Binadox and Zluri are platforms for managing SaaS spend, but they differ in scope and focus. Zluri’s scope includes access-request workflows, approvals, and just-in-time access, and it pulls subscription data directly from applications. Binadox combines SaaS spend management with cloud cost management for AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Hetzner. It provides granular departmental chargeback and specific tracking for LLM and AI spend, discovering applications through four methods including a desktop agent and network analysis.
What each product is for
Zluri is an identity governance and SaaS management platform focused on discovery, access governance, optimization, and security. Its scope includes access-request intake with approvals, just-in-time access, an app catalogue, desktop-agent discovery, centralized contract management, access reviews, segregation of duties, and discovery of non-human identities and AI agents. It also provides OAuth and permission-risk visibility and integrates with SAML- and SCIM-based identity environments.
Binadox is a platform for managing both SaaS spend and public cloud costs. Its scope includes discovery via a desktop agent and network traffic analysis, contract storage, and cost estimation for infrastructure-as-code before deployment. It also offers specific features for tracking LLM and AI spend and provides an MCP server for AI agents. Binadox publishes its pricing and its integration catalogue.
Wider context:
Zluri leads with identity governance and Binadox with spend, which is why these two are often shortlisted together by mistake. How to choose a cloud and SaaS cost management platform explains how the categories differ and which team each one serves.
Where Zluri is ahead
Zluri’s strengths are in its direct data collection methods. It pulls subscription data directly from the SaaS applications themselves, providing detailed usage information. It also has a dedicated capability for discovering shadow AI tools being used within an organization, which complements its broader shadow IT discovery.
Where Binadox is ahead
Binadox provides network traffic analysis through its own proxy, and specific tracking for spend on large language models (LLMs) and other AI services at the model and provider level. It also connects to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos to price infrastructure-as-code projects before deployment, offers a provider comparison calculator that runs without connecting a cloud account, and adds web access whitelisting for employees. Because Binadox manages public cloud spend alongside SaaS subscriptions, IT and Finance can review the whole technology budget in one place rather than reconciling two tools.
Scope
The most significant difference in scope is that Binadox is designed to manage both SaaS spend and public cloud costs within a single platform, while Zluri focuses on identity governance, identity security, and SaaS management rather than public-cloud cost management. For a buyer, this means Binadox can provide visibility into costs from providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP, and can estimate infrastructure-as-code costs before deployment. A company focused exclusively on SaaS and identity governance might find these features outside their requirements, whereas a company managing both SaaS and IaaS/PaaS spend may prefer a unified tool.
Side by side
| Capability | Binadox | Zluri |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | ||
| Shadow IT discovery | ● | ● |
| Browser-based discovery | ● | ● |
| Desktop agent | ● | ● |
| Network traffic analysis via proxy | ● | ◐ |
| Identity-provider sign-in log discovery (SSO) | ● | ● |
| Web access whitelisting for employees | ● | — |
| SaaS spend | ||
| License management and optimization | ● | ● |
| Renewal calendar and alerts | ● | ● |
| Invoice and financial data from connected accounting or expense systems | ● | ● |
| Subscription data pulled from the application itself | ◐ | ● |
| Contract and document storage | ● | ● |
| Transaction and payment data | ● | ● |
| Chargeback and showback by department | ● | ● |
| Delegation to application owners | ● | ● |
| Access-request intake with approvals | — | ● |
| One-click approvals in Slack | — | ● |
| Access management | ||
| Provisioning and deprovisioning in SaaS apps | ● | ● |
| Onboarding and offboarding workflows | ● | ● |
| Granular offboarding (roles and permissions) | — | ● |
| OAuth and permission-risk visibility | — | ● |
| Access reviews and certifications | — | ● |
| Platform | ||
| Role-based access control within the platform | ● | ● |
| Engineering & AI | ||
| Infrastructure-as-code cost before deployment | ● | — |
| Repository connections (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure Repos) | ● | — |
| LLM and AI spend tracking | ● | ◐ |
| Shadow AI tool discovery | ◐ | ● |
| MCP server for AI agents | ● | — |
| Platform & commercial | ||
| Ticketing system integrations | ● | ● |
| Public integration catalogue with per-app depth | ● | ● |
| Public plan prices | ● | — |
● has it · ◐ partial or limited · — not publicly documented as a supported capability or outside that product’s scope
A dash is not a claim of a product shortcoming; it reflects the documented scope or publicly available information reviewed for that row.
The information in this table was compiled from publicly available sources: each vendor’s product
pages, product documentation, help centre, release notes, security pages and pricing pages,
reviewed in August 2026. Products change; check the vendor’s own documentation before making a
purchasing decision.
Notes on individual rows:
- Network traffic analysis via proxy — Binadox runs its own proxy; Zluri performs network-level discovery through integration with third-party CASB platforms.
- MCP server for AI agents — the Binadox MCP server is Terraform-scoped, runs locally, and covers code generation and pre-deployment cost estimation rather than platform data access.
- Access reviews, segregation of duties and non-human identity discovery — part of the Zluri Identity Security Platform, and outside the current scope of Binadox.
Which to choose
Choose Zluri if:
- You need a formal access-request intake and approval workflow for SaaS applications.
- You want to manage just-in-time access or review OAuth and permission risks across your SaaS stack.
- Access reviews and certifications are a recurring compliance requirement for your team.
Choose Binadox if:
- You need to manage both SaaS spend and public cloud costs (AWS, Azure, GCP) in one platform.
- You require discovery methods like a desktop agent or network traffic analysis.
- Model and provider-level tracking of AI and LLM spend is a key requirement.
Questions buyers ask
What is Zluri used for?
Zluri is an identity governance and SaaS management platform used to discover applications and identities, run access requests and approvals, automate onboarding and offboarding, and govern access across the SaaS estate. Binadox is used for a different job: managing SaaS spend and public cloud costs together, covering AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Hetzner alongside license, renewal, contract, and invoice management.
How much does Zluri cost?
Zluri does not publish plan prices; pricing is provided on request through its sales team. Binadox publishes its pricing on its website, with plans from $99 to $499 per month plus a custom tier, and a free trial that needs no credit card. For teams that want to size a SaaS and cloud spend tool without a sales call, that published pricing is the practical difference.
What are the best Zluri alternatives?
It depends on which half of Zluri you need. For access governance, access requests, and just-in-time access, the closest alternatives sit in the identity governance category. For SaaS spend management combined with public cloud cost management, Binadox is a direct alternative: it discovers shadow IT four ways, manages licenses, renewals, contracts, invoices, and payment history, and adds AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Hetzner cost management in the same platform.
Does Zluri manage cloud costs like AWS or Azure?
Zluri does not currently list an AWS, Azure, or GCP cloud cost-management product; its portfolio focuses on identity governance, identity security, and SaaS management. Binadox is designed to manage both SaaS spend and cloud costs for AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Hetzner in a single platform, including rightsizing, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan tracking, budget forecasting, and automation rules.
What is the best SaaS management platform for tracking software spend?
The answer depends on whether cloud infrastructure is in scope. If you only need to govern SaaS access and licences, an identity-led platform such as Zluri fits. If your team owns both software subscriptions and cloud bills, Binadox covers both in one place, with departmental chargeback, invoice capture from connected accounting systems, payment history, and model-level tracking of AI and LLM spend.
How do I find shadow IT and shadow AI in my company?
Combine several discovery signals rather than relying on SSO alone. Binadox discovers applications through a browser extension, a desktop agent, proxy-based network traffic analysis, and identity-provider and OAuth sign-in data, and adds web access whitelisting to control what employees can reach. Zluri documents nine discovery methods, including CASB, MDM, HRMS, and directory integrations, and a dedicated shadow AI discovery capability.
What is the difference between SaaS management and identity governance?
SaaS management is about what software the company pays for and whether it is being used: discovery, licences, renewals, contracts, and spend. Identity governance is about who has access to what and whether that access is still appropriate. Zluri leans towards the second, with access requests and just-in-time access. Binadox leans towards the first, and extends it to public cloud spend, which identity governance tools do not cover.
How do Binadox and Zluri handle employee offboarding?
Both include onboarding and offboarding workflows and can deprovision users from SaaS applications. Binadox handles this through its Scenarios feature across supported SaaS integrations, alongside delegation to application owners so app owners can manage their own users and licences. Zluri’s scope also includes granular offboarding controls for specific roles and permissions within applications.
Can Binadox estimate cloud costs before deployment?
Yes. Binadox connects to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos and prices infrastructure-as-code projects before deployment, and its Terraform MCP server lets AI coding assistants generate Terraform with cost estimates and security checks built in. It also includes a provider comparison calculator that runs without connecting a cloud account. These capabilities sit outside Zluri’s SaaS and identity governance scope.
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