The Snipe-IT Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Snipe-IT in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Snipe-IT
The Insider’s Guide
Open-source IT asset management you host yourself or have hosted
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among inventory management tools, read from Snipe-IT’s own pages.
Made by Grokability, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Snipe-IT’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Snipe-IT’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 57 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade
Snipe-IT tracks IT hardware, licenses, accessories, consumables and components, and records who each item is checked out to. The software is open source and free to run on your own server, and the maker also sells hosted plans with maintenance and support included. A JSON REST API and sync adapters for device-management tools connect it to other systems.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Snipe-IT, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The free copy needs a server you install and maintain; the hosted plans skip that.
- 1
Best for tracking IT assets and licences
Snipe-IT tracks laptops, licences and other IT assets, and the self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and assets.
- 2
Paid plans start at $39.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $39.99 per month for hosted Basic ($399.99 billed annually).
- 3
There is a free plan
Self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and assets; you run the server, and support comes from the community on GitHub and Discord.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Assets, licenses and consumables
Separate records for assets, software licenses, accessories, consumables and components, with check-in and check-out history for each item.
- 6
Labels and barcode scanning
Generates QR code labels and works with most handheld barcode scanners and QR reader apps, and supports quick audits.
- 7
Alerts and notifications
Email alerts for expiring licenses and warranties, upcoming audits, low inventory and check-in deadlines, plus Slack and Teams notifications for check-in and check-out.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 57 of 72
That is against the other inventory management tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Snipe-IT you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Snipe-IT at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $39.99 per month for hosted Basic ($399.99 billed annually)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Grokability, Inc.
- Category
- Inventory Management
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for tracking IT assets and licences
Snipe-IT tracks laptops, licences and other IT assets, and the self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and assets. But you run the server yourself, and it tracks equipment, not stock levels with purchase and sales orders, so shops that sell goods should look elsewhere.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Hosted Basic is $399.99 a year as a flat fee for the whole team, about $33 a month, inside the cheapest quarter of the category. The free edition needs your own server. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Self-hosted is free with unlimited users and assets, one person could live on it. You do the upkeep, with community support only. |
| Features | C | Assets, licences, labels, barcodes, alerts and a REST API. It does that job fully, but it is IT equipment, not stock for sale. |
| Ease of use | D | No store rating on record. The free copy needs a server you install and maintain; the hosted plans skip that. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but with Jamf, Intune, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, Kandji, Slack, Teams and Jira, plus an API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Snipe-IT is for
- Fits if you run an IT team and want to track laptops, phones and licences
- Works for people comfortable running their own server who want it free
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you sell products: it has no purchase orders or sales orders
- Tight if you stay self-hosted: no email support, upgrades or backups
- Watch out: the API is capped at 120 calls a minute on Basic and 240 on Small Business
- Pricey if you want phone support: that sits on a separate $4,999.99-a-year plan
Good to know
Good for
- IT teams tracking laptops, phones and software licenses
- Organizations that want to host their own asset database
- Teams that want to connect asset records to MDM or RMM tools through an API
Worth knowing
- Built for IT assets and licenses, not for stock levels with purchase orders or sales orders.
- The free self-hosted edition has no email support and no automatic upgrades or backups; you maintain the server.
- Hosted plans are flat fees with unlimited users, but the API is limited to 120 calls per minute on Basic and 240 on Small Business.
- Phone support, API integration help and a private Slack channel are part of a separate Enterprise Support plan, priced at $4,999.99 per year on the support page.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$39.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Snipe-IT has a free plan. Paid plans start at $39.99 per month for hosted Basic ($399.99 billed annually).
Self-hosted is free with unlimited users and assets, one person could live on it.
Self-Hosted
$0
Free software that you install and maintain yourself, with unlimited users and assets and community support only.
Basic Hosting
$399.99
per year, flat fee for the team ($39.99 billed monthly)
Hosted by the vendor with unlimited users and assets, automatic upgrades, server maintenance, backups, email support and a limit of 120 API calls per minute.
Small Business Hosting
$999.99
per year, flat fee for the team ($99.99 billed monthly)
Adds a 240 API-calls-per-minute limit, more LDAP memory and syncs per day, and site IP restrictions.
Dedicated Hosting (small)
$2,499.99
per year, flat fee for the team ($249.99 billed monthly)
A private server with VPN connectivity and server-wide IP restrictions; the page shows no API call limit, subject to hardware.
The free plan
Self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and assets; you run the server, and support comes from the community on GitHub and Discord.
Read from snipeitapp.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 16% with annual billing
Hosted plans are $399.99, $999.99 and $2,499.99 per year, against $39.99, $99.99 and $249.99 per month; the page says annual saves 16%.
Stated on snipeitapp.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Open-source IT asset management you host yourself or have hosted. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, public API, reports, inventory, barcode scanning.
Assets, licences, labels, barcodes, alerts and a REST API.
- Assets, licenses and consumables
- Separate records for assets, software licenses, accessories, consumables and components, with check-in and check-out history for each item.
- Labels and barcode scanning
- Generates QR code labels and works with most handheld barcode scanners and QR reader apps, and supports quick audits.
- Alerts and notifications
- Email alerts for expiring licenses and warranties, upcoming audits, low inventory and check-in deadlines, plus Slack and Teams notifications for check-in and check-out.
- Device-management sync
- The site lists about 20 native sync adapters, including Jamf, Intune, Kandji, JumpCloud and Google Workspace, and a custom HTTP adapter for other systems.
- Access control and sign-in
- Role-based groups with granular permissions, SAML SSO, LDAP and Active Directory sync, and SCIM provisioning.
- REST API and import
- A JSON REST API for custom automation, CSV import and export, and custom fields on assets.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Jamf
- Microsoft Intune
- Google Workspace
- JumpCloud
- Kandji
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Jira
Snipe-IT is made by Grokability, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
57/72
Other inventory management tools it is graded above
Snipe-IT's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 57 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 68 of 72) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $39.99 a month, against a middle price of $91 for the category: 9 of the 42 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 73 inventory management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Snipe-IT’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 61 of 72
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 72
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 72
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 72
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 14 of 72
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 inventory management tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Snipe-IT is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Snipe-IT you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 57 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade. It costs $479.88 a year. Snipe-IT is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could make
- Inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Scanning barcodes with a phone camera or a scanner.
- It plugs into other products, Jamf, Microsoft Intune and Google Workspace among them, and has an API.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, SCIM and roles and permissions.
What this rests on. Snipe-IT’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Sortly, BoxHero, Wasp Barcode and inFlow
The 4 tools Snipe-IT is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Sortly
Free plan · from $49/mo
Phone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies.
- Only Sortly lists iOS and Android apps.
- Snipe-IT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Snipe-IT also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
BoxHero
Free plan · from $24/mo
Barcode-based inventory tracking for small teams.
- Only BoxHero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Snipe-IT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.0GPA
Wasp Barcode
Free trial · from $108/mo
Barcode-based inventory software from Wasp, cloud or on-premise.
- Snipe-IT has a free plan. Wasp Barcode does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Wasp Barcode lists iOS and Android apps.
- Snipe-IT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
inFlow
Free trial · from $99/mo
Inventory, orders and barcoding for wholesalers and small warehouses.
- Snipe-IT has a free plan. inFlow does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only inFlow lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Snipe-IT is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Snipe-IT free?
Snipe-IT has a free plan. Self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and assets; you run the server, and support comes from the community on GitHub and Discord.
How much does Snipe-IT cost?
Snipe-IT lists 4 plans. Self-Hosted: $0.
What platforms does Snipe-IT work on?
Snipe-IT is available on Web.
Does Snipe-IT offer any discounts?
Snipe-IT publicly lists the following: Save 16% with annual billing.
Does Snipe-IT have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Snipe-IT is listed for Web.
Does Snipe-IT have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Snipe-IT is listed for Web.
Is Snipe-IT open source?
Yes. Snipe-IT is open source, according to its own site.
Does Snipe-IT have an API?
Yes. Snipe-IT offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Snipe-IT integrate with?
Snipe-IT's listing names Jamf, Microsoft Intune, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, Kandji, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Jira.
Who makes Snipe-IT?
Snipe-IT is made by Grokability, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Snipe-IT?
The closest alternatives to Snipe-IT in our directory are Sortly, BoxHero, Wasp Barcode and inFlow.
How does Snipe-IT compare with other inventory management tools?
Snipe-IT's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 57 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 7.
Is Snipe-IT good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Snipe-IT B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $39.99 a month, against a middle price of $91 for the category: 9 of the 42 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Snipe-IT?
The plain part of Snipe-IT you could make: inventory and reports. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Snipe-IT’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Snipe-IT's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Grokability, Inc. Prices change, so check snipeitapp.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Snipe-IT, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/snipe-it
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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See our other guides
The best-graded inventory management tools after Snipe-IT, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Inventory Management Insider's GuideEvery one of the 73 inventory management tools we grade, compared
- Zoho Inventory Insider's GuideOnline inventory and order management from Zoho, with a free plan3.4 GPA
- Sortly Insider's GuidePhone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies3.0 GPA
- Busy Insider's GuideGST accounting and inventory software for Indian small businesses2.8 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Snipe-IT’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Snipe-IT is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Grokability, Inc. Prices and plans change: check snipeitapp.com before you buy.