GLPI vs uControl Asset Management
GLPI
glpi-project.orguControl Asset Management
ucontrol.tekwurx.comSide by side
| Figure | GLPI | uControl Asset Management |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €19/mo | £833.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 5 |
| Spec score · IT Asset Management Software | 9.3 (#2) | 9.1 (#7) |
| API | GLPI provides a legacy REST API, a newer high-level API with OAuth2 grants, Swagger documentation and a GraphQL wrapper. | A public REST API is offered for integrating data sources, with HTML documentation and a sandbox environment. |
| Documentation | Documentation covers administrator, user, developer, agent and plugin workflows, with installation, command-line, API and contribution guidance. | Service and API documentation are provided in HTML format, including a getting-started guide and REST-API connection instructions. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | GLPI is an IT management platform with helpdesk, asset inventory, and service management features. | uControl asset management combines hardware lifecycle management and software licensing in one asset record fed by discovery, integrations and an endpoint agent. |
| Security controls | Cloud infrastructure uses OVH anti-DDoS firewalls, HTTPS-only access, VPN-authenticated maintenance, daily backups and 30-day retention. | The platform advertises AES-256-GCM encrypted vault storage, SAML/OIDC/LDAP SSO, RBAC and audit logging. |
| Support | The download page says partners can provide configuration and customization support plus L1 and L2 support. | Support is delivered by email or online ticketing; phone and web-chat support are not offered, while onsite help costs extra. |
| Trial | The public-cloud offer has a 45-day trial with no obligation and no credit card required. | The government listing advertises a 30-day trial with no limitations. |
| What it does | GLPI is free asset and IT-management software combining ITIL service desk, inventory, configuration management, license tracking and software auditing. | uControl is an IT asset inventory and operational-control platform combining discovery, asset management, service modelling, CMDB synchronisation and analytics. |
Plans
GLPI
- Public Cloud€19 a month
- Private Cloud€21 a month
- CustomPrice not published
- GLPI Network Basic€100 a month
- Self-hosted Basic€100 a month
- GLPI Network Standard€300 a month
- Self-hosted Standard€300 a month
- GLPI Network Advanced€1,000 a month
- Self-hosted Advanced€1,000 a month
- GLPI Network Enterprise€4,500 a month
uControl Asset Management
- CommunityFree
- SMB£10,000 a year
- Professional£40,000 a year
- CommunityFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
GLPI
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.
uControl Asset Management
uControl Asset Management combines hardware lifecycle management and software licensing in asset records assembled through discovery, integrations and an endpoint agent. Agentless discovery covers on-network IT, OT and cloud assets; the Windows and macOS agent captures devices that do not connect to the network. Hardware records can track warranties, end-of-life, refresh, depreciation, assignment and contracts. Software capabilities include recognition, entitlements, Effective Licence Position, usage-based reclaim and vendor packs. Usage telemetry flags software installed but not launched within 90 days, with a confidence grade; software in active use is not flagged. Integrations bring ITSM, procurement, ERP and other data into mapped and reconciled asset records. Named integrations include ServiceNow, BMC Helix, Atlassian JSM, Lansweeper, EasyVista and HaloITSM. The Community plan is free forever, covers up to 10k servers and is on-premise only. SMB costs £10,000 a year and Professional costs £40,000 a year; annual prices exclude VAT. Those plans allow unlimited users and, like the other listed editions apart from Community, include on-prem, cloud or appliance deployment.