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What both publish
| Fact | BlueKing CMDB | GLPI |
|---|---|---|
| API | The repository publishes API instructions and identifies the project as a REST-API tool. | GLPI provides a legacy REST API, a newer high-level API with OAuth2 grants, Swagger documentation and a GraphQL wrapper. |
| Documentation | Official documentation covers quick starts, deployment and maintenance, scenarios, development, videos and frequently asked questions. | Documentation covers administrator, user, developer, agent and plugin workflows, with installation, command-line, API and contribution guidance. |
| Integrations | BlueKing positions CMDB alongside its CI, container-management, PaaS and SOPS products. | Official integrations include Azure/Entra ID, Google SSO, GLPI Inventory and webhooks. |
| Licence | bk-cmdb is released under the MIT licence, and the project says the applicable licence will not be changed for delivered versions. | GLPI is distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later and remains free and open source. |
| Maker history | BlueKing is described by Tencent as an internally developed PaaS solution from its Interactive Entertainment Group technical-operations organization. | Teclib is a French company founded in 2011 that became GLPI's official publisher in 2015; the project began at INDEPNET in 2003. |
| Notable news | Tencent’s BlueKing site records the community-edition CMDB becoming open source in December 2016. | GLPI 11 became a stable production release on September 30, 2025, adding native custom assets, forms, self-service, 2FA and webhooks. |
BlueKing CMDB plans
- Community EditionFree
- Partner enterprise servicesPriced on request
GLPI plans
- Public Cloud€19 a month
- Private Cloud€21 a month
- Custom—
- GLPI Network Basic€100 a month
- Self-hosted Basic€100 a month
- Self-hosted Standard€300 a month
Pick BlueKing CMDB if…
BlueKing CMDB suits organizations that need to model and track assets, applications, hosts, and their relationships. It may fit teams prepared to deploy and manage its listed dependencies.
Pick GLPI if…
GLPI suits organizations that need ticket handling, IT asset records, and service workflows. Cloud and on-premise options address different deployment needs, including teams with specific security or customization requirements and IT staff.