Skylar Compliance vs rConfig

Skylar Compliance8.7Visit rConfig7.4Visit

Higher score Skylar Compliance #2 in Network Configuration Management Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ScienceLogic

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rConfig #16 in Network Configuration Management Software 7.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit rConfig

• Skylar Compliance fits best

  Multi-vendor compliance and rollback

• rConfig fits best

  Teams wanting flexible NCM with a free tier

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Side by side

Feature	Skylar Compliance 8.7/10 Visit ↗	rConfig 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.4
Ranking	#2 in Network Configuration Management Software	#16 in Network Configuration Management Software
Best for	Multi-vendor compliance and rollback	Teams wanting flexible NCM with a free tier
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$3,900 one-time
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Community, Tickets, Docs	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	100+ integrations	17+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Skylar Compliance 5/5 · rConfig 5/5
Configuration backup	✓	✓
Configuration comparison	✓	✓
Compliance auditing	✓	✓
Scheduled backups	✓	✓
Change rollback	✓	✓
Specs
Managed devices	Not checked yet	300 devices
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Centralizes scheduled backups, comparisons, restoration, and rollback Supports compliance auditing, remediation, dashboards, and reporting Offers 100+ vendor-native integrations plus remote-site agents	Free open-source Core edition with unlimited devices Versioning, diffs, rollback, compliance and scheduled backups Web, API and self-hosted deployment with broad integrations
Cons	There is no free plan for organizations seeking a no-cost tier High availability and automatic failover require Advanced (H/A) Its scope centers on network and security device configuration management	Core does not include configuration restore or deployment Advanced automation and reporting begin on paid tiers Enterprise/MSP uses custom capacity and an annual per-device model
Our verdict	Skylar Compliance is ScienceLogic’s network configuration change management software, formerly known as Restorepoint. It is designed for enterprises, service providers, and organizations managing large estates of multi-vendor network and… Read the review →	rConfig is a network configuration management platform for network engineers, IT infrastructure teams, enterprises and managed service providers. It backs up configurations across vendors, tracks versions, compares changes, schedules… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Skylar Compliance — where it wins

  • Centralizes scheduled backups, comparisons, restoration, and rollback
  • Supports compliance auditing, remediation, dashboards, and reporting
  • Offers 100+ vendor-native integrations plus remote-site agents

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan for organizations seeking a no-cost tier
  • High availability and automatic failover require Advanced (H/A)
  • Its scope centers on network and security device configuration management

• rConfig — where it wins

  • Free open-source Core edition with unlimited devices
  • Versioning, diffs, rollback, compliance and scheduled backups
  • Web, API and self-hosted deployment with broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Core does not include configuration restore or deployment
  • Advanced automation and reporting begin on paid tiers
  • Enterprise/MSP uses custom capacity and an annual per-device model

• Skylar Compliance8.7/10 · Paid

  A multi-vendor network management platform for backup, rollback, compliance, and automation.

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• rConfig7.4/10 · Free plan

  Flexible NCM with a free, open-source tier and broad automation coverage.

  Visit rConfigFull verdict →