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Axonius: CAASM and asset inventory facts (2026)

SHORT ANSWER

Axonius connects to the tools a company already runs through adapters (its directory lists 1,306, including documented ones for CrowdStrike Falcon, Tenable, Rapid7, Microsoft Intune and ServiceNow), correlates their records into one per asset, and acts on gaps through workflows and ServiceNow create, update, remove and incident actions. SaaS apps and human and non-human identities sit alongside devices, cloud, IoT and OT. It publishes device-based pricing from $8.55 per asset at its 15,000 to 24,999 tier. It depends on the tools you connect, with no agent or native scanner of its own, describes no external discovery, and lists no free tier or trial.

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.

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Which approaches does Axonius describe?

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.

From Axonius's own pages.
Approach	Status	What the pages say	Source
CAASM aggregation	Described	Its adapter directory lists 1,306 adapters to security and IT tools; correlating what each reports into one record per asset is the core of the product.	Source: Axonius adapter directory · Read 11 Oct 2026
Agent-based inventory	Not in our sources	Not described on the pages we read.	None
External attack surface management	Not in our sources	Not described on the pages we read.	None
CMDB-centred inventory	With a condition	Works alongside a CMDB rather than replacing it: the ServiceNow adapter fetches CMDB tables for reconciliation, and enforcement actions create, update or remove ServiceNow assets.	Source: Axonius docs: ServiceNow adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026
Exposure management	Described	A smart prioritization engine and single or multi-step workflows sit on the correlated inventory; prioritization draws on findings from the tools you connect.	Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which parts of an estate does Axonius cover?

Estate coverage described on Axonius's pages.
Servers and network devices	Partly Network devices are covered through adapters to network tools; a native network scanner is not described. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Cloud workloads	Matches Cloud is a listed asset type. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
SaaS applications	Matches Discovers sanctioned, unsanctioned and unmanaged SaaS, including shadow apps, OAuth tokens and risky extensions. Source: Axonius: SaaS applications · Read 27 Sep 2026
Identities as assets	Matches Human and non-human identities, including service accounts, API keys and automation identities. Source: Axonius: identities · Read 27 Sep 2026
Off-network laptops	Partly Devices are collected through the endpoint and management tools you connect, such as Microsoft Intune or CrowdStrike Falcon; no Axonius agent is described. Source: Axonius docs: Microsoft Intune adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026
OT and IoT devices	Matches IoT and OT are listed asset types. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Internet-facing discovery	Not in our sources

How does Axonius collect and reconcile data?

Collection and reconciliation described on Axonius's pages.
Deployment	Hosted SaaS, or self-managed on-premises or in your own cloud. The hosted option runs on an AWS EC2 instance separated from other customers' environments. Source: Axonius pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
Offers its own agent	Not in our sources
Works without new agents	Matches Collects through adapters (API connections) to tools you already run; the pages we read describe no Axonius endpoint agent. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Merges records from several sources	Matches Correlates data from every connected adapter into one record per asset. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations	1,306 adapters in its adapter directory, including documented adapters for CrowdStrike Falcon, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM, Microsoft Intune and Entra ID, and ServiceNow. We did not reproduce the full list. Source: Axonius adapter directory · Read 11 Oct 2026

What does Axonius do with the inventory?

What Axonius's pages describe doing with asset data.
Feeds or updates a CMDB	Matches Enforcement actions create, update, and disable or remove assets in ServiceNow, and can create ServiceNow incidents. Source: Axonius docs: ServiceNow adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026
Cross-source queries and reports	Matches Query Wizard for questions across all connected sources. Source: Axonius documentation · Read 27 Sep 2026
Workflows, tickets or actions	Matches Workflows run single actions or multi-step sequences with ticket tracking; enforcement sets live in the Action Center. Source: Axonius platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Platform it is part of	None
Platforms it connects to	ServiceNow: Fetches ServiceNow CMDB tables and creates, updates or removes ServiceNow assets through enforcement actions. Source: Axonius docs: ServiceNow adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026 Tenable: Documents a Tenable Vulnerability Management adapter. Source: Axonius docs: Tenable Vulnerability Management adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026 Rapid7: Documents a Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM adapter. Source: Axonius docs: Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026 Microsoft: Documents Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra ID adapters, with Intune enforcement actions. Source: Axonius docs: Microsoft Intune adapter · Read 11 Oct 2026

What does Axonius cost?

Published: device-based pricing on unique, correlated devices, with tiers from under 500 devices to 10M+ and volume discounts in every tier. The pricing page shows "Starting at $8.55 per asset for 15,000-24,999 assets"; the billing period is not stated in what we read. AWS Marketplace listing: 500 assets for $90,625 on a 12-month contract.

Source: Axonius pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026

Free tier or trial Not in our sources

Where is Axonius strong, and where are its limits?

Strengths and limits come from the vendor's own pages and our sources; a limit can be something we did not find.

Strengths

The broadest documented source coverage here: 1,306 adapters in its directory, with devices, identities, SaaS, software, cloud, IoT and OT listed as asset types.
Correlation into one record per asset, priced per unique correlated device, so a laptop seen by five tools counts once.
Acts on gaps: workflows with ticket tracking, and create, update, remove and incident actions in ServiceNow.

Limits

Coverage depends on the tools you connect: each adapter needs API access and credentials, and no agent or native network scanner of its own is described.
External (internet-facing) discovery is not described on the pages we read.
No free tier or trial is listed on the pages we read, and the AWS Marketplace listing prices 500 assets at $90,625 for 12 months.

What does Axonius say about itself?

What has Axonius announced recently?

2026-09-24
Said it was named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave: Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026, an evaluation of 12 vendors.
Source: Axonius blog: Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave, Proactive Security Platforms, Q3 2026 · Read 27 Sep 2026
2026-07-22
Described a CMDB Reconciliation Workspace that compares a CMDB such as ServiceNow with correlated adapter data, flags assets missing from the CMDB and mismatched field values, and can create missing records through the Action Center.
Source: Axonius blog: Asset Cloud enhanced with an AI-ready data foundation · Read 27 Sep 2026
2026-07-21
Announced an MCP server that makes Axonius asset data queryable from other AI tools (early access) and an AI agent inside the Asset Cloud (preview).
Source: Axonius blog: MCP server and AI agent · Read 27 Sep 2026

Who should shortlist Axonius?

Consider Axonius if you already run many security and IT tools and they disagree about what exists, or if you need SaaS apps and identities in the same inventory as devices, with workflows to close gaps.

In our example finder profiles, Axonius is in the first group for: saaS-heavy company with many owners.

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Does Axonius need an agent?

Own agent: Not in our sources. Works without new agents: Matches. Collects through adapters (API connections) to tools you already run; the pages we read describe no Axonius endpoint agent.

Does Axonius work with a CMDB?

Matches. Enforcement actions create, update, and disable or remove assets in ServiceNow, and can create ServiceNow incidents.

Does Axonius publish its prices?