Compare Audit Methods

The following table compares the available audit methods to help you understand which methods suit your environment best.

	Direct Network Scan	Network Folder Audit	Remote Audit (FTP or e-mail delivery)	Portable Audit
Where are the computers you want audited?
Computers in the local network
Computers in a remote network
Offsite computers
Non-networked computers with no internet access
What platforms do you need to audit?
Windows
Linux
macOS
ESXi hypervizors
ESX (vSphere), Citrix, Xen, Hyper-V hypervizors
SMTP network devices
How do you want to use the audit agents?
In the build-in mode, with nothing to be installed.
In the standalone mode, with a package deployed to a shared folder
In the standalone mode, with an agent installed directly on every client computer (only for Windows computers)
In the standalone mode, from a flash drive
How do you want to initiate the audit?
At your request, from Network Inventory
At your request, from a flash drive
Regularly, on schedule
How are audit snapshots delivered to Network Inventory?
Automatically, over the local network
Automatically, via FTP (only for Windows computers)
Automatically, over email
Manually, on a flash drive