Best Network Configuration Management Software in 2026
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Network configuration management software is for keeping device settings organized and handling changes across network environments. Compared on configuration backup, scheduled backups, and configuration comparison, the entries give you ways to assess how configuration records and reviews are addressed. Change rollback and compliance auditing add further operational criteria, while managed devices and deployment model can help frame coverage and setup. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing round out the comparison. Oxidized, rConfig, and Unimus are among the options to weigh against the network operations your team needs to support.
Network Configuration Management Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 15 of 15 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Oxidized API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 02 rConfig API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4€333.25/mo
- 03 Unimus API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.4Free
- 04 Netpicker API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.3$625/mo
- 05 Gluware API yesFREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 06 Motadata ObserveOps Log Monitoring API yesDOCS 7.0
- 07 ExtremeCloud IQ API yesDOCS 6.9
- 08 Infoblox Cloud Network Automation API yesDOCS 6.9
- 09 Infosim StableNet API yesDOCS 6.9
- 10 AlgoSec API yesDOCS 6.8
- 11 FirstWave opEvents API yesDOCS 6.8
- 12 NetBrain API yesDOCS 6.8
- 13 ScienceLogic AI Platform API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8$5/mo
- 14 Itential Automation Platform API yesDOCS 6.7
- 15 SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6
- 16 Arista NG Firewall FREE yesDOCS 6.0$22.50/mo
- 17 ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager FREE yesDOCS 5.9$19.83/mo
- 18 RANCID FREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 19 Mobile Net Switch FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 20 NetKeep FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 21 NetSetMan FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 22 BackBox DOCS 5.5
- 23 Kron NCM DOCS 5.5
- 24 Net-Monitor Network Configuration Management DOCS 5.5
- 25 Viewtinet Configuration Manager DOCS 5.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Managed devices | Configuration backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxidized | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2 | rConfig | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes | 300 devices | Yes | |
| 3 | Unimus | 7.4 | Free plan | Yes | 1,000 devices | Yes | |
| 4 | Netpicker | 7.3 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 5 | Gluware | 7.2 | Free plan | No | Yes | ||
| 6 | Motadata ObserveOps Log Monitoring | 7.0 | Yes | ||||
| 7 | ExtremeCloud IQ | 6.9 | No | Yes | |||
| 8 | Infoblox Cloud Network Automation | 6.9 | |||||
| 9 | Infosim StableNet | 6.9 | Yes | ||||
| 10 | AlgoSec | 6.8 | |||||
| 11 | FirstWave opEvents | 6.8 | Yes | Yes | |||
| 12 | NetBrain | 6.8 | No | Yes | |||
| 13 | ScienceLogic AI Platform | 6.8 | No | No | Yes | ||
| 14 | Itential Automation Platform | 6.7 | No | ||||
| 15 | SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager | 6.6 | No | No | Yes | ||
| 16 | Arista NG Firewall | 6.0 | Free plan | No | Yes | ||
| 17 | ManageEngine Network Configuration Manager | 5.9 | Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 18 | RANCID | 5.9 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 19 | Mobile Net Switch | 5.8 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 20 | NetKeep | 5.8 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 21 | NetSetMan | 5.8 | Free plan | Yes | |||
| 22 | BackBox | 5.5 | Yes | ||||
| 23 | Kron NCM | 5.5 | Yes | ||||
| 24 | Net-Monitor Network Configuration Management | 5.5 | Yes | ||||
| 25 | Viewtinet Configuration Manager | 5.5 | Yes |
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