Flexera 2026 State of ITAM Report: How governance gaps are driving costly software audits

Software audits aren’t new; nearly half (48%) of the organizations surveyed in Flexera’s 2026 State of ITAM Report said they had been audited in the last year. But they are becoming more frequent, more complex and more expensive. They’ve become a constant reality for IT leaders who are constantly asking themselves: How do I reduce software audit risk while maintaining control across SaaS, cloud and AI?