Discover how much a TEM solution could cost

Cost and Implementation

In case you’re probably wondering how much should a TEM solution costs and how hard is it to implement a solution this guide provides a summary of how TEM providers charge as well as how long it takes to implement a solution.

In terms of cost you may be shocked to receive RFP responses based on a ratio which is a factor of your total spend today, how many suppliers you have, and whether your invoices are paper or electronic. This information will be used to work-out a cost per inventory item to “manage your inventory.”

Buyer beware unless you are absolutely sure what you have today be careful making any commitments to any amount, you will run the risk of the dangerous game of inventory discovery and “true up.”

For example, what you thought was going to cost you $1 per month might end up costing you $4 per month because your TEM provider charges MPLS as 4 inventory items (Port, OQS, Access, router Management) for example. Keep in mind most TEM providers consider DID ranges an inventory item to manage as well. So, watch out if you’re a large organization, you probably have some where close to a few several thousand DIDs. “Cha-Ching! Cha-Ching!”

Bottom line under this ridiculous model the cost quickly sky-rocket.

At Temforce our pricing model is simple and based on one monthly price per user.

Within your RFP make absolutely crystal clear 100% sure you ask for a detailed summary of how their solution is charged!

In terms of implementation, ask questions like:

• How is the inventory loaded?
• How do you preform inventory discovery?
• What controls do I have to the menu settings?
• Do you offer hosted or SaaS based services?
• If I have an acquisition do you have to go to you to load the inventory data? Will these costs be in addition to what I’m paying today?
• Is the solution “hard coded” i.e. every time I want to make a change do I have to request a new software release?
• What kind of training do you provide, is that included in the costs?

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