NetBox.dev vs NetBrain comparison

NetBox Labs and NetBrain are both solutions in the Network Automation category. NetBox Labs is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.0, while NetBrain is ranked #7. Additionally, 100% of NetBox Labs users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 75% of NetBrain users who would recommend it.

NetBox.dev

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100% willing to recommend

NetBrain

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75% willing to recommend

NetBox.dev

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Categories and Ranking

NetBox.dev

Ranking in Network Automation

13th

Average Rating

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IP Address Management (IPAM) Tools (7th)

NetBrain

Ranking in Network Automation

7th

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Network Troubleshooting (15th)

Featured Reviews

Tau Musoni

Consulting Engineer at Racing Victoria Limited

Jun 3, 2024

Works as an IP asset management platform but improvement is needed in report automation

We use the tool as an IP asset management platform, focusing on managing IP addresses. It also helps to manage assets I find NetBox. dev's interaction and user-friendly GUI most valuable. It makes editing and removing items easy for users. Moving away from spreadsheets has been a benefit for our…

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Deborah Gamelin

Vice President at Asset Track for Cloud, LLC

Jan 14, 2022

Good monitoring and troubleshoot capabilities, improves overall network traffic visibility

In my organization, we had 130,000 network devices that needed to be brought into the solution and mapped. NetBrain can handle the scale but the engineers that manage those devices have to go in and update all of them to allow NetBrain permission to poll them. It can get a little stressful for everybody when you're trying to roll out new stuff when you've got other issues that have to be addressed with other devices. In some cases, our devices had no automation at all. One example is the Cisco 3650. Right now, if you went through the inventory list, you see that we have different versions running. Some are on one version, whereas others are on another version. The problem with upgrading them is that they need to be done overnight because we don't want to disrupt any network traffic during business hours. Consequently, it could take us years to upgrade the versions before we can even get them onto these new tools. This may be an internal issue but it's a big one when you have a lot of devices. Even if you had 10,000 devices, it's still an issue. You have to consider the compatibility of the device against the tool, and being able to use certain commands to upgrade it.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I find NetBox. dev's interaction and user-friendly GUI most valuable. It makes editing and removing items easy for users. Moving away from spreadsheets has been a benefit for our clients. It saves them a lot of time and makes everything accessible."

"NetBrain is a very simple tool."

"Chain management is a good feature. I don't get it on other solutions."

"A reliable, time-saving tool for providing accurate layer 2 and layer 3 network mappings."

"This product has good network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities."

"Enables maps to be drawn out."

Cons

"The tool should improve report automation."

"It would be nice if the setup was a little simpler. Also, if the solution could provide more training materials for new people coming into our company so they can quickly learn how to use the functionalities."

"The solution could integrate more automation."

"Each device needs to be configured to allow NetBrain to poll for the information it needs, which can be very time-consuming for a large network."

"Support needs to improve for the installed product and some of the reporting could be more flexible to provide more complete cataloging."

"The IP interface brief isn't consistent."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Licensing is based on a per-device basis, which means that it can get very expensive if you have a large number of devices."

"The product is expensive, but less expensive than some of the competition and worth the price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with NetBox.dev?

The tool should improve report automation.

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What is your primary use case for NetBox.dev?

We use the tool as an IP asset management platform, focusing on managing IP addresses. It also helps to manage assets.

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What advice do you have for others considering NetBox.dev?

I recommend the tool to others. I would suggest ensuring that whoever is working on the deployment is fully dedicated during that time. It's important not to be distracted. In my experience, when s...

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NetBox Labs

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Overview

NetBox is the source of truth for everything on your network, from physical components like power systems and cabling to virtual assets like IP addresses and VLANs. Network automation and monitoring tools draw from this authoritative plan to push out configurations and monitor changes across the enterprise.
Gain visibility and control across the entire enterprise.
Efficient management of IP assets across the enterprise, removing the danger from data entry errors.
Customize and extend NetBox's functionality to fit your needs.

Managing today’s networks with yesterday’s manual processes is no longer a viable solution. NetBrain’s network automation platform provides actionable insights into your network to help you make better and faster decisions - particularly when you’re troubleshooting, securing, and making changes to the network.

Sample Customers

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CompuCon, TD Ameritrade, Move Inc.

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