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Head-to-head · IT Asset Discovery Software

Open-AudIT vs OCS Inventory NG

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Open-AudIT #6 in IT Asset Discovery Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Open-AudIT
OCS Inventory NG #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Try OCS Inventory NG

Open-AudIT 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 scoreOpen-AudIT · 8.9/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Open-AudIT
  • Most featuresOpen-AudIT · 5 of 5

Open-AudIT scores higher on our rubric for it asset discovery software: 8.9 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #9.

Open-AudIT is the better fit for open-source hybrid discovery and auditing. OCS Inventory NG is the better fit for free open-source inventory discovery.

  • Open-AudIT fits best

    Open-source hybrid discovery and auditing

  • OCS Inventory NG fits best

    Free open-source inventory discovery

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Side by side

Feature Open-AudIT 8.9/10 Visit ↗ OCS Inventory NG 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 8.6
Ranking #6 in IT Asset Discovery Software #9 in IT Asset Discovery Software
Best for Open-source hybrid discovery and auditing Free open-source inventory discovery
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $399/yr Free
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support Email, Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7 Community, Email, Docs
Integrations 6 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Open-AudIT 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 Hybrid Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Agentless discovery across network, hardware, software, cloud, and hybrid assets
  • Open-source Free plan with inventory, exports, and community support
  • Paid tiers add vulnerability, compliance, dashboards, APIs, and scheduled discovery
  • 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
  • Advanced automation and commercial support begin with the Professional plan
  • Cloud auditing and remote collectors are reserved for Enterprise
  • Optional agents are needed for some specialized Windows and Linux environments
  • 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

Open-AudIT is an open-source IT asset discovery and auditing platform for IT operations, security and compliance teams, managed service providers, government organizations, and enterprises. It inventories devices across network,…

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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. Open-AudITIT Asset Discovery Software 8.9Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. OCS Inventory NGIT Asset Discovery Software 8.6Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Open-AudIT — where it wins

    • Agentless discovery across network, hardware, software, cloud, and hybrid assets
    • Open-source Free plan with inventory, exports, and community support
    • Paid tiers add vulnerability, compliance, dashboards, APIs, and scheduled discovery

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced automation and commercial support begin with the Professional plan
    • Cloud auditing and remote collectors are reserved for Enterprise
    • Optional agents are needed for some specialized Windows and Linux environments

  • 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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