Most renewed software

Q3 2026

Q3 2025

Iru (Kandji)

1st

Asana

1st

Celigo

2nd

Mimecast

2nd

Intercom

3rd

Greenhouse

3rd

VMware

4th

Fivetran

4th

AppsFlyer

5th

Splunk

5th

Which SaaS tools have the highest renewal rates in 2026?

Renewal rates are a primary indicator of "stickiness", meaning how deeply a tool is embedded in an organization's operations. High renewal rates usually reflect high switching costs, where migrating data or retraining teams costs more than a competitor could save. Vertice's early Q3 2026 data shows another complete turnover at the top of the list, with the lead moving from security and identity platforms toward the tools that connect, run and manage the rest of the stack.

• Iru (Kandji) takes #1, and Apple device management holds its grip. Iru leads Q3 with an 87.5% renewal rate, while rival Jamf held #5 in Q2 2026 after leading the list in Q2 2025. Once a fleet of devices has been enrolled, configured and secured through one platform, few organizations want to go through that again.
• Integration and infrastructure "plumbing" rises to the top. Celigo (#2) and VMware (#4) show how hard it is to replace the systems that other tools depend on. VMware's position is especially telling: it continues to renew at 75% despite widespread pricing changes since Broadcom's acquisition, a clear case of switching costs outweighing dissatisfaction.
• Customer-facing platforms join the list. Intercom (#3) and AppsFlyer (#5) show that stickiness isn't limited to back-office systems. Tools that hold years of customer conversations or mobile attribution history become harder to leave the longer they're in place.

Q2's leaders were dominated by security and identity (Cloudflare, 1Password and Okta) alongside Avalara for tax compliance. None of them reappear in Q3's top five, which again suggests that stickiness shifts quickly between categories, even if any single tool is hard to displace once adopted.

High renewal rates are a sign of genuine embeddedness, but they can also hide a lack of active review. A tool may renew because switching feels too costly, not because its pricing or terms were checked. SaaS spend management software helps track how deeply each tool is embedded across the organization, while pricing benchmarks ensure that even the stickiest platforms renew on competitive terms rather than coasting on the assumption that switching isn't realistic.

Data source: These insights are derived from over $75bn of global processed spend managed by Vertice in 2026. Q3 2026 figures are preliminary and based on renewals processed to date.