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vFound vs Snipe-IT

Snipe-IT is open-source IT asset management with check-out and check-in, free to run yourself or hosted for a yearly fee.

vFound Equipment puts a QR label on everything a desk hands out, records who has it and when it is due, and sends reminders, for one yearly price per venue.

Snipe-IT facts checked against its public website on 27 September 2026.

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Side by side

Feature	vFound	Snipe-IT
Price	US$58/month per venue, billed yearly (US$696 a year), unlimited items and team members	Free to self-host; Basic Hosting $399.99 a yearSource
Users and items	Unlimited items and team members	Unlimited users and assets on hosting plansSource
Checking out	Scan the label, pick the borrower, choose a due time; optional or required signature	Check-out and check-in of assetsSource
Labels	A printable QR label for every item; vFound AI names new items from a photo	Not publicly stated on the page checkedSource
Reminders	Email receipt, a reminder before longer due times, then up to three overdue reminders	Not publicly stated on the page checkedSource
Returns	Condition and photo on return; damaged items set aside for repair	Not publicly stated on the page checkedSource
App to install	None: vFound runs in the browser and scans labels with the device camera	Web-based and mobile-friendly; an official mobile app is in betaSource

Choose Snipe-IT if

You want to host open-source software on your own servers.
You manage IT assets across their whole life, not only what is handed out.
Your IT team wants to customise the system.

Choose vFound if

You want equipment checkout at a front desk without running a server.
You want it hosted and maintained for you, with reservations, kits and self-checkout included.
You also run lost and found, parcels or coat check at the same desk.

THE PRODUCT

Meet vFound Equipment

Reserve equipment, hand out complete kits, track every asset and let borrowers self-check out, with reminders built in.

See everything in vFound Equipment

Illustrative workflow using synthetic sample data.

Frequently asked questions

Is Snipe-IT free?+

Snipe-IT is open source and free if you host and maintain it yourself; its Basic Hosting plan is $399.99 a year. vFound Equipment is hosted for you at US$58/month per venue, billed yearly at US$696.

Self-serve

Self-serve pricing

$58/month per venue

Billed yearly at $696, after a 14-day free trial.

Everything in vFound Equipment, for your whole team.

Reservations for a specific item or any item in a category
Kits and multi-item checkout
QR labels, ID-card scans and paired-kiosk self-checkout
Borrower limits, overdue blocks and category due-time rules
Serials, values, warranties, custom fields and maintenance
Stock-takes and CSV import
Unlimited items and team members

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vFound Enterprise

For airports, transit networks, hospitals, universities, venue groups and other organisations running many sites.

Custom pricing

Scoped to your sites, products and requirements.

Talk to us about Enterprise

The vFound products you choose, across all your sites
Multi-site management for more than three venues, with every product's work across sites
Single sign-on and organisation-wide two-step sign-in with your own identity provider
Custom attributes and workflow checklists on every product
Connectors to your directory and property systems, and integrations built to order
Lost & Found SMS and WhatsApp alerts through your own provider
Dedicated deployment in your own country, when your rules require it
A negotiated service level agreement, invoice billing and a signed agreement
A named contact, consultation, training and rollout with our team

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