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    How Anzen compares

    Honest comparisons. Where each tool wins, and where it doesn't.

    Anzen overlaps with three categories of tools: CMDBs, ITSM platforms, and compliance/GRC products. Most customers replace pieces of two or three at once. Below is a candid breakdown of how Anzen fits, and where another tool is the better call.

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    What makes Anzen structurally different

    One schema, not three integrations

    Anzen's CMDB, tickets, controls, and risk register share one graph. A failed control test creates an issue that already knows which assets and business processes are affected. No integration glue, no nightly ETL.

    EU-hosted by default

    Built and operated entirely in the EU. No US cloud providers in the data path. For European organisations under NIS2, GDPR, or sector-specific data residency rules, this is non-negotiable.

    Priced for mid-market reality

    Free for up to 10 users. No six-figure entry tickets, no mandatory professional services, no annual commit. The product is designed to be operable by the team that uses it.

    AnzenvsServiceNow

    ServiceNow is the enterprise default for ITSM, with CMDB and GRC as separate (expensive) modules. Anzen is purpose-built smaller and ships risk and compliance natively.

    If you have a dedicated platform team and seven-figure budget, ServiceNow can do almost anything. If you don't, Anzen is the version of the same idea that you can actually run.

    Anzen

    • Time-to-value: days, not a multi-month implementation project.
    • EU-hosted; no US data path.
    • CMDB, ITSM, controls, and risk register in one product, not three SKUs.
    • Free for up to 10 users; no six-figure entry ticket.

    ServiceNow

    • Massive ecosystem of integrations, partners, and certified consultants.
    • Workflow customisation depth at the limits of enterprise complexity.
    • Brand familiarity in tender processes at large enterprises.
    AnzenvsDevice42, iTop, GLPI

    These are CMDB-first. They store assets well but treat ITSM and risk as adjacent or absent.

    If your only need is a CMDB, a CMDB-only tool is fine. If you also run tickets and need to prove control effectiveness to an auditor, doing it in three tools is the slow path.

    Anzen

    • ITSM (incidents, problems, changes) and risk/controls share the asset graph; no separate tools to integrate.
    • Built-in audit trail and evidence collection for ISO 27001 / NIS2 / SOC 2.
    • Modern UI; service portal for end-users included.
    • EU-hosted SaaS; no self-hosting required.

    Device42, iTop, GLPI

    • Device42: deep network and dependency discovery in heterogeneous data centres.
    • iTop and GLPI: open-source, self-hosted, zero per-seat license cost (you pay in operations time).
    AnzenvsVanta, Drata

    Vanta and Drata are compliance-first. They sit on top of your existing IT stack and collect evidence via integrations to prove SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar.

    Vanta and Drata are the right answer if you want a compliance veneer over an unchanged stack. Anzen is the right answer if you want the underlying stack itself to produce trustworthy evidence.

    Anzen

    • Evidence is a side effect of operations, not scraped from third-party APIs after the fact.
    • When the underlying tool changes, the integration doesn't silently break.
    • Risk register is live and tied to actual assets, not a static spreadsheet of assertions.
    • EU-hosted; no transatlantic data flow for compliance evidence.

    Vanta, Drata

    • Faster initial certification path if you already have an established IT stack you don't want to touch.
    • Larger library of pre-built integrations to US SaaS tools.
    AnzenvsExcel and SharePoint

    Most organisations starting out run risk registers in Excel and store evidence in SharePoint. This is the real competition.

    Spreadsheets work until they don't. Usually the breaking point is the second audit, and the second audit always comes.

    Anzen

    • The register stays current because it's tied to the things it describes.
    • Audit prep takes hours, not weeks of evidence-gathering.
    • Roles, history, and approvals are built in; no version-control nightmare.
    • Free for up to 10 users; the cost of switching is essentially zero.

    Excel and SharePoint

    • Familiar.
    • No procurement process.

    Stop managing risk in spreadsheets.

    See how Anzen can give you real-time visibility into your IT risk posture - in minutes, not months.

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