BeaverFlow CMDB vs Happy CMDB

BeaverFlow CMDB9.0Visit Happy CMDB8.8Visit

Higher score BeaverFlow CMDB #3 in CMDB Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit BeaverFlow

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Happy CMDB #4 in CMDB Software 8.8/10 Open source ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Happy CMDB

• BeaverFlow CMDB fits best

  Teams wanting a broad, priced CMDB

• Happy CMDB fits best

  Open-source teams needing advanced CMDB discovery

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Side by side

Feature	BeaverFlow CMDB 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Happy CMDB 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in CMDB Software	#4 in CMDB Software
Best for	Teams wanting a broad, priced CMDB	Open-source teams needing advanced CMDB discovery
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$10/user/mo	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email · 24/7	Email, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	43+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features BeaverFlow CMDB 4/4 · Happy CMDB 4/4
Service mapping	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	✓	✓
Discovery imports	✓	✓
Ownership tracking	✓	✓
Specs
Configuration item limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment options	Hybrid	Hybrid
Relationship types	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Tracks hardware, software, cloud assets, ownership, and lifecycles Maps dependencies, business services, and change impact Offers API, discovery, Terraform, Ansible, AD, and LDAP integrations	Graph-based relationships support dependency and impact analysis AI discovery with 43 connectors across cloud and infrastructure tools REST, GraphQL, analytics, and Kafka event streaming are included
Cons	CMDB access starts at the Growth tier, not Starter No perpetual free plan Enterprise pricing is substantially higher than Growth	Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and operational ownership The feature set may exceed the needs of smaller CMDB projects Hybrid discovery depends on tools such as NMAP, SSH, SNMP, and Active Directory
Our verdict	BeaverFlow CMDB is a configuration management database within BeaverFlow’s ITIL 4 platform. It centralizes physical and virtual infrastructure, cloud resources, SaaS subscriptions, and installed software in a configuration-item registry.… Read the review →	Happy CMDB is an open-source configuration management database for enterprise infrastructure teams. It discovers, maps, and tracks configuration items across multi-cloud and on-premise environments, with graph-based relationship modeling… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• BeaverFlow CMDB — where it wins

  • Tracks hardware, software, cloud assets, ownership, and lifecycles
  • Maps dependencies, business services, and change impact
  • Offers API, discovery, Terraform, Ansible, AD, and LDAP integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • CMDB access starts at the Growth tier, not Starter
  • No perpetual free plan
  • Enterprise pricing is substantially higher than Growth

• Happy CMDB — where it wins

  • Graph-based relationships support dependency and impact analysis
  • AI discovery with 43 connectors across cloud and infrastructure tools
  • REST, GraphQL, analytics, and Kafka event streaming are included

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and operational ownership
  • The feature set may exceed the needs of smaller CMDB projects
  • Hybrid discovery depends on tools such as NMAP, SSH, SNMP, and Active Directory

• BeaverFlow CMDB9.0/10 · Paid

  A broad CMDB with clear paid tiers, service mapping, and hybrid deployment.

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• Happy CMDB8.8/10 · Open source

  An open-source CMDB for teams mapping complex hybrid infrastructure.

  Visit Happy CMDBFull verdict →