Snipe-IT is a hugely popular open-source IT asset management platform. It lets you track hardware, software licences, accessories and consumables, assign assets to users with check-in/check-out workflows, and manage the full lifecycle of your organisation’s technology — all from a clean web dashboard.

Key Features

• Asset tracking — Track hardware, software licences, accessories and consumables in one place
• Check-in / check-out — Assign assets to users and track signatures, maintenance and deployment history
• Powerful REST API — Build custom automations and integrations with the documented JSON API
• LDAP & user management — Import users from LDAP and manage roles and permissions at scale
• Frequent updates — New releases ship regularly with bug fixes and features
• Self-hosted or cloud — Deploy on your own infrastructure or use the hosted platform with an uptime SLA

Why Use Snipe-IT?

For sysadmins and IT teams, Snipe-IT is the standard pick: free open-source software with no vendor lock-in, a very active development team, and documentation that makes deployment and daily use straightforward. It is trusted by schools, businesses and public-sector organisations worldwide.

Use Cases

• School districts deploying 1:1 device programmes and tracking which student has which device
• Businesses tracking laptops, monitors and software licences across departments
• SMBs managing maintenance records and access to shared equipment
• IT teams generating asset reports for finance and audits

Platform

Web-based · self-hosted via Docker or bare metal

Licence

AGPL-3.0

Website

snipeitapp.com