LemSubs vs Substly
Solid SMB SaaS management — but missing the optimization intelligence LemSubs is built around
Substly is a Swedish SaaS management platform aimed at SMBs. The product covers the fundamentals well: SaaS inventory, user access mapping, renewal calendars, and basic spend reporting. It's positioned as a lightweight alternative to enterprise SaaS management tools and is a credible choice for small teams that want a clean dashboard.
Where Substly falls short is intelligence: there's no automated insight engine flagging waste, no health scoring, no overlap detection across vendors, and limited cancel guidance. LemSubs is built around exactly that optimization layer — dozens of deterministic rules that surface savings, health scores per subscription, an overlap detector across 60+ vendor relationships, and 50+ cancel guides.
For teams whose primary need is simply seeing what's running, Substly is fine. For teams who want active waste reduction, LemSubs is the better fit.
Substly pricing
Free trial; paid from ~$10/user/month
Substly is best for
Small teams wanting basic SaaS inventory, user access, and renewal tracking
Where Substly wins
- Clean SMB-focused interface
- User access mapping per app
- Renewal calendar
- European data residency
Where Substly falls short
- No automated insight engine
- No health scoring or overlap detection
- Per-user pricing scales fast
- Limited cancel guides
Frequently asked questions
Is LemSubs a Substly alternative?
Yes — LemSubs covers the same SaaS inventory and renewal tracking, plus an active optimization layer (insight engine, health scores, overlap detection) that Substly doesn't include.
Does Substly have an insight engine?
Substly surfaces basic spend reports, but it doesn't ship a deterministic rule engine for detecting overlap, trial traps, refund opportunities, or unused seats.
Which is cheaper for a small team?
LemSubs Teams is $11.99/month per workspace flat. Substly's per-user pricing scales linearly with team size, so LemSubs is typically cheaper above ~5 members.
Can both tools detect overlapping SaaS?
Substly shows you the inventory but leaves overlap to manual review. LemSubs ships an automatic detector across 60+ vendor relationships (e.g., Notion vs Coda, Loom vs Tella).