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54% -- usage rate for purchased SaaS licenses (2026)
According to the 2026 SaaS Management Index, in any given month, 54% of purchased SaaS licenses are actually used by organizations.
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54%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
78
Source
Zylo
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Tier A
https://zylo.com/blog/saas-management-for-pharma/ ↗
Source Article
SaaS Management for Pharma: Uncover Millions to Fund R&D
The R&D Budget You Didn’t Know You Had: Uncovering Hidden Millions in Your SaaS Portfolio
Updated on February 19, 2026 with new stats.In the race to bring new treatments to market, every dollar matters. Pharmaceutical companies invest billions in research and development (R&D), yet many unknowingly …
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Zylo
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2026 SaaS Management Index
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Channelcommon_crawl
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purchased SaaS licenses: 54% usage rate. Source: Zylo (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-saas-licenses-used-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-saas-licenses-used-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>54%</strong> -- usage rate for purchased SaaS licenses<br><small>Source: Zylo (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-saas-licenses-used-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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