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Nornir

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Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely2 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Nornir is ranked #10 of 26 in network automation software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS. There is a free plan.

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Nornir Free free forever open source · Apache 2 license · public repositories opsmill.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on network automation software

Deployment: self_hosted
Configuration management: Yes
Workflow orchestration: Yes
Network testing: Yes
Supported platforms: Cisco IOS, Cisco NX-OS, Arista EOS, Junos, Palo Alto PAN-OS

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The record

What it does: Nornir is a pure Python automation framework intended to be used directly from Python.
Core responsibilities: Nornir manages inventory and dispatches tasks to nodes and devices.
Task model: A task is reusable code for a single host that takes a Task and returns a Result.
Inventory: The inventory consists of hosts, groups, and defaults.
Execution: The included ThreadedRunner executes tasks over hosts using threads and defaults to 20 workers.
Plugin architecture: Nornir supports inventory plugins, transform functions, connection plugins, runners, and processors.
Integrations: Community plugins support NAPALM, Netmiko, NetBox, Ansible inventories, Scrapli, Nautobot, and other systems and libraries.
Installation: Nornir is published to PyPI and can be installed with pip install nornir.
Python requirement: The current PyPI package requires Python >=3.10 and provides classifiers through Python 3.14.
License: Nornir is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.
Execution characteristics: OpsMill describes Nornir as a pure Python, multi-vendor execution engine with parallel writes, idempotence, and dry-run safety.
Intended users: Users need basic Python knowledge, package installation skills, and familiarity with variables, functions, and imports.
Support: Official support channels include GitHub issues and discussions, the OpsMill Discord #nornir channel, and a monitored Network to Code Slack channel.
Project stewardship: OpsMill states that it stewards, funds, and maintains Nornir while keeping it community-led and open source.
Price from: Free

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Best Network Automation Software in 2026#10 of 26

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Sources

github.com/nornir-automation/nornir· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/tasks.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/inventory.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/plugins/index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/community/plugin_list.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/install.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
pypi.org/project/nornir/· checked 30 Sept 2026
opsmill.com/nornir-joins-opsmill/· checked 30 Sept 2026
nornir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/python.html· checked 30 Sept 2026