Danbyte vs Obelinf

Danbyte9.2Visit Obelinf8.6Visit

Higher score Danbyte #2 in Network Documentation Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Danbyte

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Obelinf #5 in Network Documentation Software 8.6/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Obelinf

• Danbyte fits best

  Teams needing free, comprehensive network documentation

• Obelinf fits best

  Teams needing visual IPAM and physical documentation

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Side by side

Feature	Danbyte 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Obelinf 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Network Documentation Software	#5 in Network Documentation Software
Best for	Teams needing free, comprehensive network documentation	Teams needing visual IPAM and physical documentation
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free	$99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Community
Integrations	11 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Danbyte 0/6 · Obelinf 5/6
Device inventory	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
IP address management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Network diagrams	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Credential storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Circuit management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Relationship mapping	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Covers IPAM, racks, power, cabling, floor plans, and monitoring Includes SNMP, nmap, drift review, Ansible, Terraform, and REST API Self-hosted, open source, and suitable for air-gapped deployments	Free Personal plan includes IPAM, topology, API access, and community support Maps devices, racks, cables, circuits, sites, and network relationships REST API, MCP access, and AI-assisted documentation support automation
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and administration No enterprise tier for differentiated commercial support or packaging Managed cloud hosting is described as coming soon	Teams starts at $99 per month, while Scale costs $299 per month Enterprise pricing is custom rather than published Paid-plan trials require a credit card
Our verdict	Danbyte is an open-source IPAM and data-center infrastructure management platform for teams that need to document both logical networks and physical environments. It brings together IP addresses, prefixes, VLANs, VRFs, DHCP, DNS, devices,… Read the review →	Obelinf is a managed network infrastructure documentation and management platform for network engineers, infrastructure teams, IT administrators, homelabs, and multi-site organizations. It brings IPAM, device inventory, topology diagrams,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Danbyte — where it wins

  • Covers IPAM, racks, power, cabling, floor plans, and monitoring
  • Includes SNMP, nmap, drift review, Ansible, Terraform, and REST API
  • Self-hosted, open source, and suitable for air-gapped deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires infrastructure and administration
  • No enterprise tier for differentiated commercial support or packaging
  • Managed cloud hosting is described as coming soon

• Obelinf — where it wins

  • Free Personal plan includes IPAM, topology, API access, and community support
  • Maps devices, racks, cables, circuits, sites, and network relationships
  • REST API, MCP access, and AI-assisted documentation support automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Teams starts at $99 per month, while Scale costs $299 per month
  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than published
  • Paid-plan trials require a credit card

• Danbyte9.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad, no-license-cost platform for documenting and monitoring network infrastructure.

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• Obelinf8.6/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad visual network documentation platform with a capable free plan and paid team features.

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