BeaverFlow CMDB vs GLPI

BeaverFlow CMDB maintains a registry of configuration items such as physical devices, virtual machines, SaaS subscriptions, cloud resources, and installed software. Items can record an owner, location, version, support contract, and lifecycle stage. A relationship graph maps dependencies and service impact paths, while change impact assessment identifies affected items and services. The listed capabilities include hardware and software inventory, cloud asset tracking, licence compliance, and lifecycle tracking. Discovery tools and infrastructure-as-code pipelines, including Terraform and Ansible use cases, can update records automatically. The CMDB logs item creation, modification, and retirement with a timestamp, user, and reason; it also generates a health indicator from incident history, age, support status, and open vulnerabilities. Shared and dedicated cloud deployment are offered on all plans, while on-premise deployment is listed for Enterprise. iOS and Android apps are listed across plans. Growth costs $24 a month per user, and Enterprise costs $47 a month per user; both are for up to 50 users. A three-month trial includes all 12 products, is limited to five users, requires no credit card, and preserves data for 30 days after it ends.

GLPI is an IT management platform for helpdesk tickets, asset inventory, and service management. Users can create incident or request tickets and assign them to a group, profile, or individual. Its service workflows include problem and change management, planning, recurring tickets, statistics, and custom forms. Asset records cover hardware, software and licenses, network equipment, certificates, domains, clusters, and databases. Other tools include project workflows with Gantt or Kanban views, a knowledge base, reservations, reports, and saved searches. GLPI offers eight profile types and standard or self-service interfaces; its self-service interface is free for end users. Organizations can choose cloud or on-premise deployment. The public-cloud offer has a 45-day trial without obligation or a credit card. Public Cloud costs €19 a month per IT agent, with one billed agent minimum; Private Cloud costs €21 a month per agent and requires at least 25 billed agents. The FAQ says on-premise GLPI has no licensing fees or limit on users or technicians.