What requirements have you used to evaluate and select a SAAS SPM tool?

When evaluating a SaaS SPM (SaaS Security Posture Management) tool, recommend start by mapping your current SaaS inventory and identifying upcoming procurements—because you can’t protect what you don’t know you have. From there, define clear business and PoC requirements to test only a few market leaders in a realistic environment.

Not every product marketed online is truly SaaS, and not every SaaS is mature enough for SSPM integration. Prioritize SSPM vendors with custom connector capabilities or a solid integration pipeline on their roadmap—future-proofing is critical. As some of your critical SaaS vendors might not be a major industry leader like ServiceNow or Salesforce.

Strategically, it pays to:

- Align evaluation with procurement and vendor risk processes so SSPM isn’t bolted on later.
- Treat SaaS onboarding as part of your attack surface reduction strategy, not just compliance.
- Use SSPM PoCs to pressure-test vendor claims—market hype rarely matches operational reality.

Hi Tatiane!  In order for me to answer your question correctly, I want to be sure you are asking about a SaaS SPM (Strategic Portfolio Management) tool similar to the one offered through ServiceNow.  Please confirm.