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AIDA64 Business vs OCS Inventory NG: catalog facts
AIDA64 Business	OCS Inventory NG
Paid Commercial shareware that requires a paid licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Detailed hardware and software inventory across many PCs Automatable audits with export to SQL databases	Inventories both hardware and software on each device Can deploy packages to inventoried machines
Paid licence required Runs on 64-bit Windows; Linux clients need a separate extension	Version 3.0 is still a release candidate and not meant for production Moving from 2.x to 3.0 involves an architecture change
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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