I've used Lansweeper on-premises since 2014 mainly to inventory about 150 Windows computers and track their installed software and licenses. It's also useful for discovering devices such as cameras, wireless access points, and switches, although those features aren't essential for me.
The price has steadily increased from roughly $600 per year to more than $2,000, and my latest renewal quote is $3,000. Although the free tier supports 100 assets, I need coverage for around 150 machines, including systems that aren't always active, so I'm being pushed into a much larger asset plan.
I told the vendor that the renewal was outside my budget and that I didn't want to continue, but they said my cancellation arrived after the required 30-day notice period and that the subscription had already renewed. The payment card on file is no longer valid, and I'm not interested in continuing with the service.
I'm looking for a replacement. I currently use LogMeIn Central for RMM, so I'm especially interested in whether NinjaOne provides solid Windows inventory, software discovery, and license or asset tracking. What other affordable alternatives should I consider?
4 Answers
Freshservice’s discovery agent can handle basic asset management and is a reasonable lower-cost replacement, but it doesn’t provide the same depth or convenience as Lansweeper. Several people who moved to it still miss some of Lansweeper’s reporting and inventory details.
There doesn’t seem to be a perfect one-for-one replacement. Lansweeper was unusually strong for combining straightforward network discovery with detailed Windows software inventory, and many alternatives either cost as much or require more setup. If you only need basic discovery, check whether Spiceworks still meets your requirements at no cost.
We also left after the pricing changes and still haven’t found anything that matches the old product completely. Freshservice works for general discovery, but some of the detailed inventory and reporting capabilities are missing. I’d test NinjaOne carefully to confirm that its asset features cover software licensing rather than assuming its RMM functionality will be equivalent.
The price is frustrating, but the right choice depends on how much time a replacement will take to maintain. In a larger IT environment, paying for Lansweeper can still be cheaper than building reports and workflows elsewhere. For a smaller deployment, though, the new pricing is difficult to justify, so comparing NinjaOne, ManageEngine, and Action1 with a trial would make sense.
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