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Reftab vs OCS Inventory NG: catalog facts
Reftab	OCS Inventory NG
Freemium Free tier available; paid plans with a 14-day trial add more.	Free Free and open source.
Android, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Check in and check out with custom asset tags Tracks software licences and IT spend	Inventories both hardware and software on each device Can deploy packages to inventoried machines
Hosted service only Full feature set requires a paid plan	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, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account 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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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