Find out what you're paying for — and not using.
LicenseWaste runs a free, read-only scan of your Microsoft 365 tenant and shows exactly which licenses are sitting idle, duplicated, or ready to downgrade — with the dollar amount next to each one.
Nobody's job is to notice this.
License waste isn't carelessness — it's what happens when nobody's specifically watching.
Onboarding adds, offboarding forgets
Seats get assigned when someone joins. They rarely get reclaimed when someone leaves or changes role.
Plans get layered, not reviewed
Upgrades and add-ons accumulate over renewals. Few teams ever go back and check what's actually being used.
The data is scattered
Checking this manually means cross-referencing several admin center reports nobody has a spare afternoon for.
How it works
Three steps, a couple of minutes of your time.
Connect
Sign in through Microsoft's own admin consent screen. You see and approve exactly what we're allowed to read before anything happens.
Scan
We read license assignments and usage activity — nothing else — and compare what's being paid for against what's actually active.
Report
You get a plain breakdown of idle, duplicate, and downgradable licenses, with the savings next to each line.
What's in the report
Built to be handed straight to whoever signs off on the budget.
Why this is safe to connect
We never see your password
You sign in through Microsoft's own consent screen — the same one you'd see for any admin tool. Your credentials never touch us.
Read-only, by design
The permissions we request can only read license and usage data. There is no permission to change settings, send mail, or touch files.
Revoke it anytime
Remove access instantly from your own Microsoft 365 admin center — no need to contact us, no delay.
Only what's needed to build your report
We retain the aggregated license data behind your report. We don't store mailbox content, files, or message data — because we never ask to see them.
Simple, one-time pricing
No contracts. Early access members lock in their first full report free.
Quick check
- — Total estimated monthly waste
- — No itemized breakdown
- — Ready in minutes
Full report
- — Full itemized breakdown, license by license
- — Downgrade & cleanup recommendations
- — One-page summary for budget sign-off
- — Free for early access members
Monthly monitoring
- — Tenant re-scanned monthly
- — Alerts when new waste appears
- — Cancel anytime
Questions, answered plainly
Is it actually safe to connect this to our tenant?
Yes. You connect through Microsoft's own sign-in and admin consent screen — the standard flow used by any Microsoft 365 add-on. We only ever request read-only permissions, and you can see exactly what's being requested before you approve anything.
What permissions do you actually request?
Read-only access to license assignments, usage reports, and basic directory structure. That's it — no access to email, files, Teams messages, or the ability to change any setting.
Will this change anything in our Microsoft 365 environment?
No. The scan only reads data. It cannot deactivate accounts, reassign licenses, or modify any policy or setting in your tenant.
Who needs to run this — does it have to be IT?
You'll need a Global Administrator or Global Reader role to connect. Many teams have their IT provider or in-house admin do this in a couple of minutes.
How long does it take?
Connecting takes about two minutes. The report itself is generated within minutes of the scan completing.
Can we revoke access afterward?
Yes, instantly — directly from your Microsoft 365 admin center, with no need to contact us first.
See what you're actually paying for.
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