GLPI alternatives: Asetavo vs GLPI
GLPI is open-source IT service management software (helpdesk, CMDB and inventory) from Teclib’: free to self-host under the GPL, or GLPI Network Cloud from €19 per agent a month. Asetavo is a hosted tool for tracking physical assets, with a free plan, QR, NFC and UHF RFID tags, check-in/out, audits, maintenance and 8-method depreciation built in, with no server and no plugins.
You mainly need to know where your physical assets are and who has them, want a free hosted plan instead of installing and maintaining a server, and want QR, NFC and UHF RFID tagging, check-in/out, audits, GPS, maintenance work orders and book-and-tax depreciation in the product rather than added through plugins.
You need a helpdesk with tickets, problems, changes and SLAs, a CMDB, or agent-based inventory and network discovery of computers and network devices. GLPI also fits if you want open-source software you can self-host, a multilingual interface, or a local Teclib’ partner to set it up for you.
| Feature | Asetavo | GLPI |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Managed cloud (no servers to run) | Self-host free (GPL-3.0), or GLPI Network Cloud hosted by Teclib’ |
| Free plan / trial | Free Starter plan, no time limit: 100 assets, 2 users, QR & barcode | Free to self-host; 45-day free trial of Public Cloud; no free hosted plan listed |
| Pricing model | Published USD plans: free Starter, $46/mo Growth, $83/mo Business; Enterprise custom | Cloud per agent a month, excl. VAT: €19 Public (from 1 agent), €21 Private (25-agent minimum); self-hosted support €100–€4,500 a month |
| What it is built for | Tracking physical assets: equipment, tools, furniture, vehicles and IT | IT service management: helpdesk, IT inventory, licences, contracts, budgets |
| Helpdesk & CMDB | ✓ Tickets, problems, changes, SLAs, knowledge base; CMDB | |
| Automatic IT inventory | ✓ GLPI Agent inventory; network discovery and remote deployment via the GLPI Inventory plugin | |
| QR & barcode labels | ✓ (every plan) | Not on its features page; a community Barcode plugin prints barcodes and QR codes |
| NFC & UHF RFID | NFC (Growth and up); UHF RFID with handheld and fixed readers, zones with movement alerts (Business) | Not listed on its site (checked 2026-10-24) |
| Check-in/out & reservations | ✓ Check-in/out (every plan); no reservations calendar | Native Reservations: book equipment by time slot, with repeats; a check-in/out scan workflow is not listed |
| Audits / stock-takes | ✓ (Growth and up) | No audit workflow listed; a “date of last physical inventory” field |
| Maintenance | ✓ Work orders, PM, calibration (Business) | No preventive maintenance module listed; recurrent tickets and changes can be scheduled |
| Depreciation | 8 methods, book and tax (Business) | Linear or decreasing (declining balance), with net value and TCO |
| GPS | GPS on scans & asset maps (Growth); geofence alerts & GPS trackers (Business) | Latitude and longitude on locations, map view of search results; no GPS trackers listed |
| API & sign-in | REST API (Business) | API; LDAP and CAS; OAuth2 SSO and SCIM included on Cloud; webhooks via a plugin |
Where Asetavo stands out
Product screens show sample data.
A free hosted plan: no server, install or upgrades to run
QR, NFC and UHF RFID tagging built in, no plugins
Check-in/out and audits with found and missing results
Maintenance and 8-method book-and-tax depreciation on Business
GLPI is a strong choice for IT teams that run a service desk. It is open source under the GPL v3, so you can download and self-host it for free, and Teclib’ offers GLPI Network Cloud (hosted on OVHcloud, with automatic updates and backups) and self-hosted support subscriptions. Its features page lists tickets, problems, changes, SLAs, a knowledge base, a CMDB, software licences, contracts, suppliers, budgets and native equipment reservations, and its plugins add agent-based inventory with network discovery. It supports LDAP and CAS sign-in, with OAuth2 SSO and SCIM included on its Cloud plans, has a multilingual interface, and has a network of partners who handle set-up. If you need a helpdesk, a CMDB, automatic discovery of computers and network devices, open source or self-hosting, GLPI will suit you better than Asetavo, which has none of these. Asetavo fits when the job is tracking physical assets with tags, check-in/out, audits and maintenance. Other options: teams comparing GLPI also look at open-source IT asset tools, hosted asset trackers and maintenance-first CMMS products. Our compare hub covers several of them, and our best asset tracking software guide explains how to choose by use case.
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