GLPI suits organizations managing service requests and IT assets, especially those choosing between cloud hosting and on-premise deployment.
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Best IT Asset Management - Enterprise Software 2026
Facts read 21 Sep 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
Enterprise IT asset management tools help teams inventory hardware and software, discover assets, administer licenses and contracts, and oversee asset lifecycles. Use this list to compare options before deciding on deployment or pricing.
The standings: top 10
| Name | In a line | Record score | Price from | Try it free | Runs on | Facts read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 GLPI | GLPI suits organizations managing service requests and IT assets, especially those choosing between cloud hosting and on-premise deployment. | 6.8 | €19 a month | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 21 Oct 2026 |
| 02 OCS Inventory | It suits IT administrators who need hardware and software inventory, network discovery, or remote software deployment. | 6.4 | €89 a month | Free plan | Android, Web, Windows, Mac | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Itamite | 5.7 | — | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 11 Oct 2026 | |
| 04 Reftab | Reftab suits organizations that need to track hardware, software licenses, contracts, equipment, or IT spending. | 5.7 | $9 a year | Free plan | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 05 EZO AssetSonar | AssetSonar suits mid-market IT teams and roles managing IT assets, software, and service requests. | 5.1 | $0.75 a month | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Browser extension | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 06 xAssets ITAM | xAssets ITAM is intended for enterprises and government or military organizations managing IT assets, software, or fixed assets. | 5.1 | $60 a month | Free plan | Web, Windows, API, Self-hosted | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 07 Matrix42 Asset Management | The product is suited to organizations managing hardware, software, virtual machines, devices, applications, servers, and contracts across IT environments. | 5.0 | — | Free trial | Android, iPhone & iPad, Web, Windows | 11 Oct 2026 |
| 08 ManageEngine AssetExplorer | 4.9 | $955 a year | Free plan | Self-hosted | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| 09 Snow Atlas | Snow Atlas suits ITAM teams with limited resources that need license, contract, hardware, and usage management in a cloud service. | 4.2 | — | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | 12 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Automic Continuous Delivery Automation | 4.1 | — | Free trial | Web, Linux, API, Self-hosted | 12 Oct 2026 |
Use the listed fields to compare free access, entry pricing, deployment choices, automated discovery, software asset management, license compliance, contract management and lifecycle management. Because the list does not publish a scoring method, apply these fields to narrow your options.
OCS Inventory
It suits IT administrators who need hardware and software inventory, network discovery, or remote software deployment.
AndroidWebWindows+4Itamite
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+5Reftab
Reftab suits organizations that need to track hardware, software licenses, contracts, equipment, or IT spending.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWebEZO AssetSonar
AssetSonar suits mid-market IT teams and roles managing IT assets, software, and service requests.
AndroidiPhone & iPadWeb+2xAssets ITAM is intended for enterprises and government or military organizations managing IT assets, software, or fixed assets.
The product is suited to organizations managing hardware, software, virtual machines, devices, applications, servers, and contracts across IT environments.
Snow Atlas suits ITAM teams with limited resources that need license, contract, hardware, and usage management in a cloud service.
It may suit organizations managing software rights, contracts and hardware across mixed deployment environments.
Before you choose
Compare free access and paid plans
GLPI, ManageEngine AssetExplorer and OCS Inventory offer free-plan options. GLPI shows paid access starting at €19 per user per month, while ManageEngine AssetExplorer starts at $115 per month.
OCS Inventory shows paid access from €250 per month. Pricing-on-request entries include Certero Unified Platform, IBM Maximo Asset Investment Planning, Ivanti IT Asset Management and Automic Continuous Delivery Automation.
Choose a deployment approach that fits your environment
The listed platform options span web, self-hosted, Linux, Windows, API and macOS. Ivanti IT Asset Management specifies web deployment, whereas OpenText Asset Management specifies self-hosted and web deployment.
Check the deployment field against your operating systems, hosting policy and integration plans before choosing a tool.
Check discovery and asset coverage
Automated discovery and software asset management are comparison fields for this category. Review how a product identifies assets and records software before you commit to a workflow.
A tool that fits your inventory process can make license and lifecycle records easier to maintain.
Review compliance, contracts and lifecycle controls
The comparison includes license compliance, contract management and lifecycle management. Use these fields to assess support for renewals, entitlements, agreements and asset changes over time.
If you need to read or change code, check the product's license terms and whether it offers open-source code.
Use a trial when one is offered
Automic Continuous Delivery Automation offers a free trial. GLPI shows 45 days, while ManageEngine AssetExplorer shows 30 days.
Trial access can help you check deployment, discovery and management workflows against your requirements before selecting a paid plan.