18.2
ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager handles configuration and change workflows for switches, routers, firewalls, and other network devices.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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Automating network work can involve managing configurations, testing changes, deploying updates, or coordinating workflows. Compare the entries on those capabilities, along with device limits and supported platforms, to see what fits your environment. Free-plan availability and paid-from details offer cost-related comparison points. ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager, Containerlab, and ONAP are among the…
27.6
Containerlab is a free, open-source command-line tool for orchestrating container-based networking labs.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPIExtension
36.9
ONOS is an open-source software-defined networking platform that supplies a control plane for network components and programs or modules that provide…
Free planWebAPILinux
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NetBrain
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.8 - 5
ONAP
ONAP is an open-source platform for designing, orchestrating, observing, and automating network and edge services.
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.8Free plan - 6
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager automates management and monitoring of network device configurations to support compliance, audits and fewer misconfigurations.
WebAPISelf-hostedWindows6.5 - 7
BackBox
BackBox is a network infrastructure platform for security, compliance and lifecycle management.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4 - 8
Nautobot
Free planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 9
OpenDaylight
OpenDaylight is an open-source software-defined networking controller for centralized, programmable network control and monitoring.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3Free plan - 10
Cisco Catalyst Center
Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.2 - 11
Gluware
Gluware is a network automation and orchestration platform for complex, multi-vendor enterprise networks.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.2Free plan - 12
Netmiko
Netmiko is a free Python library for automating command-line work with network devices.
Free planAPILinux6.2Free plan - 13
Cisco pyATS
Cisco pyATS is a Python framework for network testing, automation, and validation.
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.1Free plan - 14
Nornir
Nornir is a free, open-source Python automation framework for managing inventory and dispatching tasks to nodes and devices.
Free planLinuxmacOS6.1Free plan - 15
Batfish
Batfish is an open-source network configuration analysis tool for checking policy and expected network behavior.
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.0 - 16
NAPALM
NAPALM is a free Python library for connecting to and working with network devices from different vendors through a unified API.
Free planAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 17
Forward Enterprise
Forward Enterprise builds a mathematical digital twin of a hybrid network from device state and configuration data.
WebAPISelf-hosted5.9 - 18
Juniper Security Director
Juniper Security Director centralizes network security policy management for Juniper SRX deployments through a web interface.
WebSelf-hosted5.9 - 19
Itential Automation Platform
WebAPISelf-hosted5.7 - 20
AlgoSec
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted5.6 - 21
Tufin
Tufin provides a unified control plane for network visibility, security policy management, automated change control, and continuous compliance across hybrid networks.
WebSelf-hosted5.6 - 22
Blue Planet Orchestration
Blue Planet Orchestration automates service ordering and activation for communications service providers operating networks across multiple vendors and domains.
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