchasing module has opportunities for improvement.
Automation components like contracts, scheduling, and notifications could be better embedded.
The deployment of agents requires enhancement.
Flexera One lacks an agent for mainframe usage reporting.
 

Flexera One Pros review quotes

reviewer1700715 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Asset Manager Lead at Boeing at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 18, 2022
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.
Anne Watson - PeerSpot reviewer
SAM Specialist at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 27, 2023
So the solution has a really great licensing module, and they're constantly keeping up with the newest trends.
HG
Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Manager at Propiviti
Oct 24, 2023
The best thing about FlexNet Manager for my clients is its strong grip on managing licenses and ensuring they stick to their contracts.
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SC
Student at Proteam advisory solutions
Feb 16, 2024
It is a stable solution.
Donna Boyd - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 23, 2025
I like the way that Flexera connects our contracts to our purchases.
ShwetaYadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at KPMG
Nov 11, 2025
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.
 

Flexera One Cons review quotes

reviewer1700715 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Asset Manager Lead at Boeing at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 18, 2022
They could improve their reporting. I'd particularly like them to allow you to schedule it.
Anne Watson - PeerSpot reviewer
SAM Specialist at a media company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 27, 2023
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.
HG
Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Manager at Propiviti
Oct 24, 2023
One area that could use improvement is the deployment of Flexera agents.
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SC
Student at Proteam advisory solutions
Feb 16, 2024
The hardware and connectors in the product have certain shortcomings where improvements are required.
Donna Boyd - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 23, 2025
The mainframe need improvement.
ShwetaYadav - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at KPMG
Nov 11, 2025
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.