BackBox
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VisitBackBox vs Selector
What both publish
| Fact | BackBox | Selector |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The software is offered as on-premises or SaaS and can be installed on VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer/Nutanix or bare metal. | Selector describes deployment as Kubernetes-native and available on-premises, in a customer cloud, or as SaaS. |
| Founded | BackBox says it has pursued its network-automation mission since 2009. | Selector says it was founded in 2019. |
| Headquarters | The corporate headquarters is listed at 14135 Midway Road, Greenhill Towers, Suite G250, Addison, Texas 75001. | Selector Software, Inc. lists its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. |
| Integrations | BackBox lists ITSM, CMDB, PAM, observability, SD-WAN/SASE, identity, messaging and DevOps integrations, including ServiceNow, LogicMonitor, CyberArk, Kentik, Cisco Meraki and Slack. | Selector’s integrations page describes 500+ integrations and lists categories including alerting, APM, ITSM, logs, metrics, public cloud, and network devices. |
| Purpose | BackBox automates security, compliance, and lifecycle management for network infrastructure. | Selector unifies telemetry across domains and uses agents to investigate, act, and verify within configured guardrails. |
BackBox plans
- Kilter AIPriced on request
- Kilter ALMPriced on request
- Kilter EnterprisePriced on request
- PremiumPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
Selector plans
No prices published.
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 Selector if…
Selector is intended for network operations teams, network architects, executives, application developers, and site reliability engineers. It may suit organizations seeking shared incident context and governed agent workflows.