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IT asset management · November 2026 Edition

Snipe-IT vs GLPI

Zero of fourteen models named Snipe-IT first on the direct prompt; zero named GLPI. Snipe-IT was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and GLPI by ten and Snipe-IT carries 45 labels and GLPI 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Snipe-IT

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

GLPI

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share29%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4514A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Snipe-IT reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lansweeper was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Snipe-IT vs Lansweeper · Snipe-IT vs Freshservice · Snipe-IT vs InvGate Asset Management

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the IT asset management page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Snipe-ITFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGLPI
Direct001 against Snipe-IT
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained142
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against Snipe-IT · 1 against GLPI
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Snipe-IT and GLPI were named in the same answer thirty-four times, of the 150 answers naming Snipe-IT and the 47 naming GLPI. In those answers GLPI took the first choice zero times and Snipe-IT sixteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Snipe-IT and GLPI stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Snipe-IT GLPI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Snipe-IT on the left and GLPI on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Snipe-IT and GLPI stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Freshservice alternatives: AssetSonar, InvGate Asset Management, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, Snipe-IT
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, Snipe-IT

Neither was named

12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniLansweeper, ServiceNow IT Asset Management alternatives: AssetSonar, Flexera One IT Asset Management, Freshservice
Gemini 3.5 FlashFreshservice alternatives: AssetSonar, BlueTally, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, Setyl
Perplexity SonarFreshservice alternatives: Asset Panda, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
Grok 4.20Freshservice alternatives: Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, NinjaOne
Mistral SmallAsset Panda, InvGate Asset Management alternatives: Device42, Lansweeper, ServiceNow IT Asset Management
DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine AssetExplorer alternatives: Asset Panda, InvGate Asset Management, Lansweeper, NinjaOne
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Freshservice alternatives: Asset Panda, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
GLM 4.7 FlashXInvGate Asset Management, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer alternatives: Asset Panda, Flexera One IT Asset Management, NinjaOne, ServiceNow IT Asset Management
MiniMax M2.5InvGate Asset Management alternatives: Asset Panda, Freshservice
GPT-6 LunaInvGate Asset Management alternatives: Freshservice, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer
Muse Glimmer 30BFreshservice, Freshworks alternatives: Device42, InvGate Asset Management, Ivanti Neurons for ITAM, Lansweeper, ManageEngine AssetExplorer, ServiceNow IT Asset Management

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Snipe-IT leads by forty-four points.
Snipe-IT46%#1 of 12
GLPI2%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Snipe-IT leads by twenty-five points.
Snipe-IT29%#1 of 12
GLPI4%#6 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Snipe-IT0%#12 of 12
GLPI0%#– of 12
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Snipe-IT

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Snipe-IT for large or complex environments: ... generally lacks deep automated discovery, advanced ITSM workflows, and enterprise-scale automation” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“basic spreadsheets or free solutions (like Snipe-IT) lack the automated integrations required for modern hybrid work environments” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Some users have reported that it is overly complex and requires significant effort and maintenance” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“starting with Snipe-IT (if you can self-host) or Reftab (if you want a hosted, low-cost solution) will provide the best balance of cost and functionality” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have technical staff: Go with Snipe-IT (self-hosted). It's the most mature open-source option with the largest community.” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“The best IT asset management platform for a company with a limited budget is Snipe-IT, which is a free and open-source option” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about GLPI

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Caution level: Medium-high if you lack in-house dev/support resources.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Snipe-IT/GLPI self-hosted or Lansweeper's 100-asset free tier are the most cited cost-effective starting points” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“the best choices are Snipe‑IT or GLPI (self‑hosted open‑source)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.