Batfish
6.0#5 in network security policy management softwareAPILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitBatfish vs NetBrain
What both publish
| Fact | Batfish | NetBrain |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | The project provides an all-in-one Docker container that includes Batfish and example Jupyter notebooks. | The system has a browser-based interface and supports all-in-one, two-server, distributed, and high-availability deployment methods. |
| Integrations | The maker documents Ansible modules for extracting and validating configuration facts and asserting network behavior in playbooks. | NetBrain supports MCP connections with external AI, observability, APM, and ITSM systems, and names Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, Splunk, ThousandEyes, BMC, ServiceNow, and Jira. |
| Support | The maker directs users with questions or feature requests to its Slack community or GitHub repository. | NetBrain Standard Support offers phone support 24×5, excluding holidays, through its global technical support team. |
| Supported devices | Supported configurations include vendors and platforms such as Arista, AWS constructs, Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, and SONiC. | NetBrain says it supports hundreds of network hardware types from more than 150 vendors through SNMP, CLI, or API. |
Batfish plans
No prices published.
NetBrain plans
- NetBrain subscription licensePriced on request
Pick Batfish if…
Batfish suits network engineers who want to analyze configurations and validate changes using configuration files rather than direct device access. It may also suit teams that can use Docker and Python tooling.
Pick NetBrain if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.