---
name: saas-spend-audit
description: "Software spend, renewals, and recurring bills — overlap and renewal flags."
title: "Audit SaaS spend"
url: https://agents.ramp.com/playbooks/saas-spend-audit
runtimes: [Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity]
---

# Audit SaaS spend

SaaS creep is the quiet budget killer. Your agent combines card spend, recurring bills, and vendor agreements into a software audit with renewal dates and overlap flags so you can consolidate before contracts auto-renew.

## How to run

Identify which runtime you're operating in (Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, Perplexity). Use the matching section below; ignore the others.

## Claude Desktop

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in Claude Desktop ([connector directory](https://claude.ai/directory/61bac03c-3f98-4b3c-affb-1b99533fa82c))

Audit SaaS and software spend in Ramp.

Time window: [REPLACE — e.g. "last 12 months"]

Include:
1. Top software vendors by total spend — card and bill pay combined
2. Active vendor agreements with renewal dates in the next 90 days
3. Recurring bills for software subscriptions — monthly run rate
4. Duplicate or overlapping vendors if any stand out

Flag renewals over $10,000 and auto-renew contracts. Read-only.
```

## ChatGPT

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in ChatGPT ([app](https://chatgpt.com/apps/ramp/asdk_app_69250fb6281c819195b52a1556b0060c))

Audit SaaS and software spend in Ramp.

Time window: [REPLACE — e.g. "last 12 months"]

Include:
1. Top software vendors by total spend — card and bill pay combined
2. Active vendor agreements with renewal dates in the next 90 days
3. Recurring bills for software subscriptions — monthly run rate
4. Duplicate or overlapping vendors if any stand out

Flag renewals over $10,000 and auto-renew contracts. Read-only.
```

## Claude Code

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp CLI installed: `curl -fsSL https://agents.ramp.com/install.sh | bash`
- Logged in: `ramp auth login`

Audit SaaS and software spend in Ramp.

Time window: [REPLACE — e.g. "last 12 months"]

Include:
1. Top software vendors by total spend — card and bill pay combined
2. Active vendor agreements with renewal dates in the next 90 days
3. Recurring bills for software subscriptions — monthly run rate
4. Duplicate or overlapping vendors if any stand out

Flag renewals over $10,000 and auto-renew contracts. Read-only.
```

## Codex

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp CLI installed: `curl -fsSL https://agents.ramp.com/install.sh | bash`
- Logged in: `ramp auth login`

Audit SaaS and software spend in Ramp.

Time window: [REPLACE — e.g. "last 12 months"]

Include:
1. Top software vendors by total spend — card and bill pay combined
2. Active vendor agreements with renewal dates in the next 90 days
3. Recurring bills for software subscriptions — monthly run rate
4. Duplicate or overlapping vendors if any stand out

Flag renewals over $10,000 and auto-renew contracts. Read-only.
```

## Perplexity

Copy and run this prompt:

```
## Before you run
- Ramp connector enabled in Perplexity ([connector](https://www.perplexity.ai/computer/connectors?connector=ramp))

Audit SaaS and software spend in Ramp.

Time window: [REPLACE — e.g. "last 12 months"]

Include:
1. Top software vendors by total spend — card and bill pay combined
2. Active vendor agreements with renewal dates in the next 90 days
3. Recurring bills for software subscriptions — monthly run rate
4. Duplicate or overlapping vendors if any stand out

Flag renewals over $10,000 and auto-renew contracts. Read-only.
```