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About the directory

What License Audit Defenders is.

License Audit Defenders is an independent global directory of software license audit defense firms, indexed by vendor and by jurisdiction. We are not a law firm, and we take no money from software publishers. Our job is to help an organization that has received an audit letter reach qualified, buyer-side defenders quickly — and to describe each firm fairly so you can choose for yourself.

A DIRECTORY, NOT A RANKING

We list, we don't rank

Firms are listed in neutral alphabetical order, never scored or numbered. No firm is “#1”, “top”, or “recommended”. Every firm is described with a balanced set of real pros and cons.

INDEPENDENCE

No publisher money

We take no money from software vendors and accept no pay-for-placement. Independence and reseller status are stated as plain facts for you to weigh, never as a verdict.

FREE FOR BUYERS

No cost, no markup

The directory and the matching service are free for buyers. We route your brief to firms covering your vendor and jurisdiction; they engage you directly, with no referral markup.


Editorial policy

Vendors are described factually and never disparaged. Legal context on the site is information, not legal advice, and is labelled as such. Indicative figures are labelled indicative, and demo data is labelled demo until the verified registry is live.

Where we operate

License Audit Defenders is operated from New York and London, serving organizations worldwide. We never publish a private email address; the fastest way to reach us is through the confidential intake.

Last reviewed: June 2026. This page is information, not legal advice.


Facing an audit now?

Tell us the vendor, your stage, and your jurisdiction. We route your brief to the firms that cover it. Free for buyers.