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title: ITSM Software Asset Management
description: The software asset management features of the ITSM suite can be activated using one of the plugins in the feature table.
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# ITSM Software Asset Management

The software asset management features of the ITSM suite can be activated using one of the plugins in the feature table.

**Note:** These features support IT service management processes related to software assets.

For the Software Asset Management product \(requires a separate subscription\), see [Software Asset Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-asset-management/c_SAMOverview.md).

**Note:** The Software Asset Management product is a standalone application supporting advanced use cases for software asset management.

<table id="table_e3g_pgj_nbb"><thead><tr><th>

Release

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Plugin

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Description

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-   Activation: Kingston
-   Introduced: Kingston

</td><td>

[Basic Software Asset Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management-foundation-plugin/c_SoftwareAssetMgmtSAMF.md)

</td><td>

Manage your software assets using manual normalization and reconciliation to determine software compliance.

</td></tr><tr><td>

-   Activation: Jakarta and earlier
-   Introduced: Berlin

 **Note:** Customers who have the Software Asset Management plugin enabled on a release prior to Kingston can continue to use the Software Asset Management plugin.

</td><td>

[Legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c_SoftwareAssetManagement.md)

</td><td>

Manage your software licenses.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>-   **[Legacy Software Asset Management plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management/c_SoftwareAssetManagement.md)**  
The legacy Software Asset Management \(com.snc.software\_asset\_management\) plugin activates the legacy ITSM Software Asset Management feature that is provided with the Asset Management application.
-   **[Basic Software Asset Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/software-asset-management-foundation-plugin/c_SoftwareAssetMgmtSAMF.md)**  
The Basic Software Asset Management activates the ITSM Software Asset Management feature provided with the Asset Management application.

**Parent Topic:**[Asset Management common applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/asset-management-core.md)