đź’ˇ SaaS Idea: SaaS Discovery Radar for IT (Shadow IT Mapper)

Agentless, read-only browser extension + SSO log analysis to auto-discover SaaS apps in use across orgs. Flags unsanctioned apps, redundant licenses, and risk. Lightweight alternative to Torii/Zylo.

Platform: web

Why it's a good idea?

1. Problem & Proposed Solution

Shadow-IT (employees adopting SaaS without IT approval) creates security, compliance and spend headaches. Existing full-blown SaaS-Management/SSPM suites (Torii, Zylo, BetterCloud, Productiv, LeanIX SMP, Lumos, Axonius, etc.) are expensive, heavy to deploy, and usually require API integrations or network appliances/agents. The idea is a lightweight, agent-less browser-extension + SSO-log parser that auto-discovers SaaS in use, reports risk, duplicate tools and idle licences – a “SaaS Discovery Radar”.

2. Market Signals

  • Competing vendors are VC-backed and actively selling ⇒ buyers pay real money.
  • Typical price points: Zylo/BetterCloud/Torii list from $2-$8 per employee /mo for mid-market. Smaller, simpler offering could undercut or address SMB that can’t afford those.
  • Gartner introduced “SaaS Management Platform (SMP)” and “SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)” quadrants in 2022 – showing analyst & buyer attention.

3. Search-Demand & Keyword Data

(>=500 searches & Difficulty <30 qualifies)

Keyword Monthly vol Difficulty
saas management platform 590 16
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