Infoblox NIOS vs NetBox

Infoblox NIOS8.9Visit NetBox8.0Visit

Higher score Infoblox NIOS #1 in Ip Management 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Infoblox

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NetBox #7 in Ip Management 8.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit NetBox

• Infoblox NIOS fits best

  Enterprises needing mature, resilient DDI

• NetBox fits best

  Teams combining IPAM with data-center inventory

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Side by side

Feature	Infoblox NIOS 8.9/10 Visit ↗	NetBox 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.0
Ranking	#1 in Ip Management	#7 in Ip Management
Best for	Enterprises needing mature, resilient DDI	Teams combining IPAM with data-center inventory
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Infoblox NIOS 1/2 · NetBox 1/2
IPv6 management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
API access	✓	✓
Specs
DHCP/DNS management	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Network discovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud inventory	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines DNS, DHCP and IPAM in one platform High availability includes HA pairs, DNS Anycast and DHCP failover Automation integrations include Terraform, Ansible and OpenAPI	Tracks prefixes, IP addresses and VLANs alongside devices and sites Models circuits, cabling, power, virtual machines and clusters Offers REST and GraphQL APIs, plugins and change history
Cons	No free plan NIOS pricing requires contacting sales Its enterprise DDI scope may exceed simpler network needs	Covers a wider infrastructure model than teams seeking IPAM alone may need Self-hosting requires an organization to run the software Automated discovery and DNS/DHCP management are not established capabilities
Our verdict	Infoblox NIOS brings DNS, DHCP and IP address management together for organizations operating complex enterprise, data-center, service-provider or multi-cloud networks. Its hybrid deployment support spans on-premises, virtualized and cloud… Read the review →	NetBox is an open-source network documentation and infrastructure resource-modeling application for teams that need a shared view of IP address space and the infrastructure around it. Its IPAM covers prefixes, IP addresses and VLANs, while… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Infoblox NIOS — where it wins

  • Combines DNS, DHCP and IPAM in one platform
  • High availability includes HA pairs, DNS Anycast and DHCP failover
  • Automation integrations include Terraform, Ansible and OpenAPI

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • NIOS pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its enterprise DDI scope may exceed simpler network needs

• NetBox — where it wins

  • Tracks prefixes, IP addresses and VLANs alongside devices and sites
  • Models circuits, cabling, power, virtual machines and clusters
  • Offers REST and GraphQL APIs, plugins and change history

  Where it doesn't

  • Covers a wider infrastructure model than teams seeking IPAM alone may need
  • Self-hosting requires an organization to run the software
  • Automated discovery and DNS/DHCP management are not established capabilities

• Infoblox NIOS8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A unified DDI platform for organizations managing complex hybrid networks.

  Visit InfobloxFull verdict →
• NetBox8.0/10 · Free plan

  A flexible IPAM and data-center inventory system for teams managing connected infrastructure.

  Visit NetBoxFull verdict →