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Head-to-head · CMDB Software

Device42 vs i-doit

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Device42 #5 in CMDB Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request Free trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Device42
i-doit #7 in CMDB Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit i-doit

Device42 leads on 0 checks, i-doit on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDevice42 · 8.7/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresi-doit · 4 of 4

Device42 scores higher on our rubric for cmdb software: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Device42 is the better fit for infrastructure-heavy teams needing asset depth. i-doit is the better fit for IT documentation and asset-management teams.

  • Device42 fits best

    Infrastructure-heavy teams needing asset depth

  • i-doit fits best

    IT documentation and asset-management teams

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Side by side

Feature Device42 8.7/10 Visit ↗ i-doit 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #5 in CMDB Software #7 in CMDB Software
Best for Infrastructure-heavy teams needing asset depth IT documentation and asset-management teams
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan — —
Free trial 14 days 30 days
Free trial length 14 days 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations 10 integrations 14 integrations
Features Device42 0/4 · i-doit 4/4
Service mapping Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Dependency mapping Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Discovery imports Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Ownership tracking Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Configuration item limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment options Not checked yet Hybrid
Relationship types Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Covers physical, virtual, cloud, and software inventory
  • Maps application and asset dependencies across infrastructure
  • Tracks licenses, contracts, warranties, and asset lifecycles
  • Maps configuration items, assets, services, processes and dependencies
  • Connects discovery, monitoring, service desk and inventory systems
  • Covers contracts, licenses, ownership, reporting and impact analysis
Cons
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No permanent free plan
  • Its breadth may exceed simpler inventory needs
  • Uses contact-sales pricing rather than published plan prices
  • Has no free plan
  • The trial is limited to 30 days
Our verdict

Device42 is an IT infrastructure management platform for organizations operating data centers, cloud environments, and hybrid IT. It combines agentless and agent-based discovery with physical, virtual, cloud, and software inventory. Its…

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i-doit is a web-based CMDB and IT documentation solution for teams responsible for configuration items, hardware, software, contracts, services, locations and ownership. It is aimed at IT documentation and asset-management teams that need…

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  1. Device42CMDB Software 8.7Pricing on request
  2. i-doitCMDB Software 8.5Pricing on request · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Device42 — where it wins

    • Covers physical, virtual, cloud, and software inventory
    • Maps application and asset dependencies across infrastructure
    • Tracks licenses, contracts, warranties, and asset lifecycles

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • No permanent free plan
    • Its breadth may exceed simpler inventory needs
  • i-doit — where it wins

    • Maps configuration items, assets, services, processes and dependencies
    • Connects discovery, monitoring, service desk and inventory systems
    • Covers contracts, licenses, ownership, reporting and impact analysis

    Where it doesn't

    • Uses contact-sales pricing rather than published plan prices
    • Has no free plan
    • The trial is limited to 30 days
  • Device428.7/10 · Pricing on request

    A deep CMDB and infrastructure inventory platform for complex hybrid environments.

    Visit Device42Full verdict →
  • i-doit8.5/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    A broad CMDB for teams managing assets, services, dependencies and IT documentation.

    Visit i-doitFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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