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JupiterOne or Lansweeper: which keeps your CMDB record more accurate?
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By The Record Desk · CMDB Alternatives Compare · Published 2026-10-11
How do they compare criterion by criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | JupiterOne | Lansweeper | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completeness of discovery | 20% | 74 | 70 | JupiterOne |
ReasonsJupiterOne: 200+ integrations across devices, users, networks, applications, data and code repos; OT and IoT are not listed. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: Discovery for the network including OT, off-network laptops and cloud; SaaS limited to AI usage tracking on the pages reviewed. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Data trust and reconciliation | 20% | 72 | 66 | JupiterOne |
ReasonsJupiterOne: A security graph maps relationships between assets; entity matching depends on what each integration supplies. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: Merges duplicate records on MAC address, serial number and hostname, with ML fingerprinting against 175M+ devices. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Ownership mapping | 12% | 84 | 62 | JupiterOne |
ReasonsJupiterOne: Owners are one of the asset classes the graph models, so ownership is queryable beside devices and users. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: User data is merged into asset records; an owner workflow is not described. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Keeping the CMDB in sync | 16% | 40 | 72 | Lansweeper |
ReasonsJupiterOne: Its ServiceNow integration doc describes ingesting CMDB classes into the graph; writing records back into the CMDB is not stated there. Source: JupiterOne docs: ServiceNow integration · Read 11 Oct 2026 Lansweeper: Sends inventory into ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Effort to maintain | 14% | 64 | 82 | Lansweeper |
ReasonsJupiterOne: SaaS with API integrations; sync frequency is not published and coverage depends on how many integrations are configured. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: Passive detection runs by default, scanning is agentless and an optional agent covers off-network laptops. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Actionability | 10% | 58 | 50 | JupiterOne |
ReasonsJupiterOne: Alerts and notifications are documented; write-back actions into other systems are not. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: Hands data to ITSM tools; no actions of its own are documented. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | ||||
| Pricing clarity | 8% | 92 | 90 | JupiterOne |
ReasonsJupiterOne: Annual list prices published: $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 tiers by data points. Source: JupiterOne pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 Lansweeper: Starter from €270 and Pro from €474 a month, billed annually, as displayed in euros; free up to 100 assets; Enterprise quoted from 10,000 assets. Source: Lansweeper pricing (read again) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | ||||
What do their record cards show?
JupiterOne
Lansweeper
- Lansweeper documents MATCHED more fully than JupiterOne (documented against partial).
- JupiterOne documents OWNED more fully than Lansweeper (documented against partial).
- Lansweeper documents SYNCED and JupiterOne does not.
- Lansweeper documents CURRENT more fully than JupiterOne (documented against partial).
How do they differ on price and deployment?
| JupiterOne | Lansweeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Small-Market $25,000 a year; Mid-Market $50,000 per 12 months up to 200,000 data points; Enterprise $100,000 per 12 months up to 400,000 data points; custom above 1M data points. No free tier or trial mentioned. Source: JupiterOne pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Free up to 100 assets after a 14-day full trial. Starter from €270 a month (2,000 assets, 1 installation, service desk ticket-enrichment integrations only) and Pro from €474 a month (2,000 assets expandable to 9,000, up to 3 installations, all integrations), both billed annually. Prices were displayed in euros to our browser and may vary by region. Enterprise custom from 10,000 assets, with full API access. Source: Lansweeper pricing (read again) · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Deployment | SaaS with API integrations. | Three systems for the network including OT, off-network laptops and cloud; agentless scanning, an optional IT agent and a traffic sensor. |
| Type | Reconcile and sync | Network discovery |
| Best for | Security teams that want ownership and relationship queries with published prices | IT teams that want a fast, priced, agentless start |
Which should you choose?
Choose JupiterOne if
- Pricing clarity matters most to you (it scores 92)
- Ownership mapping matters most to you (it scores 84)
- Security teams that want ownership and relationship queries with published prices
Choose Lansweeper if
- Pricing clarity matters most to you (it scores 90)
- Effort to maintain matters most to you (it scores 82)
- IT teams that want a fast, priced, agentless start
Where next?
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, JupiterOne or Lansweeper?
On our default weights Lansweeper scores 69.8 against 67.8 for JupiterOne. JupiterOne scores higher on completeness of discovery, data trust and reconciliation, ownership mapping, actionability and pricing clarity; Lansweeper scores higher on keeping the CMDB in sync and effort to maintain.
Which publishes a price?
JupiterOne: Small-Market $25,000 a year; Mid-Market $50,000 per 12 months up to 200,000 data points; Enterprise $100,000 per 12 months up to 400,000 data points; custom above 1M data points. No free tier or trial mentioned. Lansweeper: Free up to 100 assets after a 14-day full trial. Starter from €270 a month (2,000 assets, 1 installation, service desk ticket-enrichment integrations only) and Pro from €474 a month (2,000 assets expandable to 9,000, up to 3 installations, all integrations), both billed annually. Prices were displayed in euros to our browser and may vary by region. Enterprise custom from 10,000 assets, with full API access.
Which needs less upkeep?
Lansweeper scores 82 on effort to maintain against 64 for JupiterOne: Passive detection runs by default, scanning is agentless and an optional agent covers off-network laptops.