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ALTERNATIVES · SURVEY DATE: SEPTEMBER 2026

Axonius Alternatives for Asset Inventory (2026)

Bottom line

The highest-scoring alternatives to Axonius (76) on our rubric are JupiterOne (73), runZero (72) and Lansweeper (70). Axonius ranks first overall, so every alternative scores lower in total, but each one beats it on at least one criterion.

Last updated 13 October 2026

Why do teams look for Axonius alternatives?

These are the reasons that follow from Axonius's own public pages, reviewed September 2026. They are facts, not complaints we collected.

  • Axonius does not publish prices. The homepage offers Get Pricing through sales.
  • Each source needs an adapter with API access and credentials, so time to full coverage grows with the number of tools connected.
  • The pages we reviewed do not describe a native network scanner. Network devices are reached through adapters to network tools, and data refreshes on each discovery cycle, so the inventory is as current as its sources.
  • Axonius acts through enforcement actions and pushes data into ITSM tools. The incident, change and request workflow itself runs in a platform such as ServiceNow.

Source: axonius.com/platform · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: docs.axonius.com/docs/servicenow · Reviewed Sep 2026

How does every alternative compare with Axonius?

  1. 73

    Best for graph queries, with published prices

    • Beats Axonius on: Query and reporting (88 vs 86), Deployment effort (68 vs 60), Price transparency (92 vs 15)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (74 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (72 vs 90), Data freshness (66 vs 78), Remediation and write-back (58 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Published annual list prices: Small-Market $25,000; Mid-Market $50,000 per 12 months for up to 200,000 data points; Enterprise $100,000 per 12 months for up to 400,000 data points; custom above 1 million data points.
    Read Axonius vs JupiterOne

  2. No. 3

    runZero

    72

    Best for agentless network discovery

    • Beats Axonius on: Data freshness (80 vs 78), Deployment effort (90 vs 60), Price transparency (82 vs 15)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (72 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (70 vs 90), Query and reporting (68 vs 86), Remediation and write-back (48 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets (30-day retention). runZero Platform starts at $5,000 (3-year retention).
    Read Axonius vs runZero
  3. 70

    Best for IT teams that want a fast, priced start

    • Beats Axonius on: Deployment effort (86 vs 60), Price transparency (90 vs 15)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (70 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (66 vs 90), Data freshness (76 vs 78), Query and reporting (64 vs 86), Remediation and write-back (50 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Free up to 100 assets after the trial. Starter (includes 2,000 assets) and Pro (scales to 9,000 assets in bands of 1,000) list prices are published, billed annually. Enterprise is quoted from 10,000 assets.
    Read Axonius vs Lansweeper

  4. No. 5

    Armis

    69

    Best for OT, IoT and medical device visibility

    • Beats Axonius on: Data freshness (88 vs 78), Deployment effort (72 vs 60)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (80 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (74 vs 90), Query and reporting (70 vs 86), Remediation and write-back (66 vs 82)
    • Tied: Price transparency (15 vs 15)
    • Published pricing: Not published.
    Read Axonius vs Armis

  5. No. 6

    Oomnitza

    62

    Best for hardware and license lifecycle

    • Beats Axonius on: Deployment effort (64 vs 60)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (68 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (70 vs 90), Data freshness (62 vs 78), Query and reporting (62 vs 86), Remediation and write-back (76 vs 82)
    • Tied: Price transparency (15 vs 15)
    • Published pricing: Not published.
    Read Axonius vs Oomnitza

  6. No. 7

    Device42

    57

    Best for data center dependency mapping

    • Beats Axonius on: Price transparency (35 vs 15)
    • Axonius is stronger on: Source coverage (60 vs 92), Correlation and deduplication (58 vs 90), Data freshness (70 vs 78), Query and reporting (60 vs 86), Remediation and write-back (52 vs 82), Deployment effort (56 vs 60)
    • Published pricing: Annual subscription based on the number of devices; amounts not published.
    Read Axonius vs Device42

ServiceNow is not listed here. Its CMDB is the system of record that Axonius reads and writes to, not an alternative to it. See Works alongside: ServiceNow CMDB.

When should you stay with Axonius?

Axonius has the top score in this ranking on source coverage, correlation and deduplication and remediation and write-back. Stay with Axonius when the problem is many security and IT tools disagreeing about the same assets. It documents SaaS apps and human and non-human identities as asset classes alongside devices and cloud, and documents create, update and remove actions for ServiceNow assets, so the CMDB stays the system of record while its data gets more complete.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Axonius?

On our rubric the highest-scoring alternative is JupiterOne (73), followed by runZero (72). JupiterOne beats Axonius on query and reporting, deployment effort and price transparency.

Which Axonius alternatives publish prices?

JupiterOne, runZero and Lansweeper publish prices on the pages we reviewed. Device42 publishes its pricing model but not amounts. Armis and Oomnitza do not publish prices.

When should you stay with Axonius?

Axonius has the top score in this ranking on source coverage, correlation and deduplication and remediation and write-back. Stay with Axonius when the problem is many security and IT tools disagreeing about the same assets. It documents SaaS apps and human and non-human identities as asset classes alongside devices and cloud, and documents create, update and remove actions for ServiceNow assets, so the CMDB stays the system of record while its data gets more complete.

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