SaaS application recommendation, approval, and fulfillment in a SaaS management platform

A method implemented in a Software as a Service (SaaS) management platform (SMP), the SMP implemented in a cloud resource having at least one processor and at least one storage device, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of SaaS applications that are used by a customer of the SMP;
• receiving, over a network, human resources (HR) data from an HR application, said HR data identifying a plurality of locations of users that are employees of the customer of the SMP;
• providing, over a network, an administrator interface for rendering through a client device operated by an administrative user of a customer of the SMP;
• receiving input from the client device via the administrator interface, said input identifying a given SaaS application and a given location that is one of the plurality of locations;
• and responsive to receiving said input, then storing an approval setting for the given location for the given SaaS application, the approval setting determines whether a user at the given location requires approval to enable granting of a license to use the given SaaS application.