Best IT asset tracking for small companies
PeopleMuster ranks first for a small company that wants to know who holds which laptop: the device register sits on each employee's record and is included in $3 per person a month. Snipe-IT ranks second as a dedicated asset tool, free to self-host or from $39.99 a month hosted.
How this was judged
Ranked on what a company of about 30 people pays to know which device each employee holds, and whether that list lives on the employee's own record.
Three products were compared on 24 September 2026, each price read from the vendor's own pricing page that day. A small company's asset question is almost always about people: who has the laptop, and did the leaver hand it back. So the ranking gives weight to a register that sits on the same record as the employee, then to price. Rippling sells device management inside a larger platform and publishes no price, so it is placed last. Disclosure: PeopleMuster is our product, and it sits where the method puts it.
The ranking
PeopleMuster
$3 per person a month, every module included, the device register among them. $30 per person a year on annual billing.- Who it suits
- A small company that hands laptops and screens to staff and wants the handover tied to joining and leaving.
- Where it wins
- Each device carries a device code, serial number, brand and model, plus status (ready, under maintenance or retired), health and a verified flag. You can filter by processor, RAM, storage, screen size or generation, and see who holds what today and who held it before. Each employee sees their own device, and the offboarding checklist runs on the same record, so the return step sits beside the device list.
Snipe-IT
Free to self-host (open source). Hosted: Basic $39.99 a month, Small Business $99.99 a month, Dedicated from $249.99 a month, unlimited users. Verified 24 September 2026.- Who it suits
- A company with someone who can run a server, or one that wants a dedicated asset tool on its own bill.
- Where it wins
- A free open-source edition and flat hosted plans with unlimited users.
- Where it falls short
- The free edition runs on a server you maintain, and the hosted plans are a second system beside your HR records.
Rippling
No published price. Products are sold on top of a required core platform and billed per employee per month. Verified September 2026.- Who it suits
- A mid-sized company that wants HR, IT and spend from one vendor and will talk to sales for a price.
- Where it wins
- Rippling's HR page says it automates onboarding from offer letters to device shipping.
- Where it falls short
- Device management is one product on top of the core platform, and neither has a figure on the page.
Questions people ask
How do I keep track of which laptop is assigned to which employee?
Give every device a code and record its serial number, then assign it to a person and keep the history when it moves. In PeopleMuster the register sits on each employee's record, so you can see who holds what today and who held it before. The offboarding checklist runs on that same record, so the return is one of the exit steps.
Is a spreadsheet enough for tracking company laptops?
A spreadsheet works until the first leaver's laptop goes missing, because nothing ties the row to the exit. You'll want each device on the person's record and an assignment history. PeopleMuster keeps both, and includes them in $3 per person a month with every other module.
What does it cost to track IT assets for a 30-person company?
PeopleMuster costs a 30-person company ninety dollars a month, with the device register and every other HR module included. Snipe-IT is free to self-host, or $39.99 a month for Basic hosting, as a separate asset tool. Rippling publishes no price for its device products.