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Zylo vs Torii for SaaS Management
Zylo is great at helping Procurement manage contracts—but SaaS Management takes more. Without visibility into usage, ownership, or Shadow IT, teams are left flying blind. Torii fills those gaps with the full picture—every app, user, license, and dollar—so you can take action with confidence.
What Zylo Misses
Zylo is great at tracking sanctioned spend. But it was built for Procurement—so it leaves key SaaS blind spots unmanaged:
Shadow IT & AI Discovery
Expense + SSO only—misses Shadow IT, Shadow AI, and desktop tools
Detects shadow IT, AI tools, and unmanaged apps in real time
Usage Visibility & Reporting
Manual updates. Often outdated and incomplete
Real-time usage connected to license, cost, and owner
License Reclamation
Available but limited—requires manual setup and lacks actionable usage data for automation
Automated workflows based on actual usage, not just logins
Offboarding + Ownership
Partial coverage—some license workflows but lacks Shadow IT discovery and usage visibility critical for governance
Owner alerts, automated access removal, and usage-based license cleanup
Built for Every Team
Procurement-centric—other stakeholders lack access or context
Built for IT, Finance, Procurement, Security—so every team is on the same page
Renewal Intelligence
Strong contract data, but misses usage and Shadow IT—making optimization incomplete
Proactive alerts, forecasts, benchmarks, and usage-based insights—so you don’t miss hidden waste or renewal opportunities
Time-to-Value
Months to value—technical setup required; Professional services recommended
Weeks to value—no implementation overhead or professional services required
Customer Support
Professional services-heavy, added fees for support
Included CSM and hands-on support at no extra cost
Why Torii Wins: Point Solutions Fall Short— Even for the Teams They’re Built For
Point solutions aren’t wrong—they’re just incomplete. Most were built to solve one need for one team: Procurement tools track contracts, IT tools manage provisioning, Finance tools report spend, and Security tools monitor access.. But they lack the broader context—usage, Shadow IT, ownership—that teams need to act effectively.
Torii brings it all together—apps, users, licenses, and dollars—in one platform. With full visibility, automation, and shared data, every team can act with confidence.
Action-Ready Visibility
- Discovers every SaaS app, user, and dollar —contracted or not.
- Goes beyond login data with granular usage insights.
- Filters and enriches data so it’s ready to act on—no analysis paralysis.
Automation for Every SaaS Need
Automate every critical SaaS process—from discovery to optimization to governance.
- Cut waste, enforce policies, and streamline operations without manual effort or tab switching.
- Take real action—not just reminders—on cost, risk, and compliance.
- Stay audit-ready with activity logs and complete app, user, and license data.
One Source of Truth for SaaS
- Every app, user, license, dollar, and contract in one system.
- Empowers IT, Procurement, Finance, and Security with aligned data.
- Each team sees only what they need to act—no noise, no risk.
Why Companies Switch from Zylo to Torii
Questions to Ask in Your Evaluation
Ask these on your next call with Zylo—or any vendor claiming to be all-in-one:
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Why It Matters
How do you discover Shadow IT, Shadow AI, and desktop apps?
Most tools rely on just one or two discovery sources—catching only known or sanctioned apps. That leaves Shadow IT, Shadow AI, and desktop software hidden and unmanaged. Torii uses multi-source discovery to uncover every app, user, and dollar.
What usage data do you capture—and how do you tie it to cost or action?
Vendors often show login data only, not real engagement. Torii maps usage to cost, license, and owner—so you can drive savings continuously.
Beyond alerts, can your platform automate on/offboarding, risk reviews, and license cleanup?
Many tools send alerts but can’t trigger cleanup, reclamation, or policy workflows. Torii automates actions across license, access, risk, and renewals so you can manage your full SaaS stack.
How focused is your roadmap—and who is it built for?
Renewals are just the start. Torii continues to monitor usage, trigger cleanup workflows, and keep owners accountable across the lifecycle.
What insights and actions does each team- like Finance, Security, It, and Procurement- actually get?
Role-based access isn’t enough. Without team-specific insights and workflows, other tools limit impact. Torii empowers IT, Finance, Procurement, and Security to act on real data.
Organizations Achieve More With Torii
3x more apps
75% reduction
$700k/year saved
Still Comparing Vendors?
Torii isn’t just a Zylo alternative—it’s a system of record for every app, user, and dollar in your stack. Let us show you the difference.
Torii Ranked #1 SaaS Management Platform by G2
Torii earned the highest satisfaction score in G2’s first-ever Grid Report for SaaS Management Platforms—based on real reviews from the teams managing SaaS every day.