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Head-to-head · IT Asset Discovery Software

InvGate Insight vs OCS Inventory NG

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score InvGate Insight #1 in IT Asset Discovery Software 9.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit InvGate
OCS Inventory NG #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Try OCS Inventory NG

InvGate Insight leads on 0 checks, OCS Inventory NG on 1, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreInvGate Insight · 9.4/10
  • Free planonly OCS Inventory NG
  • Free trialonly InvGate Insight
  • Most featuresInvGate Insight · 5 of 5

InvGate Insight scores higher on our rubric for it asset discovery software: 9.4 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #9.

OCS Inventory NG offers free plan; InvGate Insight doesn't.

InvGate Insight is the better fit for broad hybrid discovery and asset administration. OCS Inventory NG is the better fit for free open-source inventory discovery.

  • InvGate Insight fits best

    Broad hybrid discovery and asset administration

  • OCS Inventory NG fits best

    Free open-source inventory discovery

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Side by side

Feature InvGate Insight 9.4/10 Visit ↗ OCS Inventory NG 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.6
Ranking #1 in IT Asset Discovery Software #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software
Best for Broad hybrid discovery and asset administration Free open-source inventory discovery
Pricing model Paid Free
Starting price $5/device/yr Free
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support Tickets, Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7 Community, Email, Docs
Integrations 17 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features InvGate Insight 5/5 · OCS Inventory NG 4/5
Hardware discovery ✓ ✓
Software discovery ✓ ✓
Cloud discovery ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Network asset discovery ✓ ✓
Agentless discovery ✓ ✓
Specs
Asset limit 500 assets Not checked yet
Deployment model Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Discovers hardware, software, cloud, and network assets
  • Combines inventory, lifecycle administration, and automatic CMDB mapping
  • Supports agentless scanning, APIs, and extensive ITSM integrations
  • Agent and agentless discovery across hardware, software, and networks
  • Free plan includes unlimited agents and plugin access
  • REST API plus GLPI, iTop, CMDBuild, and LDAP integrations
Cons
  • No free plan; paid pricing starts at $1,499 per year
  • Pro pricing is based on each IP device per year
  • On-premise hosting and dedicated servers require Enterprise
  • OCS Free provides community support rather than unlimited support
  • More than 10,000 agents requires custom pricing on OCS Pro
  • The identified 3.0.0-rc2 release is intended for testing, not production
Our verdict

InvGate Insight, now called InvGate Asset Management, is an IT asset management platform for organizations that need centralized visibility across hardware, software, cloud resources, and network devices. It is aimed at mid-market and…

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OCS Inventory NG is open-source IT asset inventory software for organizations that need centralized visibility into computers, servers, software, and network devices. Agents collect hardware and software information and send it to a…

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  1. InvGate InsightIT Asset Discovery Software 9.430-day trial
  2. OCS Inventory NGIT Asset Discovery Software 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • InvGate Insight — where it wins

    • Discovers hardware, software, cloud, and network assets
    • Combines inventory, lifecycle administration, and automatic CMDB mapping
    • Supports agentless scanning, APIs, and extensive ITSM integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan; paid pricing starts at $1,499 per year
    • Pro pricing is based on each IP device per year
    • On-premise hosting and dedicated servers require Enterprise

  • OCS Inventory NG — where it wins

    • Agent and agentless discovery across hardware, software, and networks
    • Free plan includes unlimited agents and plugin access
    • REST API plus GLPI, iTop, CMDBuild, and LDAP integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • OCS Free provides community support rather than unlimited support
    • More than 10,000 agents requires custom pricing on OCS Pro
    • The identified 3.0.0-rc2 release is intended for testing, not production

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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