Asset InventoryRanked

Head to head · Survey date: September 2026

runZero vs Device42

Two asset inventory tools on the same seven criteria.

Bottom line

runZero (72) ranks above Device42 (57) on our weighted rubric. runZero leads on source coverage, correlation and deduplication, data freshness, query and reporting, deployment effort and price transparency; Device42 leads on remediation and write-back. runZero publishes prices; Device42 publishes its pricing model but not amounts.

Last updated 29 September 2026

How do runZero and Device42 score?

Coverage and trust score, editorial assessment, 0-100. Survey date: September 2026.
CriterionWeightrunZeroDevice42Leader
Source coverage22%7260runZero
Correlation and deduplication18%7058runZero
Data freshness12%8070runZero
Query and reporting12%6860runZero
Remediation and write-back14%4852Device42
Deployment effort12%9056runZero
Price transparency10%8235runZero
Total100%7257runZero

runZero leads 6 criteria, Device42 leads 1.

Coverage and trust score (editorial assessment, 0-100). It measures how completely and reliably a tool can tell a security or IT team what assets exist, who owns them and what state they are in. It is not a measure of overall product quality: service management platforms and lifecycle tools score lower here because inventory accuracy is one part of what they do.

Where does each one win?

How do pricing and deployment compare?

Published facts, runZero and Device42. Reviewed September 2026.
FactrunZeroDevice42
Published pricing

Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets (30-day retention). runZero Platform starts at $5,000 (3-year retention).

Source: runzero.com/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Annual subscription based on the number of devices; amounts not published.

Source: device42.com/pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026

Free tier or trialFree, full-featured 21-day trialFree trial download
DeploymentSaaS or on-premises, with support for air-gapped environments; no agents, authentication or appliances required.Not described on the pages we reviewed; the free trial is a download.
How it builds the inventoryActive scanning, passive discovery for OT, and integrations.Agentless discovery and dependency mapping from mainframes to cloud containers, SNMP network devices, AWS and Azure.
Integrations as publishedIntegration list published, no count stated; custom integration SDK30+ integrations
Coverage grid count5.5 of 73.5 of 7

Has ownership changed?

Dragos announced on 21 September 2026 that it has acquired runZero; runZero continues to serve existing customers.

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

Which assets does each cover?

Asset coverage grid: which asset classes each tool documentsWeighted coverage counts, documented counts one and partial counts one half: Axonius 6.5 of 7; JupiterOne 4.5 of 7; runZero 5.5 of 7; Lansweeper 5.5 of 7; Armis 4.5 of 7; Oomnitza 4.0 of 7; Device42 3.5 of 7.E3runZeroE7Device42N1Laptops and workstationsLaptops and workstations · runZero: DocumentedDLaptops and workstations · Device42: Not documented. Not documented; the product focuses on data center and cloud infrastructure.NN2ServersServers · runZero: DocumentedDServers · Device42: DocumentedDN3Cloud workloadsCloud workloads · runZero: DocumentedDCloud workloads · Device42: DocumentedDN4SaaS appsSaaS apps · runZero: Not documented. Not covered on the pages we reviewed.NSaaS apps · Device42: Partial. Software licenses are tracked; SaaS discovery is not documented.PN5IdentitiesIdentities · runZero: Partial. Directory data from Entra ID and Active Directory integrations enriches device records.PIdentities · Device42: Not documented. Not documented; the product focuses on data center and cloud infrastructure.NN6OT and IoTOT and IoT · runZero: DocumentedDOT and IoT · Device42: Not documented. Not documented; the product focuses on data center and cloud infrastructure.NN7Network devicesNetwork devices · runZero: DocumentedDNetwork devices · Device42: DocumentedD
DocumentedPartialNot documented
Asset coverage, runZero and Device42. Status reflects vendor documentation reviewed September 2026.
Asset classrunZeroDevice42
Laptops and workstationsDocumentedNot documented
ServersDocumentedDocumented
Cloud workloadsDocumentedDocumented
SaaS appsNot documentedPartial
IdentitiesPartialNot documented
OT and IoTDocumentedNot documented
Network devicesDocumentedDocumented
Weighted count (of 7)5.53.5

Which one fits your team?

Choose runZero if

  • you need a published price to model before a sales call (runZero 82 vs 35)
  • you need a useful inventory with little setup (runZero 90 vs 56)
  • Best for agentless network discovery.

Choose Device42 if

  • findings must become tickets, workflows or corrected records in other systems (Device42 52 vs 48)
  • the inventory must reflect changes quickly (Device42 70 vs 80)
  • Best for data center dependency mapping.

Frequently asked questions

Is runZero or Device42 better for asset inventory?

On our rubric runZero scores 72 and Device42 57. runZero leads 6 of 7 criteria and Device42 leads 1. Scores are editorial and weighted as described in the methodology.

Which is cheaper, runZero or Device42?

runZero: Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets (30-day retention). runZero Platform starts at $5,000 (3-year retention). Device42: Annual subscription based on the number of devices; amounts not published. A like-for-like comparison needs a quote from the vendor that does not publish amounts.

Which covers more asset classes, runZero or Device42?

In our coverage grid runZero documents 5.5 of 7 asset classes and Device42 3.5, counting Documented as 1 and Partial as 0.5.

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