Software Asset Management Tools
ManageEngine AssetExplorer review
Low-cost IT asset management tool priced per managed asset, with software license tracking aimed at IT teams that run mostly on-prem or hybrid environments.
ManageEngine AssetExplorer at a glance
- Category
- Software Asset Management Tools
- Starting price
- $115/month for 250 assets (cloud)
- Pricing model
- per asset
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- monthly or annual
- G2 rating
- 4.3 (12 reviews)
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Chennai, India (parent Zoho Corporation; US office in Pleasanton, CA)
- Employees
- Zoho group 18,000+ (Wikipedia 2025); ManageEngine division figure not found
Who ManageEngine AssetExplorer is for
Choose ManageEngine AssetExplorer if
- Small and mid-size IT teams that want published per-asset pricing.
- IT teams needing an inventory of hardware and installed software with a free tier after trial.
Look elsewhere if
- Teams that need SaaS subscription and spend management (not covered on the pricing page)
- Large enterprises needing deep license compliance modelling.
ManageEngine AssetExplorer pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 assets | $115 monthly or $1,245 yearly | per month / per year | Cloud |
| 1,000 assets | $360 monthly or $3,895 yearly | per month / per year | Cloud |
| 10,000 assets | $1,545 monthly or $16,695 yearly | per month / per year | Cloud |
A second annual table on the page shows $955 for 250 assets and $11,995 for 10,000; the page does not say which deployment it covers. 30-day trial up to 250 assets, then falls to a free edition. Support 24x5 included. Remote control add-on $315 per concurrent session per year.
What ManageEngine AssetExplorer really costs
- Billing
- Monthly and annual.
- Annual discount
- 250 assets cloud: $115 x 12 = $1,380 vs $1,245 yearly, about 10% lower.
- 20 users per year
- Priced per asset, not per user; 250 assets cloud is $1,245 per year.
- Add-ons
- Remote control US$315 per concurrent session per year; UEM Remote Access Plus from $95 (25 computers, 5 users) to $9,245 (10,000 computers)
ManageEngine AssetExplorer features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Per IT asset managed; published. |
| Company size fit | SMB to mid-market (pricing tiers up to 10,000 assets) |
What reviewers say about ManageEngine AssetExplorer
Praised for
- Affordable.
- Easy to use.
Common complaints
- Support quality rated lower than rivals in G2 comparisons (8.1)
- Dashboard described as less intuitive.
- Ticketing works but lacks advanced automation.
- Matching the tool to specific workflows can be hard.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most ManageEngine AssetExplorer reviews leave out
- Priced per managed IT asset, not per user, so cost scales with device count.
- Published cloud prices: $1,245/yr for 250 assets up to $16,695/yr for 10,000.
- After the 30-day trial the license drops to a free edition rather than expiring.
- Only 12 G2 reviews, so the 4.3 rating is thin evidence.
- The Capterra UK figure (4.6, 13) may be mapped to a different ManageEngine listing; the URL slug references Site24x7.
ManageEngine AssetExplorer alternatives
EZO AssetSonarIT teams that need hardware and software asset tracking in one tool.$0.75 per asset per month (ITAM)
FreshserviceIT teams that need a help desk and CMDB first and license tracking second.$19 per agent per month, billed annually
OomnitzaIT teams that want hardware and software asset data reconciled in one system.Contact sales
ServiceNow Software Asset ManagementEnterprises already running ServiceNow ITSM/CMDB that want license data in the same platform.Contact sales
CerteroEnterprises that need audit-ready license compliance across on-prem and SaaS estates.Contact sales
Matrix42European enterprises that want SAM, ITSM and SaaS management from one vendor.Contact sales
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from ManageEngine AssetExplorer's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.