Lansweeper Starter License _best_

Only on-premises subnets are allowed; Azure, AWS, or remote site scanning is blocked.

However, if your organization is growing rapidly (hiring +50 people per year), buy the Enterprise license immediately. The cost of upgrading mid-year and reconfiguring permissions is higher than just starting with the right tier.

Knowing you have 50 laptops is one thing; knowing that 12 of them are missing a critical security patch is another. The Starter License includes basic reporting capabilities. You can generate standard reports on: lansweeper starter license

: Typically listed at $239 per month , billed annually (totaling roughly $2,868/year ). Users : Supports unlimited users to access the dashboard.

Crucially, many users confuse the "Free Edition" (legacy, limited to 100 assets) with the paid "Starter" tier. As of the latest licensing structure (2024-2025), the entry-level paid option is designed for small environments. Only on-premises subnets are allowed; Azure, AWS, or

Unlike paid versions, Starter cannot automatically generate help desk tickets based on asset changes (e.g., low disk space, missing patches).

Most Starter licenses are restricted to the On-Premise deployment. You cannot use the fully hosted Cloud version on the Starter tier. You must host the Lansweeper server on your own Windows machine or VM. This requires SQL Express (free) or SQL Standard (paid). For teams with no on-prem server infrastructure, this is a hurdle. Knowing you have 50 laptops is one thing;

While robust, the Starter plan has specific constraints that may prompt an upgrade to Enterprise Installation Limit : Restricted to one installation Integrations

The is currently the most accessible paid tier offered by Lansweeper. It acts as a bridge between a time-limited trial and the robust, feature-heavy "Professional" or "Enterprise" tiers.

The Starter License is not for every organization. It is a surgical tool for specific scenarios.