What Your Reseller Needs You to Know
About Named Subscription, Your Real User Count, and the 48 Modules You're Already Paying For.
Your SYSPRO reseller is your trusted implementation partner — they know your environment, your customisations, your people. But licensing optimisation is a specialist discipline. Here's what a licensing specialist brings to the table that complements your reseller relationship.
Here are the things we think you deserve to know.
8 Things a Licensing Specialist Wants You to Know
The 2x Rule Is the Myth. Multi-X Is the Reality.
The standard industry approach is "multiply by 2." Simple, conservative, safe — for a general migration. But forensic analysis reveals the range is often 1.3x to 3x+ depending on inactive accounts and actual usage. The average is 1.4–1.7x for cleaned environments, but can spike to 3x+ with unvetted user counts. The difference on a 40-seat site? Significant annual savings depending on your actual multiplier.
20–35% of Accounts Are Typically Inactive
Ex-employees never removed. Duplicate operator IDs for the same person. Test accounts from 2019. Integration 'robot' accounts. Under Concurrent, these cost you nothing. Under Named, every single one carries a price tag. A cleanup before migration is essential — and cleanup is often overlooked in standard migration planning.
Named Subscription Includes 48 Modules — Not Just the Ones You're Using
This is the biggest untold story. Under your current Concurrent licence, you're probably paying for 6–10 modules. Under Named Subscription, every user gets access to all 48: Finance, Distribution, Manufacturing, Foundation, Platform, and Advanced. Contact Management, Quality Management, Mobile Warehouse — all included.
Your Peak Concurrency Probably Isn't What You Think
P95 concurrency — the number of simultaneous users 95% of the time — is the gold standard for right-sizing. Most companies have never measured it. It's rarely measured in standard migration assessments. We have. And it's consistently lower than the licensed seat count suggests.
There's a Competitive Advantage Hidden in This Change
Other ERPs — SAP Business One, Sage 300, NetSuite — charge per-module premiums. A comparable 48-module setup on competing platforms would cost 2–4x what SYSPRO's all-in subscription costs. It's not always communicated this way, but Named Subscription is actually a competitive strength if you use it properly.
The Cost Per User Isn't the Metric That Matters
Everyone fixates on cost per user. The real metric is cost per user per module — or better yet, cost per capability. When you divide your subscription by 48 modules instead of 6, and by real users instead of unused accounts, the math looks completely different.
You Have More Negotiation Leverage Than You Realise
Armed with a forensic audit — real P95 data, inactive account counts, module adoption rates, competitive benchmarks — you have hard evidence that changes the negotiation dynamic. SYSPRO reps respect data. Walk in with it.
Stay True-Up Ready, Always
Under Named Subscription, SYSPRO will periodically review your actual usage against your licensed count. Staying informed about your actual usage means no surprises. With ongoing monitoring, you're prepared for every scheduled review. The linqIQ platform gives you continuous licence intelligence — your advantage for staying compliant with confidence.
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Your Reseller + linqIQ: Better Together
Your Reseller Brings
- Deep knowledge of your environment
- Implementation expertise
- End-user relationships
- Customisation support
- Day-to-day SYSPRO operations
linqIQ Brings
- Forensic licence analysis
- True-Up readiness verification
- Ongoing platform monitoring
- Negotiation data & intelligence
- Module adoption insights
We are Linqit Solutions — a trusted SYSPRO partner. Your reseller handles your environment. We handle your licensing intelligence. Together, you get the best of both worlds.
Forensic audit. Specialist partnership. Real-time platform access. The audit is free because we'd rather show you what we can do than tell you. You keep the report either way.
This Is What Independent Data Looks Like
Audit Summary
Not a guess. Not a ratio. Your actual data.
The 48 Modules Your Subscription Already Includes
What Specialist Analysis Reveals
"Our reseller quoted 75 Named Users. linqIQ showed our P95 was 44. That's not a rounding error — that's a substantial annual saving. I'm glad we got a second opinion."
"What surprised me wasn't the user count savings — it was learning that we had 48 modules included that nobody had told us about. We'd been operating under the assumption that many were add-ons. That knowledge alone changed how we think about our platform value."
"linqIQ's forensic methodology is different. They're optimising for your actual usage, not for licence volume. That difference in incentive matters when you're making a half-million rand decision about your ERP future."
"Our reseller sent us operator counts. linqIQ's forensic analysis went deeper: P95 concurrency, contention events, inactive account detection, module adoption gaps. Different specialisms, different depth. Both valuable in their own way."
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All third-party data, statistics, pricing, and information referenced on this website and within the linqIQ platform are sourced from publicly available materials at the time of publication. Linqit Solutions (Pty) Ltd does not guarantee the continued accuracy, completeness, or currency of any third-party information and accepts no liability for changes made by third parties after the date of reference. Users are advised to verify all third-party data independently.
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All images, screenshots, pricing figures, cost comparisons, and savings estimates displayed on this website are for illustrative purposes only. They do not represent actual client results, guaranteed outcomes, or real-world findings. Actual results will vary depending on each organisation's specific licensing environment, data quality, and vendor terms. Nothing displayed should be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or promise of any particular financial outcome.