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On-premises vs Cloud

Last updated: 30 September 2024

Features

Cloud

On-premises

Asset management

Discovery techniques for windows

Agent-based scan

(In Beta)

Agent-less scan

Discovery techniques for other devices (Macs, Linux, Printer, and other network devices)

Network and Credentials (SSH, SNMP, etc.)

Probe scanning (Distributed asset scan)

Domain scan

Software asset management

License management with suite licensing, ability to manage upgrade and downgrade of licenses.

Create multiple license types and associate them to manufacturers.

License agreement management.

Software license compliance management.

Track the complete life cycle of assets

Keep track of all assets in one place.

Create multiple asset states.

Configure depreciation rates to keep track of asset value/cost over time.

Ensure and verify assets are associated to users with asset acknowledgement.

Build custom workflows to automate various asset management operations based on asset parameters.

Track your assets using bar code and QR code scanning.

Asset Auto assign based on last logged-in user information detected during scan.

Track and manage consumable IT and non-IT assets.

Automatically alert stakeholders when assets in store fall below configurable thresholds to prevent unintended exhaustion.

Loan assets for temporary usage

Loan assets to users for a limited time.

Keep track of all loaned assets in one place.

Get notified when a loaned asset is nearing expiry

Keep tabs on asset metrics

Keep track of all your assets with real time dashboards like the total number of assets, workstations, software, purchase orders & contracts and more out of the box.

Create standard, custom and audit reports.

Asset life cycle

Define the life cycle of your assets and help guide your technicians.

Ensure all assets go through a predefined lifecycle with various condition based actions before, during and after each transition between the asset states.

Build asset life cycles on graphical drag-and-drop canvas.

Restrict the ability of a technician to move an asset to the next state with roles.

Collect relevant information only if and when required.

Create distinct asset life cycles and associate them to different types of products.

Trigger contextual notifications at various points in the asset life cycle.

Configuration management database (CMDB)

Define CIs and map their relationships in a hierarchical or network structure.

Graphical view of CIs and their relationship map.

Create new CI types.

Create different business views to map the relationship between CIs for different services.

Import CIs and CI relationships through a CSV or XLS file.

Export the CI relationship map as a CSV or PNG file.

Purchase management

Manage the purchase of both assets and services. Create different service types and associate vendors according to the services provided.

Support for multiple currencies.

Provision for adding shipping costs, taxes and transport costs.

Configure multiple levels of approval. Configure requesters and technicians as purchase approvers and set the upper limit for each approver.

Add invoice and payment information.

Integrate with assets to track the assets that have been added to the organization.

Track the necessary information for a specific transaction when purchasing with general ledger codes.

Contract management

Create contracts and track all contracts from one place.

Associate multiple assets to a contract.

Create child contracts within the contract.

Associate cost for the contract.

Send notifications when a contract is nearing expiry.

Reporting

Pre-built standard reports. (180+)

Create custom reports with configurable parameters.

Query reports.

Create KPI reports.

Customizable report dashboards with role-based access permissions.

Create report folders and organize reports under relevant folders.

Create tabular, matrix, summary, scan or CI history reports.

Depict reports visually as pie charts, bar charts, line charts, time series charts, area charts or ring charts.

Export reports into CSV, XLS, HTML and PDF formats.

Schedule reports, specify the frequency and the recipient of the report.

Other features

A self-service portal for end users.

A dedicated Developer space to build custom functions or scripts for last-mile customisations.

Automations like Triggers, Custom menus and custom widgets

Integrations

Analytics Plus

Endpoint Central

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Office 365 Calendar

Microsoft SCCM

SolarWinds

Zapier

System requirements

Supported OS

Windows Server 2019 and 2022

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and above

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Ubuntu 20 and above

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CentOS 8 and above

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Debian 10 and above

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Support databases

Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022

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PostgreSQL

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Supported browsers

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Microsoft Edge

Zoho Ulaa

Pricing

(Every edition in AssetExplorer is full- featured)

Free edition

Cloud

On-premises

Trial edition

Professional edition

Subscription model

Monthly and yearly basis

Yearly and perpetual basis

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