Comparison of network diagram software

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Network Mapping and Drawing Software

A number of software tools exist to design computer network diagrams. Broadly, there are two types of software tools:-

Network maps support IT systems managers to understand what hardware and software services are on the network and how they are interconnected so that they may better manage the system’s uptime, performance, security risk and support to changes.

List of Network Mapping Software

Name License Deployment Platforms
10SCAPE[1] Proprietary[2] SaaS All
10-Strike[3] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Docusnap[4] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Graphical Networks[5] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Manage Engine[6] Proprietary Desktop Windows
MaSSHandra[7] Proprietary[8] Desktop Windows, Linux, OS X
OpenNMS[9] AGPLv3[10] Desktop Linux, OS X, others
Netbrain Tech[11] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Solarwinds[12] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Spiceworks[13] Proprietary[14] Desktop Windows
The Dude[15] Proprietary[16] Desktop Windows, Linux
Whatsupgold[17] Proprietary Desktop Windows
netTransformer[18] GPL Desktop Windows/Linux/Mac

List of Drawing Tools

Name License Deployment Platforms
ConceptDraw PRO[19] Proprietary Desktop Windows, OS X
Creately[20] Proprietary Desktop Cross Platform
Edraw Network Diagram[21] Proprietary Desktop Linux, Windows, OS X
Microsoft Visio[22] Proprietary Desktop Windows
SmartDraw[23] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Lucidchart[24] Proprietary SaaS Linux, OS X, Windows
Gliffy[25] Proprietary SaaS Linux, OS X, Windows

Network Mapping Features

Features 10SCAPE 10-Strike netTransformer Docusnap Graphical Networks Manage Engine Masshandra NetBrain OpenNMS Solarwinds Whats up gold Spiceworks The Dude
Map Accuracy
View network Devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View ports/interfaces Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
View physical connections by port/interface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View VLANS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
View virtual server and clusters Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Import Data
Add/update data from manual entry Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes No Yes
Add/update data from spreadsheet / XML Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Add/update from network configuration files Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No ? No ? Yes
Network Scanning & Discovery
Scan networking devices (switches, routers, etc.) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Scan network ports / interface details No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Scan physical connection details (speed, protocol, etc.) No No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Scan windows & unix servers No Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
Scan virtual server hosts & virtual machines No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Scan storage devices Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No
Scan telecommunications devices Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Scan peripherals (desktops, printers, etc.) No Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled scans No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
View Routing & Information Flow
Open service ports (TCP/UDP) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes
Information/Data flow Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No
VPN No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Routes by firewall rules and NAT Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No
Routes by protocol (e.g. MPLS VRF, multicasting) No No Yes No ? No No Yes Yes No No No Yes
Manage change
Perform the change No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No
View current state Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View planned additions & removals Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
View asset changes & history No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No ? Yes No No
Compare maps, identify changes No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No
Exports & Output
Export data to spreadsheet / XML Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No
Export to Image / PDF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export to document (reports) No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Export to Visio No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No

Drawing Features

Features 10-Strike Cacoo Cade Concept Draw Pro Creately Dia draw.io Edraw Gliffy grafShare LanFlow Microsoft Visio Network Notepad SmartDraw Lucidchart
Rack icons Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Physical Servers icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Servers icons No No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes
Storage icons Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
General network icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes|
Cisco network icons No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network Services (e.g. Email Server icons) Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No
Peripheral icons (e.g. desktop, printers) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Telecommunications icons Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes
Isometric 3D icons Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No
Amazon cloud (AWS) icons No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes

See also

References

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