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Head-to-head · Application Dependency Mapping Software

OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB vs Faddom

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB #2 in Application Dependency Mapping Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit OpenText
Faddom #3 in Application Dependency Mapping Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Faddom

OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB leads on 0 checks, Faddom on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreOpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB · 9.3/10
  • Free trialonly Faddom
  • Most featuresOpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB · 3 of 3

OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB scores higher on our rubric for application dependency mapping software: 9.3 against 9.2 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB is the better fit for hybrid enterprises needing broad discovery coverage. Faddom is the better fit for network-aware application dependency mapping.

  • OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB fits best

    Hybrid enterprises needing broad discovery coverage

  • Faddom fits best

    Network-aware application dependency mapping

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Side by side

Feature OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Faddom 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.2
Ranking #2 in Application Dependency Mapping Software #3 in Application Dependency Mapping Software
Best for Hybrid enterprises needing broad discovery coverage Network-aware application dependency mapping
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Cloud
Support Community, Docs Email, Phone
Compliance SSO/SAML, 2FA ISO 27001
Integrations 20 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB 3/3 · Faddom 0/3
Real-time updates ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Impact analysis ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Business service views ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Discovery approach Hybrid Not checked yet
Deployment model Hybrid Not checked yet
Mapped entity limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Four discovery approaches cover agentless, agent-based, change-driven, and API sources
  • Maps application and service dependencies across multicloud and infrastructure
  • Connects with major ITSM, ITAM, monitoring, security, and endpoint platforms
  • 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
Cons
  • Pricing is tailored through a contact-sales model
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller, narrowly focused environments
  • No open-source edition is available
  • Pricing is customized around server count, modules, users, and usage
  • Delivered as a standalone virtual appliance
  • Proprietary platform rather than an open-source option
Our verdict

OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB is vendor-neutral discovery and configuration management software for enterprise IT teams. It discovers and manages configuration items across on-premises, network, multicloud, container, and endpoint…

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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,…

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  1. OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDBApplication Dependency Mapping Software 9.3Pricing on request
  2. FaddomApplication Dependency Mapping Software 9.2Pricing on request · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB — where it wins

    • Four discovery approaches cover agentless, agent-based, change-driven, and API sources
    • Maps application and service dependencies across multicloud and infrastructure
    • Connects with major ITSM, ITAM, monitoring, security, and endpoint platforms

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is tailored through a contact-sales model
    • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller, narrowly focused environments
    • No open-source edition is available

  • 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
  • OpenText Universal Discovery and CMDB9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    Broad hybrid discovery, service mapping, and impact analysis for complex enterprise environments.

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

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

    Visit FaddomFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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