NetLab Discovery vs OCS Inventory
NetLab Discovery
netlabdiscovery.comOCS Inventory
ocsinventory-ng.comSide by side
| Figure | NetLab Discovery | OCS Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €89/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Network Discovery Software | 8.1 (#17) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Purpose | NetLab Discovery scans subnets via ping and SNMP and tracks host status, latency, vendor information, and OS fingerprints in a web dashboard. | OCS Inventory scans, inventories, and categorizes IT assets, including hardware and software on machines. |
| What it does | NetLab Discovery scans networks and presents host inventory, status, latency, vendor data and OS fingerprints in a web dashboard. | OCS Inventory automatically inventories hardware and software on networked machines and presents the results in a web interface. |
Plans
OCS Inventory
- OCS FreeFree
- GreenIT€89 a month
- CVE Search€189 a month
- OCS Cloud€250 a month
- Green ITPrice not published
- OCS Pro (more than 10,000 agents)Priced on request
- OCS Pro (up to 10,000 agents)Price not published
In their own words
NetLab Discovery
NetLab Discovery has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OCS Inventory
OCS Inventory scans, inventories, and categorizes hardware and software across IT environments. Agents installed on machines send inventory information to an OCS server, where administrators review results in a web console, inspect detected network hardware, and create deployment packages. Agents can download packages over HTTP or HTTPS and launch them remotely, with deployment status and statistics available. For devices without agents, IP discovery and SNMP scans can identify equipment such as copiers, switches, routers, and computers.
The server provides a REST API and names ITSM-NG, GLPI, CMDBuild, and iTop as compatible tools. Plugins can add VMware vCenter inventory or details about drivers and user-installed applications. CVE Search cross-references fleet inventory with the CVE-Mitre register to identify machines exposed to software vulnerabilities. OCS Inventory is open source, with cloud and on-premise offers. OCS Free costs €0 per month and includes unlimited agents, the complete software, community support, and plugin access. OCS Cloud costs €250 per month and includes SaaS hosting, updates, and unlimited support. Adapting the free solution to an organization's infrastructure can require advanced technical skills.