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Snipe-IT
Free open source IT asset management
As of 30 August 2026, Snipe-IT has a free plan and paid plans start at $39.99/year. Snipe-IT is a free, open-source IT asset management solution that helps organizations track laptops, licenses, accessories, and consumables with a user-friendly. Softwr lists it under Inventory. Snipe-IT is launched in 2013, available on Web, Self-hosted.
Overview
What Snipe-IT does
Snipe-IT is a free, open-source IT asset management solution that helps organizations track laptops, licenses, accessories, and consumables with a user-friendly interface.
What people use it for
- Tracking IT hardware assets and their assignment to staff
- Managing software licences, accessories and consumables
- Running a self hosted open source asset register
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Snipe-IT.
- Hosted Basic caps API calls at 120 per minute and Small Business at 240 per minute; unlimited API calls require Dedicated hosting from $2,499.99 per year
- Email support requires the Small Business hosting plan; Basic hosting gets community support only
- Automated upgrades and server maintenance require the Small Business plan or higher
- Enhanced LDAP, IP restrictions, a private server and VPN connectivity require Dedicated hosting
- The self hosted edition is free but support is sold separately
- Medium and large dedicated hosting is priced by quote
Cross-shopped
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Pricing
What Snipe-IT costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Self-Hosted
Free
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited assets
- Complete asset management functionality
Basic Hosting
$399.99 /yr
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited assets
- SSL certificate
- Auto backups
- Email support
- Priority requests
Small Business Hosting
$999.99 /yr
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited assets
- SSL certificate
- Auto backups
- Email support
- Priority requests
Dedicated Hosting Small
$2,499.99 /yr
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited assets
- Dedicated infrastructure
Dedicated Hosting Medium/Large
$5,000 /yr
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited assets
- Dedicated infrastructure
Capabilities
Features
Asset tracking
License management
Audit logs
Check-in/out
LDAP
Integration with LDAP
SAML
Integration with SAML
API
Integration with API
Slack
Integration with Slack
Email
Integration with Email
Web support
Available on Web
Cloud/Self-hosted support
Available on Cloud/Self-hosted
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Snipe-IT cost?
Snipe-IT is free for self-hosted deployment. Hosted plans start at $399.99/year for Basic Hosting ($39.99/month) and range up to $7,500/year for large Dedicated Hosting. Annual plans offer 16% savings versus monthly billing.
SourceWhat is included in Snipe-IT hosting plans?
All Snipe-IT hosted plans include unlimited users and unlimited assets. Basic and Small Business plans add SSL certificates, automatic backups, email support, and priority feature requests. Dedicated plans provide dedicated infrastructure.
SourceDoes Snipe-IT offer monthly billing?
Yes, monthly billing is available for hosted plans at 16% premium over annual rates. Basic Hosting is $39.99/month, Small Business is $99.99/month, and Dedicated plans range from $249.99 to $625/month.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Snipe-IT
- Company
- Snipe-IT
- Based in
- Remote
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- UpKeep
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- Unleashed
- Zoho Inventory
- ABC Inventory
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