Take a detailed side-by-side look at the Classic and Network Discovery deployment models. This video tears apart each architecture: the Classic scanner, SQL database (Local DB, SQL Express, and full SQL), and web console versus the Network Discovery hub, sensors, cache database, and cloud-based site. Learn more with the Lansweeper Academy: https://www.lansweeper.com/academy/
You'll learn about the Classic's Local DB 10 GB limit (roughly 7,000–10,000 assets), remote connection restrictions, and the role of LS Agent and LS Push. On the Network Discovery side, you'll explore the hub UI as a troubleshooting console, how discovery results are reconciled before syncing to the cloud, and the SQLite cache. The video compares UI experiences, highlights features unique to each platform (risk insights, Flow Builder, diagrams, open port discovery, .NET 8 performance, cross-OS installation), and explains what a "hybrid" Classic installation means when synced to the cloud.
