Systems and methods for managing a software subscription in a cloud network

A subscription service managing system, comprising:

• an interface to a cloud network to which a software vendor is registered and in which at least one user-level virtual machine is hosted;
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• a processor, communicating with the cloud network, the software vendor, and the at least one user-level virtual machine via the interface to the cloud network, the processor being configured to—
• receive, from the software vendor, a request to use the at least one user-level virtual machine in the cloud network, wherein the at least one user-level virtual machine is configured to serve at least one application to an end user;
• track usage, by the end user, of the at least one application on the at least one user-level virtual machine;
• compare the usage, by the end user, of the at least one application on the at least one user-level virtual machine to a usage specified in the request;
• adjust an allocation of resources associated with the at least one user-level virtual machine based on the comparison;
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• update a subscription plan of the software vendor for use of the at least one user-level virtual machine in response to adjusting the allocation of the resources.

A vendor system, comprising:

• an interface to a cloud network to which a cloud management system is registered and in which at least one user-level virtual machine is hosted;
• and
• a processor, communicating with the cloud network, the at bast one cloud management system, and the at least one user-level virtual machine via the interface to the cloud network, the processor being configured to—
• transmit a request to use the at least one user-level virtual machine in the cloud network, wherein the at least one user-level virtual machine is configured to serve at least one application associated with a software vendor to an end user;
• receive a response to the request based on a comparison of a usage, by the end user, of the at least one application on the at least one user-level virtual machine to a usage specified in the request, wherein the response comprises an indication of an adjustment of an allocation of resources associated with the at least one user-level virtual machine based on the comparison;
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• update a subscription plan of the software vendor for use of the at least one user-level virtual machine based on the adjustment of the allocation of the resources.