SIDE BY SIDE · FACTS ONLY

Armis vs Lansweeper: asset inventory facts side by side

SHORT ANSWER

Armis describes 4 of the five approaches on the pages we read and Lansweeper describes 3; they differ on Agent-based inventory and Exposure management. On collection, Armis works without new agents and Lansweeper offers its own agent and also works without one. Many estates run two of these approaches together, so the question is often which pair, not which one; we do not score either.

By The Inventory Desk · CAASM Finder · Published 2026-10-11

Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.

How do their approaches compare?

Top bar: Armis Centrix
Lower bar, lighter: Lansweeper

Full bar: described on the vendor's pages we read
Hatched bar: described with a condition (another product, a higher tier, or part of the approach)
Stub: not in our sources (it may exist; we did not find it)

The bars show what each vendor's own pages describe, or how your answers weigh the five approaches. They are not a measure of how well a product works.

What are the facts, side by side?

From each vendor's own pages. Differs marks rows where the recorded status or check value differs.
Fact	Armis Centrix	Lansweeper
Positioning	Armis calls Centrix a Cyber Exposure Management Platform. It builds an inventory of IT, OT, IoT and medical devices from agentless, passive discovery and adds modules for prioritization and remediation.	An IT asset discovery and inventory product with three systems for the three places Lansweeper says assets live: the network including OT, off-network laptops, and cloud.
Deployment	A cloud platform with no on-premises hardware to install or manage for the asset management module. Source: Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	Agentless scanning with passive detection on by default, an optional IT agent for remote laptops, and a traffic sensor. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
CAASM aggregation	With a condition Builds most of its inventory from its own agentless discovery and enriches it through more than 200 pre-built integrations. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	With a condition Its own discovery does most of the work; shown integrations include ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and Armis, and duplicates merge on MAC address, serial number and hostname. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Agent-based inventoryDiffers	With a condition Collects its own data without agents: agentless, passive discovery of managed and unmanaged devices. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Described Agentless scanning and passive detection by default, plus an optional IT agent for laptops that rarely touch the network. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
External attack surface management	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.
CMDB-centred inventory	With a condition Pushes enriched asset data back to your CMDB rather than replacing it. Source: Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	With a condition Feeds ITSM and CMDB tools such as ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Exposure managementDiffers	Described Sold as a Cyber Exposure Management Platform, with VIPR-Pro Prioritization and Remediation, Vulnerability Management Detection and Response, and Early Warning modules. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.
Servers and network devices	Matches IT devices, managed or unmanaged, through agentless passive discovery. Source: Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	Matches The network, including OT, is one of its three discovery systems. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Cloud workloadsDiffers	Matches Cloud instances and hybrid VMs are covered. Source: Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	Partly Cloud discovery is documented; providers are not named on the product page. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
SaaS applicationsDiffers	Not in our sources	Partly AI usage tracking is documented; broader SaaS discovery is not. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
Identities as assets	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Off-network laptopsDiffers	Not in our sources	Matches Off-network laptops are one of its three discovery systems, through an optional agent. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
OT and IoT devices	Matches OT and IoT devices, and medical devices through a separate module. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Matches IT, OT, cloud and IoT. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
Internet-facing discovery	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Offers its own agentDiffers	Not in our sources	Matches Optional IT agent. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
Works without new agents	Matches Agentless and passive. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Matches Agentless scanning; passive detection runs by default. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026
Merges records from several sources	Partly Identifies assets against a knowledgebase of over 6.5 billion assets; how records from integrations merge is not described in detail. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly Deduplicates on MAC address, serial number and hostname. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Feeds or updates a CMDB	Matches Pushes enriched data back to your CMDB. Source: Armis Centrix for Asset Management and Security · Read 11 Oct 2026	Matches ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk are shown integrations. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Cross-source queries and reports	Not in our sources	Not in our sources
Workflows, tickets or actions	Partly Prioritization and remediation sit in the separate VIPR-Pro module. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly Sends inventory to ITSM tools; actions of its own are not described. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Price or pricing basis publishedDiffers	Partly AWS Marketplace listing: Centrix Standard minimum at $3,250 a month on a one-month contract; no price on armis.com. Source: AWS Marketplace: Armis Device Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026	Matches Starter from €270 and Pro from €474 a month, billed annually; free up to 100 assets; Enterprise from 10,000 assets. Source: Lansweeper pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free tier or trialDiffers	Not in our sources	Matches 14 days of full access, then free up to 100 assets. Source: Lansweeper pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Platform it is part of	None	None
Integrations	More than 200 pre-built integrations. Source: Armis Centrix platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, HaloITSM, Freshservice, TOPdesk, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and Armis. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
Price	No price on armis.com. AWS Marketplace listing: Centrix Standard minimum at $3,250 a month on a one-month contract, with private offers. Source: AWS Marketplace: Armis Device Security Platform · Read 11 Oct 2026	Published, billed annually: Starter from €270 a month (2,000 assets, one installation, service desk ticket-enrichment integrations only); Pro from €474 a month (2,000 assets expandable to 9,000, up to three installations, all integrations); Enterprise custom from 10,000 assets with full API access; free up to 100 assets after a 14-day trial. Prices were shown to us in euros and may vary by location. Source: Lansweeper pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

Agent-based inventory: Armis describes it with a condition; Lansweeper describes it.
Exposure management: Armis describes it; Lansweeper is not in our sources.
Cloud workloads: Armis matches; Lansweeper partly matches.
SaaS applications: Armis is not in our sources; Lansweeper partly matches.
Off-network laptops: Armis is not in our sources; Lansweeper matches.
Offers its own agent: Armis is not in our sources; Lansweeper matches.
Price or pricing basis published: Armis partly matches; Lansweeper matches.
Free tier or trial: Armis is not in our sources; Lansweeper matches.

Can they work together?

Yes, on the pages we read:

Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, HaloITSM, Freshservice, TOPdesk, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and Armis.
Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026

Choose Armis if

Your estate includes OT, IoT or medical devices that cannot take an agent
You want device discovery and exposure modules from one vendor that is now part of ServiceNow

Choose Lansweeper if

You want to find what is on the network yourself, including OT, without going through sales first
You need off-network laptops covered with a light, optional agent

Which limits should you check?

Armis

No price on armis.com; the only public figure is an AWS Marketplace minimum.
SaaS applications and identities are not described as asset classes on the pages we read.
Prioritization and remediation sit in separately named modules.

Lansweeper

SaaS coverage is limited to AI usage tracking on the pages we read, and identities are not described.
Merging what many security tools report is not described; deduplication uses MAC address, serial number and hostname.

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Questions people ask

Is Armis or Lansweeper better?

Neither is scored on this site. Armis describes 4 of five approaches and Lansweeper 3 on the pages we read, and they differ on 8 recorded facts. Which fits depends on where your assets live, whether you can install agents, your CMDB and your tools; the finder checks those.

Do Armis and Lansweeper work with a CMDB?

Armis: Matches. Pushes enriched data back to your CMDB. Lansweeper: Matches. ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk are shown integrations.

Do Armis or Lansweeper publish prices?

Armis: No price on armis.com. AWS Marketplace listing: Centrix Standard minimum at $3,250 a month on a one-month contract, with private offers. Lansweeper: Published, billed annually: Starter from €270 a month (2,000 assets, one installation, service desk ticket-enrichment integrations only); Pro from €474 a month (2,000 assets expandable to 9,000, up to three installations, all integrations); Enterprise custom from 10,000 assets with full API access; free up to 100 assets after a 14-day trial. Prices were shown to us in euros and may vary by location.