Remend
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Remend is an independent software advisory firm that helps enterprises reduce software licensing costs, avoid vendor lock-in, and manage complex vendor agreements with publishers such as Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM, VMware, Salesforce, Adobe, and Red Hat. The company specializes in license audits, contract negotiations, renewals, software asset management, and audit defense. Remend claims an average cost reduction of 33% and billions saved on software solutions for its clients.
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Ideal Customer
- Remend explicitly targets enterprise and mid-market organizations, positioning itself as an executive-level advisor for CIOs and CFOs facing high software licensing costs, aggressive vendor audits, or upcoming contract renewals.
- Its sweet spot is organizations with complex, multi-publisher software estates—particularly those heavily reliant on Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft—whose internal IT, procurement, and legal teams lack the depth to negotiate against major vendors on their own.
Key Differentiators
- Remend positions itself as a conflict-free, independent advisor—earning no commissions from software vendors and holding no reseller relationships that would compromise its objectivity—contrasting itself against generalist consulting firms and automated SAM tooling platforms.
- Its key differentiators include a team with a "combined experience of over 100 years" in enterprise software licensing, a proprietary Protected Shared Savings fee model for Oracle engagements where clients pay only if savings are achieved, and multi-publisher depth spanning Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM, VMware, Salesforce, and Adobe under one advisory engagement.
Industries Served
- Remend serves enterprises and mid-market organizations across a broad range of industries including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and technology, according to third-party profiling by CXponent.
- Its advisory work is industry-agnostic at the software licensing level, focusing wherever Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, IBM, VMware, Salesforce, and Adobe are deployed at scale.
Service Coverage
- Remend is a U.S.-based advisory firm headquartered in San Mateo, California (with offices also referenced in Palo Alto, CA), and Bloomberg notes it "serves clients in the United States" as its primary market.
- Third-party directory CXponent describes it as serving "a global clientele of mid-market and Enterprise-level organizations," suggesting some international reach, though no specific non-U.S. country presence or defined international office network is publicly documented.
Partnerships
- Remend's most prominent publicly documented technology partnership is with Azul Systems, for whom Remend serves as an authorized Migration Partner helping enterprise clients transition from Oracle Java SE to Azul's Zulu builds of OpenJDK; this partnership earned Remend Azul's "North America Partner of the Year" award.
- Remend also maintains what it describes as "rich partnerships with best-in-class systems integrators and managed service providers" to support cloud migration and total cost of ownership planning, though specific named partners beyond Azul are not publicly listed.
Company Size & Ownership
- Remend was incorporated around 2001–2002 and has been operationally active since at least 2014.
- The company has between 11 and 50 employees across multiple data sources, with Datanyze estimating approximately 14 employees and an annual revenue of roughly $4.2 million, consistent with ZoomInfo's "under $5 million" revenue bracket.
Compliance & Certifications
- No public disclosures of Remend holding SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP, or other formal security certifications have been identified.
- As a pure advisory and consulting firm (not a SaaS or data processor), Remend's business model does not inherently require such certifications, and none are claimed on the company's website or in available third-party sources.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
33 offerings2025 AI Service Provider Report
Remend publishes an independent, unbiased review and rating of over 60 conversational and generative AI service providers to guide organizations in their AI vendor selection process. The report is available as a free copy and covers strengths in implementation, integration, security, and vertical market expertise.
Cloud Migration
Remend helps enterprises define and optimize their cloud migration strategy by assessing existing software and licensing, selecting the right cloud model (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS), and developing a cloud roadmap. The service includes identifying financial waste, scoping competitive cloud alternatives, and negotiating cost-effective cloud contracts.
Contract Negotiations
Remend provides contract negotiation services to help enterprises secure better pricing and terms from major software publishers. The service leverages knowledge of publisher policies and competitive alternatives to compel vendors to meet customer demands.
Dynamics 365 Analysis
Remend offers analysis services focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 licensing to help enterprises understand and optimize their Dynamics 365 investment and licensing costs.
Enterprise AI Advisory
Remend offers advisory services to help organizations choose and deploy the right conversational and generative AI automation solutions. The service includes an unbiased review and rating of 60-plus AI service providers through the 2025 AI Service Provider Report.
Hyper-V License Audit Defense
Remend provides specialized audit defense services for Microsoft Hyper-V licensing, helping organizations minimize the impact of publisher audits related to Hyper-V deployments.
Java License Advisory
Remend offers advisory services to help enterprises navigate Oracle's Java subscription licensing, dispelling myths and providing clarity around Oracle's pursuit of Java subscriptions. The service helps organizations understand their obligations and reduce unnecessary Java licensing costs.
License Audit Defense
Remend offers audit defense services to minimize the business impact of software license audits initiated by publishers. The service provides expert strategies and analysis to defend against publisher audit claims across vendors including Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft.
License Management
Remend provides ongoing license management services to help enterprises manage their software license, support, and subscription requirements across major publishers. The service ensures organizations pay only for what they need at market-leading rates.
Managed Services
Remend's managed services offering handles enterprise software publisher relationships on behalf of clients, combining software asset management and procurement practices to manage costs, ensure compliance, and maintain ongoing negotiation posture. The program includes regularly scheduled strategy calls, cost-saving execution, and ongoing audit readiness.
Merger and Acquisition Planning
Remend provides software licensing advisory services in the context of mergers and acquisitions, helping enterprises understand the licensing implications and risks associated with M&A activity involving Microsoft and other major publishers.
Microsoft 365 Drilldown
Remend offers a detailed analysis service focused on Microsoft 365 licensing to help enterprises optimize their Microsoft 365 subscriptions, identify unused or redundant licenses, and reduce unnecessary spend.
Microsoft Cloud Licensing Strategy
Remend analyzes Microsoft licensing agreements including Enterprise Agreement, MPSA, and Select Plus to identify cloud cost-saving opportunities and optimize ROI through data-driven cost modeling. The service includes assessing on-premises license portability to cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, and Azure, and negotiating better terms with Microsoft and its partners.
Microsoft Contract Negotiations
Remend provides contract negotiation services specifically for Microsoft agreements, helping enterprises secure market-leading pricing and contractual terms from Microsoft. The service leverages competitive pressure and cost modeling data to drive favorable outcomes.
Microsoft Licensing Tune-Up
Remend's Licensing Tune-Up service identifies Microsoft licensing optimizations before a true-up, new purchase, contract renewal, or as part of audit readiness. The service helps enterprises uncover inefficiencies and reduce costs ahead of key Microsoft milestones.
Oracle Audit Defense Support
Remend provides expert Oracle license audit defense services to help organizations minimize the business impact of Oracle-initiated software audits. The service develops and executes defensive strategies to protect clients from overcharges and forced purchases.
Oracle Cloud Applications Subscription Advisory
Remend analyzes Oracle Cloud application SaaS costs, conducts user audits to identify inactive or redundant licenses, and develops savings strategies to align user roles with actual business needs. The service includes contract analysis, competitive cloud solution scoping, negotiation strategy development, and transaction finalization.
Oracle Cloud Migration Planning
Remend helps enterprises plan and execute migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or hybrid-cloud environments on their own terms and timeline. The service includes spend analysis, license and technical assessment, supplier engagement, and ongoing relationship management to control costs and avoid being dictated to by Oracle.
Oracle Contract Negotiations
Remend provides contract negotiation services specifically for Oracle agreements, helping enterprises secure better pricing and more favorable terms by leveraging competitive alternatives and deep knowledge of Oracle's contracting strategies.
Oracle License Management
Remend provides ongoing management of Oracle license, support, and subscription requirements to help enterprises maintain compliance and optimize spend. The service creates well-documented and rationalized Oracle licensing portfolios.
Oracle Relationship Management
Remend provides ongoing Oracle relationship management services, acting as a buffer between the client organization and Oracle to handle communications, negotiations, and vendor interactions on the client's behalf.
Oracle Third-Party Support
Remend helps enterprises evaluate and determine whether third-party support and maintenance is the right alternative to Oracle's official support. The service analyzes the financial and operational implications of switching to third-party support providers.
Oracle ULA Certification
Remend provides advisory services to help enterprises maximize and defend an Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) certification with supporting evidence. The service ensures clients capture full value from their ULA before certification.
Protected Shared Savings Program
Remend offers a Protected Shared Savings Program as part of its Oracle advisory services, structuring engagements so that savings achieved are shared between Remend and the client.
SAM Tooling Managed Services
Remend provides managed services specifically focused on SAM tooling to support software asset management programs. This service helps organizations implement and manage the tools needed to track and optimize software usage and licensing.
SAP License Audit Defense
Remend provides expert defense strategies to minimize the business impact of SAP software license audits. The service helps enterprises respond to and resolve SAP audit claims while protecting their budget.
SAP License Compliance Review
Remend conducts SAP license compliance reviews to help enterprises understand their current SAP licensing position and identify any compliance gaps or overspend before an audit occurs.
SAP Negotiation Strategy
Remend develops negotiation strategies for SAP agreements, helping enterprises secure better pricing and contractual terms from SAP through competitive positioning and expert knowledge of SAP's contracting practices.
SAP S/4HANA Advisory
Remend provides advisory services to help enterprises optimize their migration path to S/4HANA and Rise with SAP. The service evaluates migration options, costs, and timing to ensure a cost-effective and strategic transition.
SAP Software Asset Management
Remend offers SAP-specific software asset management services to help enterprises track, manage, and optimize their SAP licenses and reduce unnecessary SAP software spend.
SAP Third-Party Maintenance
Remend advises enterprises on SAP third-party maintenance options as an alternative to SAP's official support, helping organizations evaluate the financial and operational implications of switching to third-party providers.
Software Asset Management (SAM)
Remend provides software asset management services to help enterprises track, manage, and optimize their software licenses across major publishers. The service combines commercial analysis with license optimization to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure compliance.
Update and Patch Archival Planning
Remend offers planning services for archiving Oracle updates and patches, helping enterprises preserve access to software updates and patches as part of their long-term Oracle support strategy.
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