Scanopy

Overview

Scanopy discovers hosts and services, then turns scan results into network documentation and topology diagrams. It suits teams that need to understand and share network structure without installing agents on every endpoint. Its scheduled refreshes and multiple views are useful for inventory work, but it is not a substitute for tools that monitor device health, bandwidth, or alerts.

Key features

Scanopy builds Physical (L2), Logical (L3), Workloads, and Applications views from network scans. That range helps teams examine both underlying connections and how workloads or applications relate; scheduled scans refresh the documentation, but the product does not continuously poll the network. For readers who need live health checks or alerting, that distinction is decisive.

A single daemon runs on a network, avoiding endpoint-by-endpoint agent deployment. Integrations include Docker, Podman, UniFi Controller, SNMP, and Instant On and gNMI, the latter two marked beta. Exports and sharing vary by plan and include formats and destinations such as PNG, SVG, HTML, PDF, Mermaid, Confluence, and CSV, along with shareable and embeddable diagrams. Paid plans include API access, with a documented limit of 300 requests per minute.

Scanopy supports device inventory, IP address management, network diagrams, credential storage, and relationship mapping. Its daemon does not capture, inspect, or store packet contents. Scanopy Cloud stores topology and account data on US-hosted infrastructure; with self-hosted discovery, the data stays in the customer's database. Scanopy does not currently hold formal certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, a material consideration for organizations with certification requirements.

Pricing

The free Community Edition is open source under AGPL-3.0, self-hosted, and has no time restriction. Its one-network, one-seat cap makes it suitable for a personal lab or a small evaluation, but not a shared team deployment.

• Starter: $11.99 a month, billed yearly. One seat, one network, unlimited hosts, and seven-day snapshot retention make it the lowest-cost paid option for a single operator who needs more history than the free edition offers.
• Pro: $39.99 a month, billed yearly. It keeps one seat and unlimited hosts but allows three networks and 30-day snapshot retention. Extra networks cost $8/network/month, so it suits an individual managing several sites, not a team needing multiple seats.
• Business: $79.99 a month, billed yearly. Five seats, 15 networks, unlimited hosts, and 90-day snapshot retention make it the more practical cloud plan for a small team. Extra seats are $8/seat/month and extra networks are $6/network/month.
• Self-Hosted Standard: $4,000 a year, billed annually, for 25 seats, 50 networks, one organization, unlimited hosts, and custom snapshot retention.
• Self-Hosted Plus: $6,000 a year, billed annually, for 50 seats, 100 networks, five organizations, unlimited hosts, and custom snapshot retention. The extra seats, networks, and organizations distinguish it for larger self-managed deployments.
• Enterprise: custom pricing, with custom seats, networks, organizations, hosts, and snapshot retention.

A 14-day trial is available. The main trade-off across the lower-priced plans is constrained seats, networks, and snapshot history; the higher self-hosted tiers raise those ceilings at annual prices.

Platforms

Scanopy is available for API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows environments. Self-hosting is especially relevant to organizations that want discovery data to remain in their own database.

Who it's for

Scanopy is aimed at homelabs, IT operations, MSPs, security and compliance teams, and platform and DevOps teams. It is strongest when the priority is maintaining a structured picture of devices, services, and connections. Teams that require certified controls should weigh its lack of formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, while teams that need operational alerting should pair it with monitoring tools.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Four topology views provide several useful ways to interpret scan results; one daemon avoids endpoint agent rollouts; and the no-expiry, open-source Community Edition offers a genuine self-hosted starting point.
• Cons: Scheduled scans are not continuous monitoring, so they cannot replace health, bandwidth, or alerting tools. The free plan is limited to one network and seat, while paid plans constrain seats and network counts. Cloud topology and account data is hosted in the US, and formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification is absent.

Alternatives

For a broader look at this category, see Network Documentation Software.

• LOGINventory is worth considering when a free plan covering up to 20 devices is a better fit than Scanopy's one-network, one-seat Community Edition.
• GestióIP is an alternative for readers seeking free IPAM software, with an optional Configuration Management Module priced at $400 a year for up to 50 devices.
• Netipam is another free option for Linux, self-hosted, or web environments.
• Open Network Diagram is a free, self-hosted Docker deployment under GNU GPL v3.
• Danbyte offers a free, open-source self-hosted option with all features included and no seat license or license expiry.
• Nautobot has a self-managed open-source Community edition intended for exploration, initial workflows, and limited production deployments.
• Obelinf offers a free Personal plan for one user, one organization, one site, four racks, and 30 devices.
• ITFlow is a free, open-source self-hosted option; hosting and sponsor support are paid services.

Verdict

Choose Scanopy if you need scheduled network discovery, documentation, and several topology perspectives without installing endpoint agents, and its seat and network limits fit your operation. Its self-hosted free edition lowers the barrier to starting, while paid tiers add capacity and retention. Look elsewhere or pair it with monitoring software if you need continuous health tracking and alerts, or require formal security certifications.