SOCAR Trading: 10x ROI, $150K+ in off-boardable licenses found

Every dollar of market data spend, finally visible.

Sidelight applies AI across the entire contract-to-renewal lifecycle — contracts, licenses, spend, and usage in one intelligent workspace — without disrupting the systems you already rely on.

✓ 30-minute working session ✓ Built for financial firms ✓ No commitment
Sidelight AI Briefing dashboard
Built by Market Data Managers, for Market Data Managers
With decades of experience from
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saved by one client in their first 60 days
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of unused licenses uncovered in three months
Minutes
not weeks, to reconcile contracts and spend
The platform

One platform for the entire
market data lifecycle

AI does the heavy lifting in the background while your team stays in control of every decision.

Start every day knowing where to act

A daily, plain-English briefing on what's expiring, what's at risk, and what's recoverable.

  • Renewals, auto-renew flags, and recoverable spend surfaced automatically
  • License requests routed to the right approver
  • Critical contracts tracked centrally — with input from every stakeholder group
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Start every day knowing where to act

Every contract extracted, analyzed, monitored

Renewal alerts and notice-period flags surface obligations before deadlines slip past.

  • Ask your contracts anything in plain English
  • Notice periods flagged before they lapse
  • A renewal pulse from expired to future — delivered straight to your inbox
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Every contract extracted, analyzed, monitored

Every vendor, license, and dollar in one view

Benchmark spend and segment usage to negotiate from a position of evidence.

  • Thousands of licenses reconciled across dozens of vendors
  • Spend segmented by desk, region, and use case
  • Export-ready comparisons for every renewal conversation
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Every vendor, license, and dollar in one view

Map every license to a person

Spot idle seats, reassign entitlements, and eliminate waste across the org.

  • Org chart view of who holds what — and what sits idle
  • Transfer or remove entitlements in two clicks
  • Joiners, movers, and leavers handled without spreadsheets
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Map every license to a person

AI across the contract-to-renewal lifecycle

ContractsExtract, normalize, and analyze terms with AI
UsageIngest, reconcile, and validate usage across all sources
EntitlementsMatch usage to entitlements to ensure accuracy
InvoicesAuto-validate, reconcile, and flag exceptions
InsightsSurface opportunities and drive action
"The Sidelight solution delivered an immediate 10x ROI while bringing efficiency and visibility to this critical function. It's transformed how we manage our Market Data ecosystem."
Head of Market Data Management · SOCAR Trading
Who we help

Built for everyone tracking the spend

Trust & governance

Serious about your data

Designed to complement your existing investments — and your compliance requirements.

Stronger governance

AI-powered data validation and auditability improve accuracy, control, and compliance.

Works with your stack

Integrates with your current market data management programs and technology stack.

Security first

Built entirely on SOC 2–audited infrastructure: AWS, MongoDB Atlas, Vercel, and Clerk. See how →

Resources

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See it on your own data.

Book a working session and bring a couple of contracts — we'll run them through the platform live and show you exactly what they're hiding.

30 minutes · tailored to your stack · no commitment