It sounds like you're bragging about a dysfunctional way of working. If what your team is doing is valuable they should get any tools they like without much questions. Just like in any reasonable workplace. Because workers produce more and better when they have better tools.
You can also just buy the software to evaluate it. This way you have unlimited time to see if it fits or not. That's what people do in other industries.
You can also just buy the software to evaluate it. This way you have unlimited time to see if it fits or not. That's what people do in other industries.