OCS Inventory vs Reftab

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.

Reftab is cloud-based asset management software for tracking hardware, software, equipment, and IT spend. It supports software license and contract tracking, employee self-service, barcode scanning, and QR codes. Administrative tools include custom fields and statuses, reports, exports, and bulk actions; integrations include Intune, Jamf, Jira, Microsoft, Okta, Adobe, and 30+ more. Mobile apps are available for iOS and Android. The Free plan covers up to 50 assets and includes unlimited inventory and software tracking, mobile apps, and barcode and QR-code support. Accessories and licenses can be tracked without limit at no cost, and archived assets blocked from checkout do not count against the active asset quota. Hardware Asset Management includes unlimited users. Software Asset Management includes application discovery, installed software tracking, license and user tracking, software usage and spend, access reviews, renewal visibility, and compliance visibility for ISO 27001 and SOC 2. The Software Asset Management plan is $9 per year, billed annually; Hardware Asset Management is $125 per month. Paid offerings list a 14-day free trial. Payments can be made by credit card or ACH.