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ALTERNATIVES · SURVEY DATE: SEPTEMBER 2026

runZero Alternatives for Asset Inventory (2026)

Bottom line

The highest-scoring alternatives to runZero (72) on our rubric are Axonius (76), JupiterOne (73) and Lansweeper (70). 2 of them score higher than runZero overall.

Last updated 29 September 2026

Why do teams look for runZero alternatives?

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

  • SaaS apps are not covered on the pages we reviewed, and identities are partial: directory data enriches device records.
  • No enforcement workflow of its own is documented. The ServiceNow integration enriches the CMDB.
  • Ownership changed in September 2026: Dragos announced that it has acquired runZero. runZero continues to serve existing customers.

Source: runzero.com/platform · Reviewed Sep 2026

Source: Dragos press release, "Dragos Acquires NetRise and runZero", 21 September 2026 · Reviewed Sep 2026

How does every alternative compare with runZero?

  1. No. 1

    Axonius

    76

    Top pick: correlated asset inventory across many tools

    • Beats runZero on: Source coverage (92 vs 72), Correlation and deduplication (90 vs 70), Query and reporting (86 vs 68), Remediation and write-back (82 vs 48)
    • runZero is stronger on: Data freshness (78 vs 80), Deployment effort (60 vs 90), Price transparency (15 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Not published. The homepage offers Get Pricing through sales.
    Read runZero vs Axonius
  2. 73

    Best for graph queries, with published prices

    • Beats runZero on: Source coverage (74 vs 72), Correlation and deduplication (72 vs 70), Query and reporting (88 vs 68), Remediation and write-back (58 vs 48), Price transparency (92 vs 82)
    • runZero is stronger on: Data freshness (66 vs 80), Deployment effort (68 vs 90)
    • 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 runZero vs JupiterOne
  3. 70

    Best for IT teams that want a fast, priced start

    • Beats runZero on: Remediation and write-back (50 vs 48), Price transparency (90 vs 82)
    • runZero is stronger on: Source coverage (70 vs 72), Correlation and deduplication (66 vs 70), Data freshness (76 vs 80), Query and reporting (64 vs 68), Deployment effort (86 vs 90)
    • 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 runZero vs Lansweeper

  4. No. 5

    Armis

    69

    Best for OT, IoT and medical device visibility

    • Beats runZero on: Source coverage (80 vs 72), Correlation and deduplication (74 vs 70), Data freshness (88 vs 80), Query and reporting (70 vs 68), Remediation and write-back (66 vs 48)
    • runZero is stronger on: Deployment effort (72 vs 90), Price transparency (15 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Not published.
    Read runZero vs Armis

  5. No. 6

    Oomnitza

    62

    Best for hardware and license lifecycle

    • Beats runZero on: Remediation and write-back (76 vs 48)
    • runZero is stronger on: Source coverage (68 vs 72), Data freshness (62 vs 80), Query and reporting (62 vs 68), Deployment effort (64 vs 90), Price transparency (15 vs 82)
    • Tied: Correlation and deduplication (70 vs 70)
    • Published pricing: Not published.
    Read runZero vs Oomnitza

  6. No. 7

    Device42

    57

    Best for data center dependency mapping

    • Beats runZero on: Remediation and write-back (52 vs 48)
    • runZero is stronger on: Source coverage (60 vs 72), Correlation and deduplication (58 vs 70), Data freshness (70 vs 80), Query and reporting (60 vs 68), Deployment effort (56 vs 90), Price transparency (35 vs 82)
    • Published pricing: Annual subscription based on the number of devices; amounts not published.
    Read runZero vs Device42

When should you stay with runZero?

runZero has the top score in this ranking on deployment effort. Stay with runZero when the job is finding what is on the network without agents, credentials or appliances, including OT devices and air-gapped sites, on a free tier or a published starting price.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to runZero?

On our rubric the highest-scoring alternative is Axonius (76), followed by JupiterOne (73). Axonius beats runZero on source coverage, correlation and deduplication, query and reporting and remediation and write-back.

Which runZero alternatives publish prices?

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

When should you stay with runZero?

runZero has the top score in this ranking on deployment effort. Stay with runZero when the job is finding what is on the network without agents, credentials or appliances, including OT devices and air-gapped sites, on a free tier or a published starting price.

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