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Lansweeper tells you what's on your network. WinSentinel tells you what's wrong with it and fixes it automatically.
TL;DR: Lansweeper is an IT asset management tool (hardware/software inventory, network discovery). WinSentinel is a security hardening tool (audit misconfigurations, auto-fix, compliance). They solve different problems — many teams use both.
| Capability | WinSentinel | Lansweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Purpose | Security hardening & compliance | IT asset inventory & discovery |
| Security Posture Score | ✓ 0-100 with grade (A-F) | ✗ Not a security tool |
| Auto-Remediation | ✓ One-click fix for findings | ✗ Inventory only |
| Configuration Auditing | ✓ 30+ audit modules | ✗ Reports config, doesn't judge it |
| Compliance Mapping | ✓ CIS, SOC2, HIPAA, Essential 8 | Limited (needs add-ons) |
| Hardware Inventory | Basic (system info module) | ✓ Deep hardware/peripheral tracking |
| Software Inventory | ✓ With vulnerability flagging | ✓ Comprehensive catalog |
| Network Discovery | Port/firewall auditing | ✓ Agentless network scanning |
| Real-Time Monitoring | ✓ Continuous agent mode | Periodic scans |
| Threat Detection | ✓ MITRE ATT&CK mapping | ✗ Not designed for this |
| Open Source | ✓ MIT licensed | ✗ Proprietary |
| Setup Time | 30 seconds (dotnet tool) | Server install + agent deploy |
| CI/CD Integration | ✓ GitHub Action + SARIF | ✗ Not designed for CI |
$0/forever
All security features, no limits, one machine. Full power.
Pro fleet: $29/25 nodes · $79/100 nodes
$219/yr (starter)
Asset inventory & discovery. Per-asset pricing scales with network size.
Pro: custom pricing for 1000+ assets
Many teams use Lansweeper for asset management and WinSentinel for security hardening. They’re complementary.
WinSentinel goes beyond inventory — it finds misconfigurations and fixes them.
dotnet tool install --global WinSentinel.Cli