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Head-to-head · IT Asset Discovery Software

LOGINventory vs OCS Inventory NG

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score LOGINventory #8 in IT Asset Discovery Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit LOGINventory
OCS Inventory NG #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Try OCS Inventory NG

LOGINventory leads on 0 checks, OCS Inventory NG on 0, and 6 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 scoreLOGINventory · 8.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly LOGINventory
  • Most featuresLOGINventory · 5 of 5

LOGINventory scores higher on our rubric for it asset discovery software: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #8 and #9.

On deployment model, OCS Inventory NG gives you Hybrid where LOGINventory offers On-premises.

LOGINventory is the better fit for affordable multi-site inventory discovery. OCS Inventory NG is the better fit for free open-source inventory discovery.

  • LOGINventory fits best

    Affordable multi-site inventory discovery

  • OCS Inventory NG fits best

    Free open-source inventory discovery

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Side by side

Feature LOGINventory 8.7/10 Visit ↗ OCS Inventory NG 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #8 in IT Asset Discovery Software #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software
Best for Affordable multi-site inventory discovery Free open-source inventory discovery
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price €3.70/unit/yr Free
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs Community, Email, Docs
Integrations 14 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LOGINventory 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 Not checked yet Not checked yet
Deployment model On-premises Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Agentless discovery across network, cloud, virtualization, and endpoints
  • Hardware, software, configuration, license, and contract inventory
  • REST API, PowerShell, dashboards, reports, and topology mapping
  • 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
  • On-premises deployment may not suit cloud-only teams
  • Paid pricing is billed annually per asset in EUR
  • Priced per asset per year, so cost grows with the estate
  • 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

LOGINventory is an on-premises IT asset management platform for organizations that need to discover and document hardware, software, configurations, permissions, network devices, virtualization environments, and selected cloud resources.…

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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. LOGINventoryIT Asset Discovery Software 8.7Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. OCS Inventory NGIT Asset Discovery Software 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • LOGINventory — where it wins

    • Agentless discovery across network, cloud, virtualization, and endpoints
    • Hardware, software, configuration, license, and contract inventory
    • REST API, PowerShell, dashboards, reports, and topology mapping

    Where it doesn't

    • On-premises deployment may not suit cloud-only teams
    • Paid pricing is billed annually per asset in EUR
    • Priced per asset per year, so cost grows with the estate
  • 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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