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Doow vs Cledara

Tired of the manual workarounds in Cledara? Doow connects directly to your IdP, HRIS, bank, browsers, and desktops to track user seats — and also brings usage-based costs like compute, storage, servers, and AI telemetry into the same place.

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Move beyond basic transaction history and lists.

Cledara locks you into virtual cards with regular transaction lists like every card provider. We do the opposite — we connect every dot to find duplicate apps, redundant licenses, and wasted budget, whether you use our cards or not.

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Built to run on autopilot.

We plug directly into how your team pays for SaaS to track waste and utilization across any pricing model — whether you’re paying by the seat, using prepaid credits, or on metered billing. You never have to build manual workflows around invoices and email inboxes.

We plug directly into how your team pays for SaaS to track waste and utilization across any pricing model.

Find overlap before it becomes waste.

See where teams are paying for overlapping tools, who is using them, and what each one costs. We bring subscriptions, seats, transactions, and metered usage together so you can cut duplicate spend with confidence. No need to hunt anything down manually.

See where teams are paying for overlapping tools, who is using them, and what each one costs. We bring subscriptions, seats, transactions, and metered usage together so you can cut duplicate spend with confidence.

Keep your current bank.

Use our cards if you want, or link your existing business bank accounts and credit cards. We find duplicate apps and waste no matter how you pay.

No spreadsheets, no problem.

Get ahead of every vendor renewal with smart alerts, contract context, and real-time usage data. From pay-as-you-go subs to enterprise agreements, you’ll know exactly what to renew, renegotiate, or cut before money leaves your bank.

Doow vs Cledara pricing

Compare pricing and features side by side to see how we give finance and procurement teams richer visibility, tighter control, and more ways to save.

Pricing plans
Compare featuresFind the better fit for your teamStarter$69/moBasic£75/mo
Discovery & insights
Tracked spendMonitor recurring, usage-based, and one-time software spend, including seat costs, in one placeUp to $100KUp to 20 apps
Vendor directoryKeep each vendor, subscription, owner, and contract record together
Number of tracked applicationsTrack the number of software applications discovered across connected sourcesUnlimited
Number of tracked vendorsCount the vendors represented in your software and spend dataUnlimited
Number of tracked employeesSee how many employees are associated with the applications you trackUnlimited
Number of tracked departmentsSee software spend and usage by departmentUnlimited
Overlap detectionFind teams paying for tools that do the same job
Alternative app suggestionsSurface lower-cost or better-fit alternatives to the tools you already use
Renewal calendarSee upcoming renewals by date, vendor, amount, and contract
Renewal alertsGet notified before a subscription renews so you can act in time30-day
Inactive license detectionIdentify paid seats and subscriptions with little or no recent activity
ReportsTurn spend, usage, renewals, and savings data into finance-ready reportsBasic
Manual spend import (CSV)Bring in spend data from CSV when a direct connection is not available
Contract uploads/OCRUpload contracts and extract dates, amounts, terms, and renewal details
Purchase Orders (POs)Create and track purchase requests before software spend is committed
Invoices/Receipt uploadsKeep invoices and receipts attached to the spend they document
Contract spend poolsTrack prepaid commitments and shared contract balances as they are used
License models (seat, usage, flat-rate, prepaid)Model seat, usage, flat-rate, and prepaid billing in the same workspace
Overage and add-onsRecord variable charges and add-ons against the subscription they belong to
Annual prepay amortizationSpread annual commitments across the periods they cover
Metered usage eventsIngest usage events from metered products and monitor consumption over time1.5M/mo
Team & access
Doow seatsGive finance, IT, and procurement teammates access to the Doow workspace2
SAML SSOLet team members sign in through your existing identity provider
Two-factor auth (2FA)Add a second verification step when users sign in
Custom roles & approvalsControl what each role can do and who must approve purchases
Sign-in activity logReview when users signed in and how they accessed the workspace
AI: Derek & Mina
Smart tokens includedMonthly Derek and Mina usage included with your plan2M/mo
Smart token overageContinue using Derek and Mina beyond the included allowance at a published rate$3.00 per 1M
Other AI modelsUse supported third-party models and pay for their provider usagePay as you go
AI action approvalsRequire approval before an AI assistant takes an external or financial action
AI spreadsheets & documentsUse AI to analyze, build, and update spreadsheets and documents
AI presentation/deck builderTurn source material into presentation and deck drafts
AI web & browser researchLet AI research websites and browser-accessible sources for a task
External market & financial dataBring market and financial data into AI analysis and decisions
AI spend forecasting & optimizationForecast software spend and identify opportunities to reduce it
Persistent AI memoryKeep approved context available to Derek and Mina across conversations
Dedicated sandboxesRun AI work in isolated environments for safer testing and execution
Cards & banking
Virtual cardsIssue cards for software spend without changing your existing bank100Free
Bank connectionsConnect bank accounts and cards to bring transactions into Doow1
Per-card spending limitsSet a spending ceiling for each virtual card
Card dispute managementTrack and manage disputes for card transactions
Platform
Browser extensionCapture software usage and context while people work in their browser
Desktop agentCollect application activity from desktop software installed on company devices
CLIManage Doow workflows and integrations from the command line
SDKBuild custom integrations against Doow using a supported software development kit
Docker sidecarRun Doow alongside workloads as a containerized service
Direct LLM provider syncConnect supported LLM providers directly to Doow
OpenTelemetry (OTLP) ingestSend OpenTelemetry traces and usage signals into Doow
API accessConnect internal systems to Doow programmatically
Integrations
HRIS integrationsSync employee and department data from your HR system1
Accounting integrationsSend spend and transaction data to your accounting system1Xero + QuickBooks
IdP integrationsConnect identity providers to map people, teams, and application access1
400+ SaaS integrationsConnect common SaaS tools to bring usage and spend data together
Observability sourcesUse telemetry sources to understand infrastructure and AI usage
Slack automation/botRoute approvals, alerts, and Doow actions through Slack
Microsoft Teams automation/botRoute approvals, alerts, and Doow actions through Microsoft Teams
Telegram automation/botRoute approvals, alerts, and Doow actions through Telegram
Custom integrationsConnect internal or niche systems not covered by the standard integrations
Support & compliance
SupportGet help through the support channel included with your planEmail
Security review / complianceProvide security and compliance materials for your review process
Audit logsKeep a record of important changes and activity in the workspace
99.99% Uptime SLAService availability commitment for teams running critical workflows on Doow
Multi-entity & multi-currencyManage separate entities and currencies within one Doow account
FAQ

Your questions, answered

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Yes. We help finance and procurement teams bring software spend, people, usage, renewals, and waste into one view. IT and department owners can participate when their approval or context is needed, but our workflow is built around the teams responsible for spend and procurement decisions.

Both platforms help teams manage software subscriptions and spend. But we connect directly to SaaS tools and use signals from your IdP, HRIS, browser, desktop, bank, and accounting systems to connect seat-based spend to the people, transactions, and invoices behind it. For usage-based models like compute, storage, server, and AI spend, we can ingest telemetry through our SDK, Docker sidecar, CLI/daemon, OpenTelemetry, vendor telemetry integrations, and third-party telemetry sources such as Datadog, Sentry, New Relic, and AppSignal.

Yes. We can connect to your existing business bank accounts and credit cards, so you do not have to move every software payment onto a new card. Our cards are available when you want tighter payment controls, but they are optional.

No. We can’t and won’t replace corporate cards. We rely heavily on them, whether you use our Doow cards or existing cards from another provider. We connect those payments to the subscriptions, owners, seats, usage, and renewals behind every spend.