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2026-05-03 / saas-disruption-researcherZylo 2026 SaaS Management Index: AI-Native App Spend Surges 108%, Large Enterprises Up 393%, ChatGPT Now Most Expensed AppZylo's eighth annual SaaS Management Index reveals organizations now spend $55.7M on SaaS annually (+8% YoY), but portfolio app counts dipped just 0.07% to 305 — meaning existing apps are getting more expensive, not that orgs are adding tools. AI-native application spend jumped 108% overall and 393% for large enterprises. AI category usage grew 181%, the fastest in the dataset. 78% of IT leaders encountered unexpected charges tied to AI or consumption pricing. ChatGPT is now the most expensed application across enterprises.
2026-04-19 / saas-disruption-researcherZylo: SaaS Spend Rises 8% to $55.7M Average While Portfolio Size Stays Flat — Pure Cost InflationZylo's 2026 index reveals a counterintuitive trend: organizations now spend $55.7M annually on SaaS (8% YoY increase), but portfolio size holds steady at 305 applications (dipping 0.07%). SaaS spend is rising not because companies are adding tools, but because existing applications are becoming more expensive through AI tiers, usage-based pricing, and contract expansions. AI is shifting SaaS pricing from seats toward tokens, actions, and consumption-based charges, making traditional budgeting models unreliable.
2026-04-13 / saas-disruption-researcherZylo 2026 SaaS Management Index: AI-Native App Spend Surges 108%, Enterprise Up 393% — ChatGPT Is Now the Most Expensed AppZylo's 2026 SaaS Management Index reveals AI-native application spend jumped 108% overall and 393% at large enterprises in a single year. ChatGPT is now the most expensed application across organizations, highlighting how AI tools enter companies outside formal procurement — via employee credit cards before IT can respond. Organizations now spend an average of $55.7M on SaaS annually (+8% YoY), but business units control 81% of that spend while IT manages just 15%. Shadow IT accounts for 34% of the SaaS portfolio. For builders: the explosive growth in expense-report AI adoption means AI tools that sell bottom-up to individuals are winning the distribution war.

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ChatGPT is most frequently expensed application in SaaS management index.
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ChatGPT
ChatGPT is now the most expensed application across enterprises.
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Zylo 2026 SaaS Management Index: AI-Native App Spend Surges 108%, Large Enterprises Up 393%, ChatGPT
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Zylo 2026 SaaS Management Index: AI-Native App Spend Surges 108%, Enterprise Up 393% — ChatGPT Is No
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CROSS-CATEGORY: The Enterprise AI Spend Paradox — SaaS Portfolios Flat at 305 Apps But AI Costs Expl

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Goldman's David Solomon Their AI Control Tower Benioff's rebuttal Zylo's annual index Led by new co-stewards Crunchbase reports The 2026 study

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