# Snipe-IT: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/snipe-it

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Fixed asset accounting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/fixed-asset-accounting/index.md) | 2% | 10 | 17% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "Snipe-IT is a good free option for fixed asset management" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Fixed asset accounting)
- "An open-source, self-hosted web application that handles check-in/check-out, depreciation, and audit trails with zero licensing costs." (Llama 4 Maverick, Fixed asset accounting)
- "Completely free if self-hosted on your own server (or low-cost hosted cloud plans)." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Fixed asset accounting)
- "Snipe-IT (completely free if you can self-host)" (Kimi K2, Fixed asset accounting)

## And against it

- "it is primarily an IT asset tracker; you may need separate accounting software and internal expertise for hosting, backups, security, and updates" (Perplexity Sonar, Fixed asset accounting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Snipe-IT, from 16 of the 17 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ones.com: 10
- rankite.com: 9
- softwareadvice.com: 8
- asset.accountant: 7
- guideflow.com: 6
- netgain.tech: 6
- facilio.com: 5
- sage.com: 5
- thecfoclub.com: 5
- assettiger.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://ones.com/blog/fixed-asset-management-free-downloads-7-tools-compared: 10
- https://guideflow.com/blog/fixed-asset-management-software: 6
- https://rankite.com/blog/top-fixed-asset-management-software-comparison: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/accounting/fixed-asset-accounting-software-comparison: 6
- https://rankite.com/blog/best-fixed-asset-management-software: 5
- https://assettiger.com/: 4
- https://netgain.tech/blog/fixed-asset-management-software: 4
- https://rankite.com/blog/best-fixed-asset-tracking-software: 4

## In its own words

What Snipe-IT's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: a free, open source IT asset management system (https://snipeitapp.com/)
- Price stated: 39.99 (https://snipeitapp.com/)
- Starting price: 39.99 (https://snipeitapp.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Forever (https://snipeitapp.com/)
- Hosting: Oregon, N. Virginia, Sao Paulo, Ireland, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Seoul
- Customers named: East Carter County R-II School District, Microsoft, Church of the Highlands

## What it publishes

Every page snipeitapp.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 8 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:


## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.