Reftab vs Snow Atlas

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.

Snow Atlas is Flexera’s cloud platform for IT asset management teams seeking a defensible software license position and lower software spend. It matches entitlements with applied licenses to calculate an effective license position, with verified data for Oracle Database, Java, E-Business Suite, and Middleware. Agents, APIs, and connectors consolidate hardware and software assets, while AI-based importing can ingest contracts and records such as invoices, purchase orders, and quotes. Its application catalog normalizes and enriches more than 800,000 applications from over 110,000 manufacturers. Usage metering can surface software use across an estate, including shadow IT, SaaS, and unsanctioned applications. Hardware management adds lifecycle and warranty visibility, plus mappings to users and applications. Read and write REST APIs support automation and bulk updates. Snow Atlas runs on Microsoft Azure, with customer-selectable regions listed in Amsterdam, London, Victoria, and Virginia. Flexera lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/ISE 27001, and Cloud Security Alliance STAR certifications. It is paid, with pricing available on request and no free plan listed.