A Lansweeper alternative you buy once
Steward IT Census does the job IT teams use Lansweeper for: agentless network discovery and IT asset inventory. It runs on your own server, includes vulnerabilities, compliance and a help desk in every edition, and costs $1 per asset, one time.
Same discovery, different deal
No subscription
Lansweeper's paid plans are billed yearly: Starter from $299 a month and Pro from $528 a month. A Census license is perpetual. Renewing updates is optional at $50 a year, and if you stop, your version keeps working.
No feature tiers
With Lansweeper, vulnerability and end-of-life insights start at the Pro plan and full API access at Enterprise. Every Census license, including the free edition, has every feature.
Your data stays home
Census is one program on your own Windows or Linux server, with a built-in database. Nothing about your network is sent to us or to any cloud, and license activation is offline.
1,000 assets, five years, list prices
| Steward IT Census | Lansweeper Starter | Lansweeper Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $1,000 (license, updates included) | $3,588 | $6,336 |
| Years 2–5 | $200 ($50/year updates, optional) | $14,352 | $25,344 |
| 5-year total | $1,200 | $17,940 | $31,680 |
| Stop paying, keep using? | Yes | No | No |
Lansweeper list prices from lansweeper.com/pricing, checked October 10, 2026: Starter from $299/month and Pro from $528/month, billed yearly, 2,000 assets included. Without tax or discounts. Try other sizes in the 5-year cost calculator.
Everything you scan today, and more
- Agentless scanning of Windows (WinRM), Linux, macOS and Unix (SSH) and network devices (SNMP), plus an optional agent for laptops and remote sites.
- Active Directory and Entra ID users, groups and OUs, linked to their computers.
- Software inventory with authorized and unauthorized titles, alerts and remote uninstall.
- Reports and dashboards you build yourself, plus a REST API, webhooks and syslog.
- Built-in help desk with tickets linked to assets, a user portal and SLAs. One technician is free; more are $100 each, once.
Included in every Census license
- Vulnerabilities from Microsoft, Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat and the NVD, with CISA's actively exploited list first.
- About 470 compliance checks based on DISA STIGs, Microsoft baselines and NIST mSCP, with fix commands.
- Patch management for Windows updates, winget applications and Linux packages, with approvals and maintenance windows.
- Software deployment and scripts, now or on a schedule.
- Microsoft 365 licenses, server hardware health from iLO/iDRAC, and BitLocker recovery keys kept safe.
- Network map from LLDP/CDP and the switch port of every computer.
- Free SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt, installed and renewed on your servers.
Switching takes an afternoon
Install Census
One program on Windows Server or 64-bit Linux. No SQL Server or IIS needed. You can run it next to Lansweeper while you compare.
Add the same ranges and credentials
Enter your IP ranges or AD OUs and the scanning accounts you already use. Devices appear within minutes.
Bring the rest
Import assets that scans can't find, and old help desk tickets, from CSV files. See Asset management.
Try it on 50 devices, free
Every feature, no time limit, no credit card. Run it side by side with what you use today.
Lansweeper is a trademark of its owner. Steward IT is not affiliated with or endorsed by Lansweeper.