Comparing Lansweeper Sites and Lansweeper On-premises

Nils · ‎01-20-2023

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This page provides a comparison of key features between our Lansweeper Sites and Lansweeper On-premises solutions

Before you start discovering your IT inventory it’s important to understand what our different solutions have to offer. We have listed the most important features you can expect in our two distinct platforms.

Lansweeper Sites allows you to manage your IT inventory completely from the cloud.

If you would like to try Lansweeper Sites, go to https://app.lansweeper.com/try. After registering your account you can download and install the Lansweeper application. It only takes a few minutes to start exploring your scanned data in Lansweeper Sites.

Some key features Lansweeper Sites offers are:

Installation federation
Access to your assets from anywhere
Advanced permission and scope system
Risk Insights
OT discovery
API Access

If you would like to try Lansweeper On-premises instead, go to https://www.lansweeper.com/product/on-prem/.

Discovery and inventory

		Inventory in Lansweeper Sites		Inventory in Lansweeper On-premises
Feature	Item	Lansweeper Discovery	Lansweeper On-prem scanning	Classic Lansweeper On-prem scanning
Discovery/scanning targets and data	Active Directory	✔ (Merged into one AD domain target for Network Discovery)	✔ (Computer Path, Domain, User/Group Path)	✔ (Computer Path, Domain, User/Group Path)
	AirWatch (VMware Workspace One UEM)	Planned (Cloud Discovery)	✔	✔
	Asset Group	Planned (Inventory action)	✘	✔
	Asset Type	Planned (Inventory action)	✘	✔
	Amazon Web Services (AWS)	✔ (using Cloud Discovery	✘	✔ (Compute only)
	Azure	✔ (using Cloud Discovery	✘	✔ (Compute only)
	Azure Active Directory/Microsoft Entra ID	Planned (Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Chrome OS	Planned (Cloud Discovery)	✔	✔
	Citrix	✔	✘	✔
	Google Cloud Platform (GCP)	✔ (using Cloud Discovery	✘	✘
	Hyper-V	✔ (using Network Discovery)	✔ (using IP range, AD targets, or Windows computer)	✔
	Intune	✔******* (using Cloud Discovery)	✔	✔ (Mobile devices only)
	IP range (start to finish address)	✔	✔	✔
	IP address, IP range using CIDR, hostname, FQDN	✔	✔	✘
	IPv4/6 range exclusions	✔	✔	✔
	Microsoft 365	✔ (using Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Monitor or display discovery	Planned (Network Discovery)	✔	✔
	Report	Planned (Inventory action)	✘	✔
	SCCM	✔	✔	✔
	Schedules	✔	✔	✔ (Set per target)
	User data	✔ (User data from Windows, Linux, and macOS related with AD, Azure AD, Intune, and M365)	✔	✔ (User data from Windows and Linux related with AD, Azure AD, and M365)
	VMware ESXi and vCenter	✔	✔	✔
	Windows computer	✔*	✔	✔
	Custom scanning with commands/scripts	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	Custom eventlog scanning	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
	Custom file/directory scanning in Linux	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
	Custom file scanning in Windows	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
	Custom performance counters	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
Discovery/scanning and inventory options	Agent-based Discovery	✔ (IT Agent to Network Discover Hub or Lansweeper Sites)	✔ (IT Agent to Lansweeper Sites)	✔ (LsAgent)
	Agent-based on demand Discovery (without installation on asset)	✔ (IT Agent Portable)	✔ (LsPush)	✔ (LsPush)
	Auto update	✔ (all components)	✔ (On-prem scanning and LsAgent Windows only)	✔ (On-prem scanning and LsAgent Windows only)
	Discovery progress	✔ (currently only available in Network Discovery Hub)	✔	✔
	Firewall rule scanning	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
	Framework	.NET 8 (in IT Agent and Network Discovery)	.NET Framework 4.8 (.NET 8 for LsAgent)	.NET Framework 4.8 (.NET 8 for LsAgent)
	Import and export discovery actions/credentials	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	Link with external credential vaults	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	LsAgent Relay configuration	N/A	✘	✔
	Manual asset adding	✔	✔	✔
	Manual asset rescanning	✔	✔	✔
	Open TCP ports and extra fingerprint data	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	Operating system support	✔*	✔**	✔**
	OT assets	✔	✔ (in combination with Network Discovery)	✔ (in combination with Network Discovery)
	Passive detection (Asset radar/network visibility)	✔ (using Network Discovery)	✔ (Asset Radar)	✔ (Asset Radar)
	Scan/Discovery issues	✔	✔	✔
	Scanning/Discovery exclusions	Planned (Network Discovery)	✔	✔
Discovery/scanning credentials	AirWatch (VMware Workspace One UEM)	Planned (Cloud Discovery)	✔	✔
	Amazon Web Services (AWS)	✔ (using Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Azure	✔ (using Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Chrome OS	Planned (Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Citrix	✔	✔	✔
	GCP	✔ (using Cloud Discovery)	✘	✔
	Integration with legacy AD LAPS	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✔
	Integration with Windows LAPS	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	Integration with external credential vaults	Planned (Network Discovery)	✘	✘
	Microsoft Cloud Service (Azure, Azure AD, Entra ID, Intune, M365)	✔ (using Cloud Discovery)	✔	✔
	SCCM	✔	✘	✔
	SSH	✔	✔	✔
	VMware ESXi	✔	✔	✔
	Windows	✔*	✔	✔
	SNMP	✔	✔	✔

* Local tracking using IT Agent: Windows, Linux and macOS.
Remote discovery (Windows, Linux and macOS): On Linux, Windows discovery is limited to Credential-free Device Recognition (CDR). Full data discovery (software, user info, ...) is planned but not yet available and will require remote WinRM on Windows assets.
Active Directory discovery is not supported on Linux sensors due to connectivity incompatibilities with domain controllers.

** Local tracking using LsAgent: Windows, Linux and macOS
Remote scanning: Windows only

*** Currently in beta; you might see duplicates if you're also using Lansweeper On-prem scanning in your site. No duplicates if you're only using Network, IT Agent, or Cloud Discovery.

Marketplace

Integrations

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
ITAM	AdminRemix	✔	✘
	Asset Panda	✔	✘
	CyberStockroom	✔	✘
	Oomnitza Data connector	✔	✘
	Reftab	✔	✘
	Setyl	✔	✘
	Timly Asset Tracking Maintenance	✔	✘
Analytics	Microsoft Power BI	✔	✘
Analytics	Splunk	✔	✔
Monitoring	PRTG	✔	✘
Monitoring	Senhub	✔	✘
Subscription and SAM	AssetLabs Streamline	✔	✘
Subscription and SAM	Licenseware	✔	✔
CMDB	4me	✔	✘
	Efecte	✔	✘
	HaloITSM	✔	✘
	HaloPSA	✔	✘
	Jira Service Management Assets	✔	✘
	Servicely.ai	✔	✔
	ServiceNow - CI Sync	✔	✔
	ServiceNow Service Graph	✔	✘
	TOPdesk ITSM	✔	✘
	Vivantio CSM	✔	✘
	Vivantio ITSM	✔	✘
Security	Armis Data Connector	✔	✘
	Automox	✔	✘
	Axonius data connector	✔	✔
	Cortex XSOAR	✔	✘
	DeepSurface RiskAnalyzer	✔	✘
	Device Total	✔	✘
	Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager	✔	✘
	FortifyData Cybersecurity Assessment	✔	✘
	IBM Q-Radar	✔	✘
	Microsoft Sentinel	✔	✘
	Noetic Cyber™	✔	✘
	OverSOC	✔	✘
	Splunk Enterprise Security	✔	✘
	Splunk SOAR	✔	✘
	ThreatAware	✔	✘
Service desk	Fresh Service	✔	✘
	InvGate Service Desk	✔	✘
	Jira Service Management	✔	✘
	ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus	✔	✘
	Mint Service Desk	✔	✘
Services	Help Desk Migration	✔	✘

Services

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Implementation	Health Check by Cheops	✔	✔
	Health Check by ITHealth	✔	✔
	ITAM Solutions, by SHI	✔	✘
	Lansweeper Concierge by ITHealth	✔	✔
	Onboarding Services by Cheops	✔	✔
	Professional Services, by ITHealth	✔	✔
	Professional Services, by Multipoint	✔	✘
	Valiantys Governance	✔	✘

Analyze

Filtering and sorting

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Built-in Views	Software overview	✔	✔
	Inventory overview	✔	✔
	License keys	✘	✔
	Microsoft 365	✔	✔
	Risk Insights	✔	✘
	Users overview	✔	✘
Custom Views	Inventory	✔	✘
	Scan issues	✔	✘
	Risk insights	✔	✘
	Software	✔	✘
	Users	✔	✘
Filter Views	Inventory	✔ (Advanced)	✔ (Basic)
	Scan issues	✔ (Advanced)	✔ (Basic)
	Risk insights	✔	✘
	Software	✔ (Advanced)	✔ (Basic)
	Users	✔ (Advanced)	✔ (Basic)
Share Views	Share Custom views	✔	✘

Inventory

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Cleanup	Delete assets or change asset states	✔ (Planned for Network Discovery)	✔

Report

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Export Reports	CSV	✔	✔
	Excel	✔	✔
	HTML File	✘	✘
	JSON	✘	✘
	PDF	✘	✘
	Word	✘	✘
	XML	✘	✔
Report Library	Built-in reports	✔	✔
Run Report	Manual	✔	✔
	Schedule	✔	✔
	Email scheduled report	✘	✔

Diagrams

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Diagram Viewer	Asset scopes	✔	✘
	Cloud assets	Planned	✘
	Export diagrams	✔	✘
	Filters by asset metadata	✔	✘
	Information on the asset	✔	✘
	Integrated search	✔	✘
	Issues on the asset	✔	✘
	IT assets	✔	✘
	Location maps	Partial	✔
	Network topologies	✔	✘
	Network Discovery assets (including OT)	Planned	✘
	Running status on the asset (for virtual assets)	✔	✘
	Virtual environments	✔	✘

For location maps: the location asset type is provided in Lansweeper to illustrate related assets and relations.

Helpdesk

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Helpdesk		Using integrations	✔

Configure

Access Management

Feature	Item	Lansweeper Sites	Lansweeper On-prem
Asset Scopes		✔	✘
Authentication	MFA	✔	✘
Authentication	SSO	✔	✘

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