Workflow guide
MSP License Count Reconciliation
License count reconciliation helps MSPs compare billed quantities against Microsoft licenses viewed through CSP or distributor sources, plus other license, subscription, user, and seat counts before invoices go out.
The billing issue
License quantities change constantly. Clients add Microsoft 365 users through CSP or distributor channels, remove seats, change SKUs, or adjust subscriptions, while PSA quantities may only be updated during a billing review. If those numbers drift, invoice quantities can become stale.
A good license reconciliation workflow compares the billed quantity against source-of-truth counts and keeps the difference reviewable before the invoice is finalized.
Common examples
A client has more Microsoft licenses in a CSP or distributor source than the PSA service quantity shows
A cancelled or reduced subscription still appears in the billed quantity
A security license count changed but the recurring service was not updated
A distributor, workspace, or SaaS tenant does not map cleanly to the PSA client
SKU names differ between the vendor source and the billing item
How MSPs typically review it manually
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Export or open PSA recurring service and invoice quantities.
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Open CSP, distributor, security, workspace, or SaaS sources for current license counts.
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Match each tenant or customer to the correct PSA client.
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Compare each billed quantity to the source count.
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Mark differences that need billing updates, mapping cleanup, or agreement review.
How BillingReconcile helps organize the review
BillingReconcile helps bring license counts and PSA billing quantities into a repeatable review workflow. It keeps the source count, billed count, client mapping, and service context visible so the team can decide what needs action.
Compare license counts against mapped billing quantities
Surface possible underbilling, overbilling, SKU mismatches, and tenant mapping gaps
Keep evidence visible for human review
Support review before invoicing and payment workflows begin
Related guides
Continue the billing review workflow
Pax8 + ConnectWise billing reconciliation
Review Pax8 source license counts beside ConnectWise billed quantities.
Open guideUser count vs license count billing
Review why users, licenses, seats, shared accounts, and bundles can create quantity questions.
Open guideShared mailbox and kiosk user counts
Review unusual mailbox, user, service-account, and license count patterns before invoice day.
Open guideFAQ
Questions MSP teams ask
Make license count review repeatable
Compare billed license quantities against connected source counts before invoice quantities are finalized.
