SIDE BY SIDE · FACTS ONLY

Lansweeper vs Rapid7: asset inventory facts side by side

SHORT ANSWER

Lansweeper describes 3 of the five approaches on the pages we read and Rapid7 describes 3; they differ on CAASM aggregation, Agent-based inventory, External attack surface management, CMDB-centred inventory and Exposure management. On collection, Lansweeper offers its own agent and also works without one and Rapid7 does not describe its collection method on the pages we read. 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: Lansweeper
Lower bar, lighter: Rapid7 Surface Command

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	Lansweeper	Rapid7 Surface Command
Positioning	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.	Rapid7's attack surface product, combining external discovery (EASM) with asset discovery and a unified internal and external inventory (CAASM), part of the Rapid7 Command platform.
Deployment	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	Part of the Rapid7 Command platform with Exposure Command, InsightVM and InsightCloudSec. Source: Rapid7 products · Read 27 Sep 2026
CAASM aggregationDiffers	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	Described Asset discovery and a unified inventory (CAASM) including devices, software, identities and controls. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Agent-based inventoryDiffers	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	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.
External attack surface managementDiffers	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.	Described Internal and external attack surface visibility (EASM), including unknown internet-facing assets and shadow IT. Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
CMDB-centred inventoryDiffers	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	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.
Exposure managementDiffers	Not in our sources Not described on the pages we read.	With a condition Includes an Exposure Management dashboard and remediation hub; vulnerability scanning sits in the Exposure Command Essentials tier above it. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Servers and network devicesDiffers	Matches The network, including OT, is one of its three discovery systems. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly Internal attack surface visibility is described; network devices are not called out. Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
Cloud workloads	Partly Cloud discovery is documented; providers are not named on the product page. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partly InsightCloudSec sits in the same platform. Source: Rapid7 products · Read 27 Sep 2026
SaaS applicationsDiffers	Partly AI usage tracking is documented; broader SaaS discovery is not. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Identities as assetsDiffers	Not in our sources	Matches Identities are part of the unified inventory. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Off-network laptopsDiffers	Matches Off-network laptops are one of its three discovery systems, through an optional agent. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
OT and IoT devicesDiffers	Matches IT, OT, cloud and IoT. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Internet-facing discoveryDiffers	Not in our sources	Matches External attack surface visibility (EASM). Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
Offers its own agentDiffers	Matches Optional IT agent. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Works without new agentsDiffers	Matches Agentless scanning; passive detection runs by default. Source: Lansweeper product · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Merges records from several sourcesDiffers	Partly Deduplicates on MAC address, serial number and hostname. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Matches A unified asset inventory (CAASM). Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
Feeds or updates a CMDBDiffers	Matches ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk are shown integrations. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources
Cross-source queries and reportsDiffers	Not in our sources	Partly Asset graph and blast radius views. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Workflows, tickets or actionsDiffers	Partly Sends inventory to ITSM tools; actions of its own are not described. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	Matches Remediation hub and built-in, SOAR-ready automation and integrations in the Surface Command package. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Price or pricing basis publishedDiffers	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	Partly Pricing basis published: asset types and use cases in scope; no amounts. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Free tier or trial	Matches 14 days of full access, then free up to 100 assets. Source: Lansweeper pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026	Matches Public trial. Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
Platform it is part of	None	Rapid7: Shares the Command platform with Exposure Command, InsightVM and InsightCloudSec. Source: Rapid7 products · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations	Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, HaloITSM, Freshservice, TOPdesk, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk and Armis. Source: Lansweeper homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026	SOAR-ready integrations, with Exposure Command, InsightVM and InsightCloudSec in the same platform. Source: Rapid7 Surface Command · Read 27 Sep 2026
Price	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	No amounts published. Priced on the asset types and use cases in scope; Start Trial offered. Exposure Command Essentials adds vulnerability scanning and Ultimate adds cloud, IaC and DAST. Source: Rapid7 Command platform packages and pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026

Where do they differ?

CAASM aggregation: Lansweeper describes it with a condition; Rapid7 describes it.
Agent-based inventory: Lansweeper describes it; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
External attack surface management: Lansweeper is not in our sources; Rapid7 describes it.
CMDB-centred inventory: Lansweeper describes it with a condition; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Exposure management: Lansweeper is not in our sources; Rapid7 describes it with a condition.
Servers and network devices: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 partly matches.
SaaS applications: Lansweeper partly matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Identities as assets: Lansweeper is not in our sources; Rapid7 matches.
Off-network laptops: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
OT and IoT devices: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Internet-facing discovery: Lansweeper is not in our sources; Rapid7 matches.
Offers its own agent: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Works without new agents: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Merges records from several sources: Lansweeper partly matches; Rapid7 matches.
Feeds or updates a CMDB: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 is not in our sources.
Cross-source queries and reports: Lansweeper is not in our sources; Rapid7 partly matches.
Workflows, tickets or actions: Lansweeper partly matches; Rapid7 matches.
Price or pricing basis published: Lansweeper matches; Rapid7 partly matches.

Can they work together?

Neither vendor's pages we read name the other as an integration. That does not mean they cannot work together; ask both vendors.

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

Choose Rapid7 if

You already run InsightVM or another Rapid7 product
You want internal and external assets in one inventory

Which limits should you check?

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.

Rapid7

No price amounts published; pricing depends on the asset types and use cases in scope.
Vulnerability scanning sits in the Exposure Command tiers, and SaaS apps and OT are not described on the pages we read.

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Questions people ask

Is Lansweeper or Rapid7 better?

Neither is scored on this site. Lansweeper describes 3 of five approaches and Rapid7 3 on the pages we read, and they differ on 18 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 Lansweeper and Rapid7 work with a CMDB?

Lansweeper: Matches. ServiceNow, Jira Service Management, HaloITSM, Freshservice and TOPdesk are shown integrations. Rapid7: Not in our sources.

Do Lansweeper or Rapid7 publish prices?

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. Rapid7: No amounts published. Priced on the asset types and use cases in scope; Start Trial offered. Exposure Command Essentials adds vulnerability scanning and Ultimate adds cloud, IaC and DAST.