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JupiterOne or runZero: which keeps your CMDB record more accurate?

SHORT ANSWER

On our default weights runZero scores 69.3 against 67.8 for JupiterOne. JupiterOne scores higher on completeness of discovery, data trust and reconciliation, ownership mapping, actionability and pricing clarity; runZero scores higher on keeping the CMDB in sync and effort to maintain.

By The Record Desk · CMDB Alternatives Compare · Published 2026-10-11

How do they compare criterion by criterion?

JupiterOne and runZero: criterion scores 0 to 100, with reasons
Criterion	Weight	JupiterOne	runZero	Higher
Completeness of discovery	20%	74	72	JupiterOne
Reasons JupiterOne: 200+ integrations across devices, users, networks, applications, data and code repos; OT and IoT are not listed. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 runZero: Active scanning, passive discovery and integrations across IT, OT, IoT, cloud, mobile and remote assets; SaaS apps are not covered. Source: runZero platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Data trust and reconciliation	20%	72	70	JupiterOne
Reasons JupiterOne: A security graph maps relationships between assets; entity matching depends on what each integration supplies. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 runZero: Profiles each asset against nearly 1,000 attributes and merges integration data into that profile. Source: runZero homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Ownership mapping	12%	84	58	JupiterOne
Reasons JupiterOne: 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 runZero: Entra ID and Active Directory data enriches device records; ownership is not a documented field. Source: runZero integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Keeping the CMDB in sync	16%	40	66	runZero
Reasons JupiterOne: 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 runZero: The ServiceNow integration enriches the CMDB; creating or retiring CMDB records is not described. Source: runZero integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Effort to maintain	14%	64	86	runZero
Reasons JupiterOne: 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 runZero: No agents, authentication or appliances required; recurring scans plus always-on passive discovery. Source: runZero platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Actionability	10%	58	48	JupiterOne
Reasons JupiterOne: Alerts and notifications are documented; write-back actions into other systems are not. Source: JupiterOne platform · Read 27 Sep 2026 runZero: No workflow of its own is documented; findings move through integrations. Source: runZero integrations · Read 27 Sep 2026
Pricing clarity	8%	92	82	JupiterOne
Reasons JupiterOne: Annual list prices published: $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 tiers by data points. Source: JupiterOne pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 runZero: Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets, Platform from $5,000, and a free 21-day trial. Source: runZero pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

What do their record cards show?

JupiterOne

runZero

runZero documents MATCHED more fully than JupiterOne (documented against partial).
JupiterOne documents OWNED more fully than runZero (documented against partial).
runZero documents SYNCED more fully than JupiterOne (partial against not documented).
runZero documents CURRENT more fully than JupiterOne (documented against partial).

How do they differ on price and deployment?

Pricing and deployment as published
	JupiterOne	runZero
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	Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets (30-day retention). runZero Platform starts at $5,000. Free, full-featured 21-day trial. Source: runZero pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment	SaaS with API integrations.	"Flexible SaaS and on-prem options, and even support for air-gapped environments"; "no agents, authentication, or appliances".
Type	Reconcile and sync	Network discovery
Best for	Security teams that want ownership and relationship queries with published prices	Networks with OT and unmanaged devices, including air-gapped sites

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 runZero if

Effort to maintain matters most to you (it scores 86)
Pricing clarity matters most to you (it scores 82)
Networks with OT and unmanaged devices, including air-gapped sites

Where next?

Frequently asked questions

Which scores higher overall, JupiterOne or runZero?

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. runZero: Community Edition free for 100 or fewer assets (30-day retention). runZero Platform starts at $5,000. Free, full-featured 21-day trial.

Which needs less upkeep?

runZero scores 86 on effort to maintain against 64 for JupiterOne: No agents, authentication or appliances required; recurring scans plus always-on passive discovery.