Matix's top three reasons for using Substly
- Getting a clear overview of all their SaaS and other subscription-based services
- Detailed knowledge of how much money they spend
- Monitoring which people have access to which digital services
Robert Orbelin, Director of Matix at Gothenburg School of Business, Economics & Law
Robert Orbelin has extensive experience as Chairman of the Board in privately held companies and from a long career in management consulting. He has seen the common challenge of how companies need to manage subscriptions and user accounts effectively. He has also experienced them as the head of Matix, a part of the University of Gothenburg.
“As a small organisation you assume being in control of these things. Substly showed us otherwise.”
Robert Orbelin
Surprised by how much they spent on subscriptions
At Matix, students, employees, and consultants have access to subscription services, making it difficult to keep track of their services and user accounts. After signing up for Substly, Robert uploaded a credit card statement, which allowed Substly to find subscriptions Matix pays for. He was surprised to see how much Matix spent on subscriptions and how much the prices had increased since they started using some subscription services.
“I was shocked to see how much the prices had increased since we started using some of the subscription services.”
Robert Orbelin
Having an updated view of the digital services enabled Robert to estimate which services they should keep or not regularly. He was also impressed with the user management features in Substly, which made it easier to keep track of who had access to which services. The off-boarding feature was handy for when students graduated.
Never forget to cancel a subscription again
The ‘Alerts’ function was also beneficial, as it helped them avoid paying for subscriptions they would have forgotten to cancel otherwise. Who would have thought that something as simple as receiving an email before services are renewed would add so much value? But it has helped us remember to cancel services we would have missed otherwise," says Robert.
“Once we got our data into Substly, I felt a sense of relief!”
Robert Orbelin
Robert says that having a service that helps him gather and visualise this information and simultaneously saves him time is valuable.
Matix has saved money and improved its subscription and user management by tracking its subscriptions. Click on one of the links below to learn more about how your company could save money using Substly.
