Snipe-IT is the leading open-source ITAM platform: purpose-built for hardware and license tracking with a modern web UI. GLPI extends further into ticketing and change management. For teams that need discovery automation, combining open-source ITAM with OCS Inventory or GLPI's FusionInventory plugin provides agent-based discovery without commercial licensing.
2 of 10 products in this category match the open source filter and are highlighted below.
Open source · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
GLPI is the strongest choice when an IT team needs both asset management and service desk functionality without per-seat licensing fees, and has the technical capacity to self-host and configure an open-source platform.
Best for: GLPI is best for IT teams and public-sector organizations that need full-featured ITAM and ITSM without per-seat licensing costs, have Linux server administration skills in-house, and are willing to i
Open source · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
Snipe-IT is the clearest choice when a team needs a cost-effective, transparent IT asset management tool with full ownership of data and no per-asset pricing that scales against them.
Best for: Snipe-IT is best for IT teams that want full control over their asset management data, need a cost-predictable platform that does not penalize inventory growth, and have the technical capacity to self
The rest of the IT asset management software category, listed because the open source filter above did not select them. Worth reading when the highlighted options do not fit.
Agent-based · Cloud · Free trial
Freshservice is the strongest choice when a mid-market IT team needs ITIL-aligned service management that is operational within weeks, not months.
Custom quote · Cloud · Free trial
Asset Panda earns a strong position in the comparison for mid-market IT teams that need a flexible, user-friendly ITAM platform without per-seat pricing constraints.
Custom quote · Cloud / On-prem
Device42 is the strongest option in hybrid IT infrastructure management when the core requirement is a single platform that covers DCIM, IPAM, ITAM, application dependency mapping, and CMDB without stitching together five separate tools.
Agent-based · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
InvGate Service Management is a well-executed mid-market ITSM platform that earns serious consideration through fast implementation, a genuinely intuitive no-code workflow builder, and published pricing that makes commercial evaluation straightforward.
Asset-based · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
Lansweeper is the strongest choice when a team needs agentless IT asset discovery across heterogeneous environments (IT, OT, IoT, and cloud) without deploying agents to every endpoint.
Custom quote · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
ManageEngine AssetExplorer is the strongest choice when a team needs structured ITAM with CMDB, software license compliance, and asset lifecycle tracking at a price point that does not require enterprise-level budget approval.
Custom quote · Cloud
ServiceNow ITAM is the strongest choice in the IT asset management category for organizations already committed to the ServiceNow platform, because the integration depth between ITAM, ITSM, CMDB, and procurement creates a unified operational picture that standalone ITAM tools cannot replicate.
Custom quote · Cloud / On-prem · Free trial
SysAid is a solid mid-market ITSM platform whose strongest argument is the integration of asset management and CMDB directly into the service desk experience: something that competitors like Freshservice and Jira Service Management handle less natively.
Snipe-IT for pure asset management (hardware, licenses, consumables, accessories). GLPI for combined ITAM + ITSM. Snipe-IT has the more modern UI and API. GLPI has broader functionality but more complexity.
Snipe-IT tracks license seats and assignments. GLPI with FusionInventory can discover installed software and match against license records. Neither matches the automated compliance scanning of commercial tools like ServiceNow SAM or Flexera.
Snipe-IT runs on a basic LAMP/Docker stack: minimal admin for small deployments. GLPI with FusionInventory requires more infrastructure. Budget 2-4 hours/month for maintenance. Compare against Lansweeper at $2-4/asset/year.
