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Including thousands of data points across 200 companies. - ##### Insights from 200 companies See what's the state of shadow IT and how do you compare, based on thousands of data points - ##### Trends to watch Understand the three trends we see that you should be aware of - ##### Most popular Shadow IT apps Gain insights into the most popular Shadow IT apps to see if you're using any ![2560px-Trivago-2018.svg](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/2560px-Trivago-2018.svg.png?width=150&height=38&name=2560px-Trivago-2018.svg.png "2560px-Trivago-2018.svg") ![alfred logo png](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/alfred%20logo%20png.png?width=100&height=34&name=alfred%20logo%20png.png "alfred logo png") ![YuLife-Logo](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/YuLife-Logo.png?width=100&height=53&name=YuLife-Logo.png "YuLife-Logo") ![615b29422f55cf5a93fe4d7e_5ee125395385af4e5f436a79_logo-dark-1](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25236604/615b29422f55cf5a93fe4d7e_5ee125395385af4e5f436a79_logo-dark-1.svg "615b29422f55cf5a93fe4d7e_5ee125395385af4e5f436a79_logo-dark-1") ![gohenry_Feature Image](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/gohenry_Feature%20Image.webp?width=2000&height=1133&name=gohenry_Feature%20Image.webp "gohenry_Feature Image") ![Marshmallow-Logo](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Marshmallow-Logo.png?width=200&height=113&name=Marshmallow-Logo.png "Marshmallow-Logo") ## +1,000 companies use Cledara to prevent Shadow IT ![Marshmallow-Logo](https://25236604.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/25236604/hubfs/Marshmallow-Logo.png?width=2000&height=1125&name=Marshmallow-Logo.png "Marshmallow-Logo") “Cledara Engage immediately captured 15% more subscriptions we hadn't heard of and automatically linked them to our account so that I could look for the owner, understand the costs, and reach out to the provider to renegotiate.” *Jenny, Head of Finance* © 2025 Cledara. 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