Shopping for Free Asset Inventory Management Software? Here are Your Non-Negotiables

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What can free asset inventory management software company do for your organization? The best way to find out is to try it for yourself. But we’re not just talking about any software – you’ll find a lot of products out on the market, each of them with different features and price points. Regardless of your industry or the size of your company, however, there are a few features that should be non-negotiable during your search.

The first is ease of use – because the success of your asset and inventory tracking efforts depends on having a system that your employees can use with confidence. If they need extensive training or technical knowledge to master it, the intimidation factor likely will scare them off. Your software, then, should be intuitive and user-friendly, so that everyone gets on board. Your asset and inventory management efforts will only succeed if everyone’s in the communication loop. If you’ve got gaps, guesswork and errors result. Keep in mind that some software products will place a cap on the number of users you can add, charging you a fee if you exceed that limit. Those extra fees can add up quickly.

Ease of use also depends upon the portability of your asset inventory management system. This is where mobile technology becomes so important. You may need to access your data after hours, or when you’re on the go; so you’d be wise to find a mobile solution. Further, if you can find a product that syncs with the cloud, you’ll enjoy the assurance that comes from knowing that your data is in real time, all the time.

The second feature you should be looking for in your search for free asset inventory management software is flexibility and customization capability. No two companies are the same, so a one-size-fits-all approach to asset and inventory management doesn’t work. You should be able to customize features to meet your unique needs and make changes at any time. Your software should adapt to your needs, not the other way around. Keep in mind that you don’t have to purchase separate products for assets and inventory; it’s possible to find a single product that centralizes both functions in one, easy-to-navigate location.

Third, the importance of price point can’t be ignored; although if you’re looking for a long-term solution, the price shouldn’t be the only factor in your decision. If you have to purchase additional hardware like handheld barcode scanners or purchase expensive software licenses, your costs could be much higher than you originally anticipated.

Following years of research, development, and testing, Asset Panda introduced the world’s most powerful, yet user-friendly free asset inventory management software. All you need to manage your assets and inventory with Asset Panda are the smartphones and tablets you and your employees already carry. Our free mobile app is available on both iOS and Android devices, and it syncs with the cloud, so your data is always in real time. In the palm of your hand, you have access to the complete lifecycle of every one of your vital assets and your inventory. Access such information as an item’s exact location and condition, its complete maintenance history, depreciation and inflation, insurance information, warranty, lease/purchase information, GPS coordinates and so much more. You can create customized reports, set up notifications and alerts, create work orders and import and export data with ease. Asset Panda entitles clients to an unlimited number of users at no additional fee, so you can bring every one of your stakeholders into the asset and inventory conversation.

This intuitive platform is so simple to master that your employees won’t need any special training to use it with confidence. When you bring all of your asset and inventory data under one roof, so to speak, you save your employees the time and frustration associated with hunting down information. Your productivity goes up, and you save money because you’re maximizing the lifespan of your assets and making informed decisions about your inventory needs.

Take a look at how one company is saving between three and four hours a week with Asset Panda:

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Try Asset Panda free for 14 days, and find out why clients throughout the world trust us to help them manage millions of dollars’ worth of their assets and inventory. To learn more or to get started, visit assetpanda.com.

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Courtney Roush

Courtney Roush is a freelance writer, editor, and communications strategist with 25 years of experience. Her favorite discipline is crisis communications – and it’s a highly relevant one in our present times.

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