LemSubs vs Josys
IT-led SaaS management with HRIS provisioning — strong for ops-heavy mid-market, heavy for everyone else
Josys (a Rakuten company) blends SaaS management with IT asset management and identity ops — provisioning new hires across SaaS, tracking laptops and devices, managing offboarding workflows, and integrating with HRIS to automate the lifecycle.
It's strong for IT-ops-led organizations, particularly in APAC where Rakuten's distribution gives Josys a meaningful presence. Like other mid-market SaaSM tools, Josys expects you to wire in HRIS, SSO, and finance integrations to be useful, plus dedicated IT ownership for the rollout.
Pricing is custom and lands in the $10K–$40K/year range depending on scale. For a 200-person company with an IT team, that's reasonable. For a 15-person agency, it's a different planet. LemSubs sits below that bar with no integration prerequisites, no agent deployment, and no per-seat scaling.
We're not trying to replace Josys at the enterprise scale where it shines — we're the right answer for everyone in the much wider band who don't have an IT team to deploy enterprise tooling. **Decision framework.** Choose Josys if you're 100–500 employees with an IT-ops function that owns devices + identity + SaaS together, particularly in APAC.
Choose LemSubs if subscriptions are the actual problem and the device/identity machinery is overkill. The two rarely run together — Josys assumes it owns the SaaS layer, so the overlap pattern is more 'replace as you scale up' than 'run alongside.'
Josys pricing
Custom — typically $10K–$40K/year depending on seat count and modules
Josys is best for
IT operations teams at 100–500 person companies wanting unified SaaS, device, and identity management with HRIS-driven provisioning.
Where Josys wins
- Unified SaaS + device + identity ops in one platform
- HRIS + SSO integrations for automated onboarding/offboarding
- Strong APAC presence and localized support
- Device tracking included
- Backed by Rakuten's distribution
Where Josys falls short
- $10K+/year, multi-week implementation
- Requires HRIS and SSO to be useful
- Not appropriate for sub-50-employee teams
- Per-seat pricing scales as headcount grows
- Smaller community than Western competitors
Moving from Josys to LemSubs
- Export your Josys app catalog (Apps -> Export)
- Sign up for LemSubs and Smart Import the export
- Map Josys departments to LemSubs Cost Centers (Teams plan)
- Migrate renewal dates and primary owners — both are first-class fields in LemSubs
- Set up the renewal calendar with your preferred alert windows
- If you also need device tracking, keep that workflow in your existing MDM (Kandji, Jamf, Hexnode) — don't try to force LemSubs to do it
Frequently asked questions
Josys vs Zluri?
Both target mid-market IT ops. Josys leans more into device + identity management and has stronger APAC presence; Zluri leans more into SaaS discovery and access reviews with a global footprint. Below 100 employees, both are oversized.
Can LemSubs handle our employee onboarding flow?
No — that's IAM territory and we don't build into it. LemSubs handles subscription visibility, renewal management, and overlap detection. For onboarding/offboarding automation, Josys, Zluri, or Lumos is the right tool.
Does Josys work outside APAC?
Yes, but the customer success and localization is strongest in APAC. Western customers have other strong options (Zluri, Torii, Lumos) at similar price points.