What is Hapstack?
Hapstack is a comprehensive SaaS tracking platform designed to provide organizations with real-time visibility into their software usage. The platform tracks activity across thousands of applications, offering immediate insights into which tools team members are actively using and which licenses may be going unused.
By deploying a simple Chrome extension that requires no end-user authentication, Hapstack collects minimal data without accessing credentials or user content. The system provides up to six months of historical data immediately upon setup, enabling organizations to identify usage trends, detect shadow IT, and eliminate redundant software subscriptions.
Features
- Real-time Usage Tracking: Monitor software usage across 2,500+ SaaS applications instantly
- Historical Data Analysis: Access up to 6 months of historical usage data immediately
- Employee-Level Analytics: View detailed usage patterns for individual team members
- Shadow IT Detection: Identify unauthorized software usage as it happens
- Cost Optimization: Uncover inactive licenses and redundant tools to reduce spending
- Quick Deployment: Set up in 5 minutes with no end-user authentication required
- Minimal Data Collection: Never accesses credentials, user content, or browsing history
Use Cases
- Identifying unused software licenses to reduce SaaS spending
- Detecting unauthorized software usage (shadow IT) within organizations
- Analyzing software usage trends across teams and departments
- Streamlining software procurement by eliminating redundant tools
- Simplifying employee offboarding by identifying all accessed software
- Monitoring AI tool adoption and usage across the organization
- Creating a centralized inventory of all company software tools
FAQs
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How does Hapstack track software usage without accessing sensitive data?
Hapstack uses a Chrome extension that monitors application usage without accessing credentials, user content, or browsing history, ensuring minimal data collection while providing comprehensive tracking. -
What happens to the data collected by Hapstack?
For the free plan, de-identified and aggregated usage data is used for benchmarking and market analysis. The paid plan allows companies to keep their aggregated data fully private. -
How quickly can organizations start seeing usage data after deployment?
Organizations can view usage data instantly upon deployment, including up to 6 months of historical data that becomes immediately available. -
Can specific SaaS tools be excluded from tracking?
Yes, organizations can configure Hapstack to ignore specific SaaS tools they don't want to track, providing flexibility in monitoring. -
How does Hapstack help with employee offboarding?
Hapstack provides clear profiles of each employee's software usage, making it easy to identify and revoke access to all tools when someone leaves the organization.
