IT Asset Tool vs rxInventory

IT Asset Tool inventories hardware and software across a LAN for IT asset and software asset management. It supports agentless scanning integrated with Microsoft Active Directory, as well as a separate client/server scanning mode. Hardware records can include manufacturer, model, processor, memory, GPU, and disk. The software inventory tracks installations and removals, Windows patches, and running processes; license compliance compares detected software with entries in its contracts database and can flag anomalies. Integrations and data acquisition include Active Directory, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, SNMP versions 1–3, and SSH. Its Syslog server collects device events, including from macOS and Linux, using customizable RegEx rules. Users can set event rules, receive email alerts, schedule reports, and monitor endpoint antivirus and firewall status. IT Asset Tool is on-premises. The management server requires 64-bit Windows 11 or Windows Server 2019 or later and at least 8 GB RAM. Basic is free for up to 35 assets; Enterprise options support unlimited assets. The vendor lists free multilingual support.

rxInventory is an on-premises tool for discovering and tracking network computers, other devices, and manually recorded fixed assets. Scheduled scans update inventory in the background without requiring Windows client software across the network. Linux and macOS computers can be scanned when SSH is enabled. A Visual Basic-like scripting language can collect registry values and file information or run WMI, SNMP, and SSH requests. Supported databases include Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL/MariaDB, and PostgreSQL. License records can include purchase dates, expiration, and prices; reports can analyze asset data, export to Microsoft Excel, or query SQL views. The product shows when hardware and software changes occurred, and user information can be excluded from storage. The free Basic plan covers up to 20 clients with full functionality and support, but those clients cannot be combined with a purchased license. Professional licenses are listed at tiered per-client prices from 5.00 € once, excluding VAT; Enterprise is 4999.00 EUR once, also excluding VAT.