Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) comparisons
Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) is compared head-to-head with GNS3, Cisco Modeling Labs and EVE-NG and more: 7 head-to-heads in Network Simulation Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) head-to-head
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs GNS3
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs Cisco Modeling Labs
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs EVE-NG
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs NetSim by Tetcos
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs OMNeT++
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs ns-3
- Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs Containerlab
Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Simulation model | Real-time emulation | Hardware-in-the-loop | Deployment options | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) | Free | Emulation | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | ||
| 1 | GNS3 | Yes | Free | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 9.4 |
| 2 | Cisco Modeling Labs | Yes | No | Server | 9.2 | |||
| 3 | EVE-NG | Yes | €150/yr | Emulation | Yes | Yes | Server | 9.0 |
| 4 | NetSim by Tetcos | Yes | Discrete-event | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 8.9 | |
| 5 | OMNeT++ | Yes | Discrete-event | Yes | Yes | Desktop | 8.8 | |
| 6 | ns-3 | Yes | Free | Discrete-event | Yes | Desktop | 8.7 | |
| 7 | Containerlab | Free | 8.6 |
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