My take on this is that we all live in our "bubbles". You, me and the next person reading this. What I believe Scott is saying, that there are a lot of people not reading this. However,they do get stuff done just fine.
Advice I see here is: If you are a creator, take into the account how your decisions will affect ALL users of your product.
I'm aware of Snipe-IT, but could you recommend any other open-source solutions?
I have a hunch that the scope and requirements of such software are often tailored exclusively to enterprises, which only comes with a price tag.