GLPI

Open Source IT and Asset Management Software.

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Overview

GLPI is a powerful, open-source Information Resource Manager. It provides a complete ITSM solution, including an advanced asset management system. With GLPI, you can build a comprehensive database of your IT assets, manage their lifecycle, and link them to service desk tickets. It is highly extensible through plugins and is a popular choice for organizations looking for a free and customizable IT management solution.

✨ Key Features

  • IT Asset Management (Inventory)
  • Service Desk (Ticketing)
  • Problem and Change Management
  • License Management
  • Reporting and Dashboards

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Comprehensive ITSM feature set (not just ITAM)
  • Highly extensible via a large plugin library
  • Strong community support

Unique Value: Provides a complete, powerful, and free (if self-hosted) ITSM and Asset Management solution with a high degree of flexibility and a large community.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Tracking hardware and software inventory Managing an IT help desk Administering software licenses Creating a CMDB for IT infrastructure

✅ Best For

  • Cost-effective, comprehensive ITSM and ITAM for organizations comfortable with self-hosting and open-source software.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Companies that require a cloud-hosted solution with dedicated vendor support and no internal IT resources.

🏆 Alternatives

Snipe-IT iTop ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus

Offers a much broader range of ITSM features (like problem and change management) compared to other open-source ITAM tools like Snipe-IT.

💻 Platforms

Web

🔌 Integrations

FusionInventory (for discovery) LDAP OCS Inventory NG Various plugins

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Professional support subscriptions available tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ GDPR ✓ SSO

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Self-hosted is free and open source

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