BackBox
6.4#3 in autonomous networksWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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Forward Enterprise
5.9#6 in network security policy management softwareWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | BackBox | Forward Enterprise |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | BackBox says it has pursued its network-automation mission since 2009. | 2013 |
| Headquarters | The corporate headquarters is listed at 14135 Midway Road, Greenhill Towers, Suite G250, Addison, Texas 75001. | The company lists its headquarters at 2390 Mission College Blvd., Suite 401, Santa Clara, California 95054. |
| Integrations | BackBox lists ITSM, CMDB, PAM, observability, SD-WAN/SASE, identity, messaging and DevOps integrations, including ServiceNow, LogicMonitor, CyberArk, Kentik, Cisco Meraki and Slack. | The maker lists integrations and partnerships including Infoblox, NetBox, Arista CloudVision, ServiceNow, Itential, Ansible, Axonius, and Rapid7. |
BackBox plans
- Kilter AIPriced on request
- Kilter ALMPriced on request
- Kilter EnterprisePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
Forward Enterprise plans
- Forward Enterprise (modular subscription: Base, Network, Security)Priced on request
Pick BackBox if…
BackBox suits network and security teams responsible for network infrastructure, especially those seeking configuration management, backup and automation across multiple vendors. Teams needing compliance features should note that these are included in Enterprise and AI packages.
Pick Forward Enterprise if…
It suits large organisations managing multi-vendor, hybrid, or multi-cloud networks. The listed trial is limited to qualifying companies with at least 1,000 employees in specified countries.