How does License Statistics run?

License Statistics runs as a service on Windows and as a daemon on Linux.

For more information, see Running License Statistics.

What is the difference between License Statistics realtime usage and imported usage reporting?

Imported usage reporting lets you import and review log files from a number of license servers, whereas realtime usage reporting allows you to collect realtime data from the license server at configurable time intervals.

Since imported usage reporting doesn't require a connection to the license server, it can be used for:

• Billing purposes, where the license servers are at the customer's site and License Statistics software is at the vendor's site, making this feature especially helpful for companies that do back-billing or pay-per-use billing.
• Analyzing data from remote license servers in departments that run on separate networks.

For more information, see License Statistics Overview and Features.

Is License Statistics license usage data reliable?