Lansweeper Review
Network-discovery-driven ITAM with the most automated hardware/software/cloud inventory in the category.
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Overview
What is Lansweeper?
Lansweeper is the network-discovery-first ITAM - instead of asking IT teams to manually enter assets, it scans the network to automatically discover them. The result is dramatically better data quality than manual ITAM systems, especially in environments where shadow IT and uncatalogued assets are common.
Capabilities
Key features, in detail
What you actually get when you turn Lansweeper on for a distributed team.
Agentless discovery
Scans network without requiring agents on every device. Picks up everything that touches the network.
Cloud asset discovery
Discovers and inventories AWS, Azure, and GCP resources alongside on-prem assets.
OT/IoT discovery
Specialized discovery for manufacturing, healthcare, and IoT-heavy environments.
Vulnerability identification
CIS-CAT integration identifies vulnerabilities on discovered assets.
ITSM integrations
Pushes asset data to ServiceNow, Jira, and other ITSM platforms automatically.
Pricing
How Lansweeper pricing works
Lansweeper pricing scales by asset count with tiered editions.
Discover up to 100 assets.
- Basic network discovery
- 100 asset limit
- Community support
Per-asset pricing for full features.
- Unlimited discovery
- Cloud discovery
- Vulnerability identification
- ITSM integrations
Advanced compliance and scale.
- Everything in Pro
- Premium support
- Custom integrations
- OT/IoT advanced features
What you'll actually pay: Per-asset pricing means cost scales with how much you discover - which can be a lot when first deploying. Budget for ~25% higher than initial estimates.
The trade-offs
Pros & cons
What we like
- Best automated ITAM discovery in the category
- Covers hardware, software, cloud, OT/IoT in one platform
- Significant labor savings vs. manual inventory
- Strong ITSM integrations
What to watch out for
- Per-asset pricing scales steeply
- Agentless discovery requires network connectivity
- Setup complexity can be high in segmented networks
Ideal Customer Profile
Who is Lansweeper best for?
The teams that get the most ROI from Lansweeper tend to share these characteristics.
Mid-market and enterprise IT
Companies 500-10000+ assets where manual inventory is unsustainable.
OT/IoT-heavy industries
Manufacturing, healthcare, utilities - environments where dedicated ITAM tools miss the OT side.
Compliance-driven organizations
Companies needing comprehensive asset inventory for SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA compliance.
If not Lansweeper
Top alternatives to consider
Lansweeper sits in a competitive category. These are the platforms most often evaluated alongside it.
Common questions
Lansweeper FAQ
Combines network scanning (SNMP, WMI, SSH), agent-based scanning for assets that don't respond to network probes, and cloud API integration for AWS/Azure/GCP. Together they produce the most complete inventory in the category.
No - Lansweeper is an ITAM platform with strong ITSM integrations. Pair it with ServiceNow, Freshservice, or Jira Service Management for full ITSM workflows.
Roughly $12,000-15,000/year for Pro tier covering 1000 assets, depending on negotiation. Enterprise tier with full OT/IoT is significantly more.
Yes - software discovery includes license usage tracking, useful for software audit and compliance scenarios.
Bottom line
Our verdict on Lansweeper
Best automated ITAM for mid-market and up
Lansweeper has earned its position as the automated-ITAM leader through superior discovery technology that produces better data than manual systems can match. For IT teams that have given up on maintaining asset accuracy through spreadsheets, the ROI is clear.