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# GLPI vs ManageEngine Asset Explorer Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**GLPI** [

4.5/5(42)

](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews#reviews)

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer** [

4.2/5(13)

](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-asset-explorer/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**GLPI**
Free Trial

**€19.00** Per Month · GLPI Network Cloud

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**GLPI**
2 months

Based on 6 responses

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**GLPI**
8 months

Based on 6 responses

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**GLPI**
$$$$$

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**GLPI**
Not enough reviews yet

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
Not enough reviews yet

 ![GLPI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d68fb3441984f65bb47553080870d100/glpi.png "GLPI")

 ![ManageEngine Asset Explorer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1532701365/manageengine-asset-explorer.jpg "ManageEngine Asset Explorer")

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Pros & Cons

**GLPI**
[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1302287&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Asset Management (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1302315&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Configuration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2411018&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Inadequate Reporting (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1995359&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
Not enough data

Integrations

**GLPI**
Not enough data

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
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ManageEngine Endpoint Central

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Screenshots

**GLPI**
 ![GLPI screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/126487/Asset-management.png)

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**
No screenshot available

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**GLPI**

9.0

9.030

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

8.2

8.210

Ease of Use

**GLPI**

8.6

8.631

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

8.9

8.911

Ease of Setup

**GLPI**

8.3

8.318

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

8.3

8.310

Ease of Admin

**GLPI**

9.2

9.216

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

9.0

9.08

Quality of Support

**GLPI**

8.3

8.322

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

8.2

8.210

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**GLPI**

8.6

8.612

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

7.9

7.97

Product Direction (% positive)

**GLPI**

8.7

8.726

**ManageEngine Asset Explorer**

7.7

7.710

Features

IT Asset Management[Hide 56 FeaturesShow 56 Features](javascript:void(0);)

9.4

5

7.7

5

Asset Inventory

Hardware Asset Inventory

9.7(won by 1.4)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

8.3

5

Asset Discovery

9.7(won by 2.0)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.7

5

Software Asset Inventory

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Cloud Asset Inventory

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Asset Inventory

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Text Generation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - IT Asset Management

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Integrations

8.7(won by 1.7)

5

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

7.0

5

Central Dashboard

10.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Asset Policy Management

9.3(won by default)

5

Not enough data

Risk Management

9.0(won by default)

5

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support Ticket Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Requisition Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Maintenance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Problem Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Supplier Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Procurement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Knowledge Base Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contract/License Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Cost Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Forms

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self Service Portal

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Desk[Hide 61 FeaturesShow 61 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

28

Not enough data

Incident Management

Automate Ticket Routing

9.4(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Ticket Prioritization

8.8(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Ticket Notifications

9.6(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Knowledge Base

8.5(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Knowledge Base/Ticket Integration

8.1(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting

Dashboards

8.7(won by default)

23

Not enough data

Time Tracking

9.0(won by default)

20

Not enough data

Surveys

7.7(won by default)

18

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access & Usability

Mobile

7.7(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Self Service

8.9(won by default)

24

Not enough data

Active Directory

9.0(won by default)

21

Not enough data

Multi-Channel Access

9.1(won by default)

17

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Service Desk

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Procurement Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

CMDB

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Risk Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Catalog

Not enough data

Not enough data

Inventory Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Surveys & Feedback

Not enough data

Not enough data

Chat/Messaging

Not enough data

Not enough data

Change Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Benchmarking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Localization Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customer Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduled/Automated Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Release & Deployment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Contract/License Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Problem Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Asset Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Live Chat

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Asset Lifecycle Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support Ticket Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Branding

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

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Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Software inventory and lifecycle management

Not enough data

Not enough data

License entitlement and usage management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vendor management and compliance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automated end user license provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Approved app catalogue

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customized alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Software Asset Management Tools

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk assessment

Shadow IT detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Software vulnerability assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Redundant software functionality identification

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![GLPI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d68fb3441984f65bb47553080870d100/glpi.png "GLPI")](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews)

GLPI

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

31.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

36.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

31.6%

[![ManageEngine Asset Explorer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1532701365/manageengine-asset-explorer.jpg "ManageEngine Asset Explorer")](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-asset-explorer/reviews)

ManageEngine Asset Explorer

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

61.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

38.5%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

31.6%

0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

36.8%

61.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

31.6%

38.5%

Reviewers' Industry

[![GLPI](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d68fb3441984f65bb47553080870d100/glpi.png "GLPI")](https://www.g2.com/products/glpi/reviews)
GLPI

Information Technology and Services

20.5%

Telecommunications

12.8%

Government Administration

7.7%

Computer & Network Security

7.7%

Oil & Energy

5.1%

Other

46.2%

[![ManageEngine Asset Explorer](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1532701365/manageengine-asset-explorer.jpg "ManageEngine Asset Explorer")](https://www.g2.com/products/manageengine-asset-explorer/reviews)
ManageEngine Asset Explorer

Information Technology and Services

30.8%

Financial Services

15.4%

Wine and Spirits

7.7%

Retail

7.7%

Printing

7.7%

Other

30.8%

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## GLPI vs ManageEngine Asset Explorer

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ManageEngine Asset Explorer easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that GLPI was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

- Reviewers felt that GLPI meets the needs of their business better than ManageEngine Asset Explorer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that GLPI is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GLPI over ManageEngine Asset Explorer.