BelManage vs Matrix42 Asset Management

BelManage helps organizations manage software licenses and maintenance costs while monitoring cybersecurity status and configuration details. It automatically builds a central repository covering software, hardware, and security configurations. Asset-management features include license optimization, virtual-machine dependency mapping, server software discovery, an operational CMDB, and a software catalog. Configuration monitoring can identify authorized and unauthorized applications by version, track additions and removals, and compare systems with standard images. Listed security and audit functions include NIST controls and benchmarks, FISMA compliance, and vulnerability assessments and scans. The server can run on premises, on a customer's cloud, or as Belarc-hosted SaaS. Monitored clients include Windows desktops and servers, macOS, Linux, and many Solaris versions, with installable and agent-less options. BelManage uses encrypted HTTPS for client and report-viewer communication, supports PKI/CAC authentication for U.S. Government customers, and does not require Domain or SSH user credentials. Yearly prices vary by deployment and computer or server licensing: on-premises starts at $10 a year for computers and $50 a year for servers.

Matrix42 Asset Management tracks IT assets, inventory, lifecycle history, and contracts in one system. Its inventory covers hardware, software, and virtual machines, and automatically discovers new assets across platforms. Continuous network discovery maps assets and dependencies and can identify devices that should not be present. The product manages physical and mobile devices, applications, and servers, retaining status and configuration history for each. Real-time infrastructure updates feed an automated configuration management database.

Contract management centralizes documents and data, sends renewal and deadline notifications, and provides interactive cost reports and risk assessments. Listed integrations include Microsoft SCCM, Intune, Azure, AWS, IBM License Metric Tool, Jamf Pro, and VMware Workspace ONE. Contract tracking and barcode scanning are supported. Deployment is hybrid, with platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, Windows, and self-hosted environments. Matrix42 is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and was founded in 1992. The product is paid, has no free plan, and offers a 30-day trial; pricing is tailored by quote.