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EVE-NG centers on clientless, multivendor network emulation for network, security, and DevOps work. Its click-and-play designer, configuration import and export, XML labs, and picture or map imports support proof-of-concept projects, solution building, and training. Professional features include KVM acceleration, Docker and custom Docker support, hot links to running nodes, real-network connections, and labs reaching 1,024 nodes. Authentication can use RADIUS or Microsoft Active Directory, while hosting options include Proxmox, VMware products, and Google Cloud platform VMs.
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OpenSpeedTest
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+4Browser-based internet and network performance testing — OpenSpeedTest measures download, upload, latency, jitter, and stability instead of emulating multivendor network topologies.
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LibreSpeed
Free plan AndroidLinuxMac+3Lightweight speed and stability testing — LibreSpeed provides browser speed tests, multiple test points, telemetry options, stability analysis, and database storage rather than topology emulation.
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PingPlotter
Free plan APIiPhoneLinux+3Continuous connection monitoring and path analysis — PingPlotter continuously monitors latency, jitter, packet loss, and paths, with cloud dashboards and alerts instead of building network labs.
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TRex
Free plan APILinuxMac+3High-scale realistic traffic benchmarking — TRex generates stateful and stateless L3–7 traffic, protocol emulation, and benchmark statistics rather than providing a topology designer.
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GNS3
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Free open-source multivendor network emulation — GNS3 combines a graphical client with local or remote servers, actual device images, simulated devices, and an appliance marketplace.
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iPerf2
Free plan Open source AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Point-to-point TCP and UDP performance tests — iPerf2 measures throughput, delay, jitter, packet loss, and link capacity between a traffic-generating client and receiving server.
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Mininet
Free plan APILinuxMac+2SDN research and programmable network experiments — Mininet creates virtual hosts, switches, controllers, and links on one machine, with OpenFlow, P4, and an extensible Python API.
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Avidemux
Free plan Open source LinuxMacWeb+1 - 9
Cisco pyATS
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted - 10
GitHub CodeQL
Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+3 - 11
Batfish
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 12
iperf3
Free plan APILinuxMac+1 - 13
Flent
Free plan LinuxMac - 14
Invariant
Free plan APIWeb - 15
Netpicker
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 16
Netperf
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 17
M-Lab NDT
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2 - 18
MoonGen
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 19
Tessabyte
Free plan iPhoneLinuxMac+1 - 20
perfSONAR
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 21
SmokePing
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb - 22
Pktgen-DPDK
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 23
Testground
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 24
Forward Enterprise
Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb
Readers may prefer another tool when they need measurement, monitoring, traffic generation, or SDN experiments instead of full topology labs. EVE-NG's free plan allows seven nodes per instance and 63 per lab with Admin access; paid plans start at €150/yr. It uses server deployment, and Community Edition support and end of life ended in June 2026. Compare the work you need, platform preferences, scale, automation, and whether a focused utility offers a better fit than emulation.