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Head-to-head · IT Asset Management Software

Lansweeper vs CA IT Asset Manager

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Lansweeper #3 in IT Asset Management Software 9.2/10 Free plan · paid from $199/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Lansweeper
CA IT Asset Manager #8 in IT Asset Management Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Broadcom

Lansweeper leads on 1 check, CA IT Asset Manager on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLansweeper · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Lansweeper
  • Most featuresCA IT Asset Manager · 3 of 4

Lansweeper scores higher on our rubric for it asset management software: 9.2 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Lansweeper offers free plan; CA IT Asset Manager doesn't publish it. CA IT Asset Manager offers employee self-service; Lansweeper doesn't publish it. On deployment, Lansweeper gives you Hybrid where CA IT Asset Manager offers Self_hosted.

Lansweeper is the better fit for discovery-heavy IT environments. CA IT Asset Manager is the better fit for self-hosted enterprise asset and license governance.

  • Lansweeper fits best

    Discovery-heavy IT environments

  • CA IT Asset Manager fits best

    Self-hosted enterprise asset and license governance

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Side by side

Feature Lansweeper 9.2/10 Visit ↗ CA IT Asset Manager 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.5
Ranking #3 in IT Asset Management Software #8 in IT Asset Management Software
Best for Discovery-heavy IT environments Self-hosted enterprise asset and license governance
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $199/mo Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) Not published
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, Windows
Integrations 5 integrations 3 integrations
Features Lansweeper 2/4 · CA IT Asset Manager 3/4
Software license tracking ✓ ✓
Contract tracking ✓ ✓
Barcode scanning Not published Not published
Employee self-service Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Asset limit 100 assets Not published
Deployment Hybrid Self_hosted
Our review
Pros
  • Discovers IT, OT, cloud, and connected assets
  • Reconciles hardware, software, ownership, and lifecycle data
  • Combines license compliance, vulnerability insights, automation, and APIs
  • Manages hardware and software assets from acquisition through retirement
  • Combines license compliance, optimization, financials, contracts, and vendors
  • Provides self-service requests, audit support, and web services
Cons
  • Starter includes one installation and 2,000 assets
  • Pro scales to 9,000 assets and up to three installations
  • Barcode support centers on fields and searchable asset values
  • Pricing uses a contact-sales model rather than published plan prices
  • Integrations center on CA Client Automation and CA Service Management
  • Self-hosted deployment requires enterprise IT infrastructure and administration
Our verdict

Lansweeper is a technology asset intelligence platform for IT and security teams managing varied technology environments. It discovers IT, OT, cloud, and connected assets, then centralizes hardware, software, user, ownership, lifecycle,…

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CA IT Asset Manager is an enterprise IT asset management product for organizations that need control across hardware and software lifecycles. It covers requisition or acquisition through retirement, while bringing inventory, software…

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  1. LansweeperIT Asset Management Software 9.2Free plan · paid from $199/mo (annual) · 14-day trial
  2. CA IT Asset ManagerIT Asset Management Software 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Lansweeper — where it wins

    • Discovers IT, OT, cloud, and connected assets
    • Reconciles hardware, software, ownership, and lifecycle data
    • Combines license compliance, vulnerability insights, automation, and APIs

    Where it doesn't

    • Starter includes one installation and 2,000 assets
    • Pro scales to 9,000 assets and up to three installations
    • Barcode support centers on fields and searchable asset values

  • CA IT Asset Manager — where it wins

    • Manages hardware and software assets from acquisition through retirement
    • Combines license compliance, optimization, financials, contracts, and vendors
    • Provides self-service requests, audit support, and web services

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing uses a contact-sales model rather than published plan prices
    • Integrations center on CA Client Automation and CA Service Management
    • Self-hosted deployment requires enterprise IT infrastructure and administration
  • Lansweeper9.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $199/mo (annual) · 14-day trial

    A discovery-focused platform for tracking technology assets across complex environments.

    Visit LansweeperFull verdict →
  • CA IT Asset Manager8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A self-hosted suite for asset lifecycle, license governance, contracts, and compliance.

    Visit BroadcomFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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