Wednesday, October 24, 2012

[IT] Asset Management software

Features to seek
(a) component-transfer(?) journal and history (such as detach VGA card from PC-01 and attach it to PC-02)
(b) maintenance/repair cost journal and history
(c) support for software-type asset
(d) keep track of spare-part inventory (PSU, RAM, VGA card)

google: it|computer asset tracking|management application|software add manual repair|service history

SNIPE-IT
+ FREE !
Can specify currency to use

Web Tracks
+ free version available
... The PC Audit License limits the number of computers that can be imported into the database using Web
... Tracks Audit.  The manual entry of a computer record does not require a PC Audit License.
+ peripheral record
- Report Designer can only be used to customize your Purchase Order and Service Desk Ticket, not
...to create new/custom reports
* Access database file location is hard-coded (in the App_Data within the WebRoot folder)
* online documentation

Numara/BMC TrackIt
* pricing only available by request
from Spiceworks Community:
If  ... your company is in the 500-1000 employee count tier, Track-It! may just be the right software for you! For small businesses, you may be better off with a different solution as the pricing for Track-It! isn't easy on your company's low budgets.


OCS Inventory
+ free / open source
- not many features

Spiceworks Inventory
* still as feature request: Tracking IT surplus parts

Novo [Solutions] Asset Manager
- paid

CWorks CMMS
+ free version available
- some features available only on "plus" version:
...work order costs for each asset
...Track movement of assets
* FAQ

ITDB (IT ITems DataBase)
- no (b)

Altiris Asset Management Suite
- no (b)

ManageEngine AssetExplorer
- paid (free version available for max. 25 nodes)
+ [can record] support and maintanance costs incurred by the asset

SysAid Asset Inventory
- paid

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