Answer 8 questions about your current or upcoming OEM contract. Get an instant risk score that identifies auto-renewal traps, pricing exposure, minimum commit risk, and more in about 5 minutes.
Take the Free Health CheckThe health check is built around the commercial risk patterns that consistently cost OEM software buyers the most money — in new agreements, in renewals, and in agreements that were signed without scrutiny and are now compounding.
Does your agreement auto-renew? How wide is the opt-out window? Many buyers don't know until it's already closed.
Annual escalators compound significantly across multi-year terms. The health check flags agreements with high escalation exposure.
Are you paying for seats or units you're not using? Minimum commits set above realistic usage are one of the most common sources of overpayment.
Your leverage is highest before the vendor knows you're renewing. The check assesses how much negotiating room you still have.
Agreements signed as-is typically have more embedded margin. The check weights this as a meaningful risk factor.
Fast-growing companies on per-seat OEM agreements often face pricing surprises. The check identifies misalignment between your growth rate and your pricing model.
Longer initial terms mean more compounding exposure. Multi-year agreements with annual escalators need careful scrutiny from day one.
At higher spend levels, even modest improvements in unit pricing or contract structure represent significant savings across the term.
The health check takes about 5 minutes and gives you a clear view of where your agreement sits relative to common OEM risk patterns.
Questions cover your situation, contract structure, pricing details, growth rate, and renewal timeline. No legal expertise required. The questions are written in plain English.
Your answers are scored against the commercial risk patterns most common in OEM software agreements. The result is a risk level with a specific breakdown of which areas are flagged and why.
Each flagged risk comes with a plain-English explanation of what it means commercially and what you can do about it. If your score warrants a conversation, you can reach out to Thomas directly.
The health check is designed for any software company that licenses a third-party product under an OEM agreement, regardless of where you are in the lifecycle.
You have a renewal coming up and the number doesn't feel right, or you haven't looked at the contract in years. The health check surfaces what to prioritize before the conversation starts.
You're about to sign your first OEM agreement for a new product. Understanding the risk pattern before you sign is significantly more valuable than trying to renegotiate after.
You signed an OEM agreement some time ago and you're not entirely sure what's in it. The health check helps identify which provisions to look at first.
You're choosing between two or more OEM vendors. Understanding the commercial risk profile of each agreement structure helps you choose with full information.
Answers to the most common questions about the free OEM Contract Health Check tool.
An OEM contract health check is a structured assessment of an OEM software licensing agreement that identifies commercial risk areas including auto-renewal provisions, price escalators, minimum commit floors, and audit rights exposure. This tool scores your agreement against common risk patterns so you understand where you may be exposed before a renewal conversation starts.
Yes. The OEM Contract Health Check is completely free, with no credit card, no sign-up, and no obligation. It's designed to be genuinely useful as a standalone tool, not a sales funnel in disguise.
Not necessarily. The questions are written to be answerable from memory or general knowledge of your agreement. If you're unsure about any specific term, answering "not sure" is a valid response that is still factored into the score.
You receive an instant risk score and a plain-English breakdown of any flagged areas. If your score suggests meaningful exposure, the results include a prompt to reach out to Thomas Oliver for a more detailed conversation. That conversation is also free. Whether to engage further is entirely your decision.
The health check was built by Thomas Oliver, an enterprise sales leader with over a decade on the vendor side of OEM software deals, $20M+ in OEM revenue closed, and 8x President's Club. Thomas now works exclusively on behalf of buyers as an OEM licensing advisor.
Most buyers start their renewal negotiation from a position of information disadvantage. This tool helps close that gap, for free, in five minutes, right now.