Network Inventory Advisor is professional inventory software that automatically collects relevant information on all available network devices. Featuring several types of scanning, Network Inventory Advisor can quickly and reliably create a comprehensive database of IT assets, and it even supports the management of non-IT assets, like office furniture.
Network Inventory Advisor supports the collection and management of most major software products from more than 500 vendors, including Microsoft, Adobe, and others. Thanks to Network Inventory Advisor’s comprehensive reporting capabilities, it’s very easy to review all collected software licenses to stay protected from any potential copyright infringement claims.
Paid Versus Free Network Management Software Tools
The network management software landscape is sprawling. Providers have saturated the market with high-quality solutions that address virtually every need of modern IT administrators and the businesses that employ them.
Many features have become so common and expected that the providers of network management software tools don’t even advertise them anymore, while other features are just gaining popularity. Some network management software tools offer all important features, such as automatic network topology discovery, robust alerting, and software license tracking, for free and charge extra only for support and premium features, while other network management software tools are paid and don’t offer a free trial version.
Small and medium-sized businesses often gravitate toward free software tools to save money, but whatever they manage to save upfront they often lose when a problem occurs, and there’s nobody to call for help. SMBs should instead consider choosing a provider of network management software with flexible licensing options based, for example, on the number of nodes on the network. With such a provider, even small businesses can enjoy the same best-in-class tools as large enterprises.
