Faddom vs Device42

Faddom9.2Visit Device428.7Visit

Higher score Faddom #3 in Application Dependency Mapping Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Faddom

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Device42 #8 in Application Dependency Mapping Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Device42

• Faddom fits best

  Network-aware application dependency mapping

• Device42 fits best

  IT asset and dependency mapping teams

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Side by side

Feature	Faddom 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Device42 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.7
Ranking	#3 in Application Dependency Mapping Software	#8 in Application Dependency Mapping Software
Best for	Network-aware application dependency mapping	IT asset and dependency mapping teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 14-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Cloud	Self-hosted
Support	Email, Phone	Tickets, Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	40+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Faddom 0/3 · Device42 0/3
Real-time updates	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Impact analysis	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Business service views	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Discovery approach	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mapped entity limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Agentless discovery across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments Real-time traffic visibility with broad network data-source coverage Change-impact simulation plus CMDB and ITSM integrations	Agentless and agent-based discovery across physical, virtual, and cloud environments CMDB-backed application, asset, software, and infrastructure dependency mapping REST APIs, webhooks, mobile inventory, and many ITSM integrations
Cons	Pricing is customized around server count, modules, users, and usage Delivered as a standalone virtual appliance Proprietary platform rather than an open-source option	No permanent free plan The 14-day evaluation is limited to 100 devices Pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict	Faddom is an agentless infrastructure and application dependency mapping platform for IT, security, cloud, and infrastructure teams. It discovers servers, applications, software, cloud services, and dependencies across on-premises, cloud,… Read the review →	Device42 is an IT infrastructure management platform for organizations managing data centers, cloud environments, and hybrid IT. It combines automated discovery with physical, virtual, cloud, and software inventory, a configuration… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Faddom — where it wins

  • Agentless discovery across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Real-time traffic visibility with broad network data-source coverage
  • Change-impact simulation plus CMDB and ITSM integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is customized around server count, modules, users, and usage
  • Delivered as a standalone virtual appliance
  • Proprietary platform rather than an open-source option

• Device42 — where it wins

  • Agentless and agent-based discovery across physical, virtual, and cloud environments
  • CMDB-backed application, asset, software, and infrastructure dependency mapping
  • REST APIs, webhooks, mobile inventory, and many ITSM integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • The 14-day evaluation is limited to 100 devices
  • Pricing requires contacting sales

• Faddom9.2/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A network-aware platform for continuously mapping applications, infrastructure, and dependencies.

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• Device428.7/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hybrid-IT mapping platform with CMDB, inventory, lifecycle, and integration coverage.

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