Scanopy

Overview

Scanopy discovers network hosts and services and turns their relationships into documentation and diagrams. It is best suited to teams that need a current picture of network structure without deploying agents to individual devices. Its scheduled discovery and multiple topology views make it a documentation tool, not a live monitoring system.

Key features

Scans produce Physical (L2), Logical (L3), Workloads, and Applications views, giving teams several ways to understand infrastructure and how its parts relate. Scheduled scans refresh that picture, but Scanopy does not continuously poll the network; teams that need device-health tracking, bandwidth data, or alerts should keep monitoring tools in place.

A single daemon runs on a network rather than agents on every endpoint, which avoids endpoint-by-endpoint deployment. Integrations include Docker, Podman, Instant On, UniFi Controller, gNMI, and SNMP; Instant On and gNMI are beta. Scanopy also covers device inventory, IP address management, credential storage, network diagrams, and relationship mapping.

Exports and sharing depend on plan. Supported options include PNG, SVG, HTML, PDF, Mermaid, Confluence, and CSV, plus shareable and embeddable diagrams. Paid plans include API access, capped at 300 requests per minute. The daemon does not capture, inspect, or store packet contents.

Cloud customers should note that topology and account data are stored on US-hosted infrastructure. With self-hosted discovery, data stays in the customer's database. Scanopy does not currently hold formal certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, a material consideration for organizations with certification requirements.

Pricing

The free Community Edition is open source under AGPL-3.0, self-hosted, and has no time restriction. Its one-network, one-seat ceiling suits a personal lab or a small evaluation, but is restrictive for shared team use.

Starter costs $11.99 a month, billed yearly, for one seat, one network, unlimited hosts, and seven-day snapshot retention. It preserves the free plan's seat and network limits, so its value is chiefly in the paid-plan capabilities rather than room to grow. Pro costs $39.99 a month, billed yearly, for one seat and three networks, with unlimited hosts and 30-day retention; extra networks are $8/network/month. It fits a single operator documenting several networks, but not a team needing multiple seats.

Business costs $79.99 a month, billed yearly, and raises the allowance to five seats and 15 networks, with unlimited hosts and 90-day retention. Extra seats cost $8/seat/month and extra networks $6/network/month. This is the clearest fit for a small team that needs shared access and longer history.

Self-Hosted Standard costs $4,000 a year, billed annually, for 25 seats, 50 networks, one organization, unlimited hosts, and custom snapshot retention. Self-Hosted Plus costs $6,000 a year, billed annually, for 50 seats, 100 networks, five organizations, unlimited hosts, and custom retention. These are substantial annual commitments aimed at larger self-managed deployments. Enterprise has custom pricing and customizable seats, networks, organizations, hosts, and retention. A 14-day trial is offered.

Platforms

Scanopy supports API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted deployment, web, and Windows. The Community Edition is specifically self-hosted; cloud deployment is also offered.

Who it's for

Scanopy is a strong fit for homelabs, IT operations, MSPs, security and compliance teams, and platform or DevOps groups that need to document assets and connections. Its scan-based approach and broad topology views help make network structure legible, while its lack of continuous monitoring rules it out as a standalone choice for teams focused on live health, traffic, or alerting. Teams with formal certification requirements should also weigh its current lack of SOC 2 or ISO 27001.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple topology views turn scans into documentation useful at both network and workload levels.
• Pros: One daemon avoids deploying agents across endpoints, and the daemon does not collect packet contents.
• Pros: Unlimited hosts are included across paid plans, with seat, network, and retention allowances scaling by tier.
• Cons: Scheduled scans are not continuous monitoring, so separate tools remain necessary for health, bandwidth, and alerts.
• Cons: The free edition is limited to one network and one seat, and Starter retains those same caps.
• Cons: Cloud topology and account data reside on US-hosted infrastructure, and formal SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications are not held.

Alternatives

Network Documentation Software is the broader category to compare when Scanopy's scan-based approach is not the right fit.

• LOGINventory is worth considering for readers who want a freemium inventory tool with a free tier capped at 20 devices.
• GestióIP is an alternative for readers seeking free IPAM software, with a separately priced configuration management module for up to 50 devices.
• Danbyte is a free, open-source, self-hosted alternative with all features included and no seat license or expiry.
• ITFlow is a free, open-source self-hosted option; hosting and sponsor support are paid services.
• Nautobot offers a self-managed open-source community edition intended for exploration, initial workflows, and limited production deployments.
• Obelinf may suit a small site needing a defined free allowance: its Personal plan covers one user, one organization, one site, four racks, and 30 devices.
• Open Network Diagram is a free, self-hosted option deployed with Docker under GNU GPL v3.
• phpIPAM is a free, self-hosted open-source choice focused on IP address management.

Verdict

Choose Scanopy when the priority is turning network scans into structured, shareable documentation without installing endpoint agents. Its range of views and progressively larger plan limits make it useful from a homelab to a team deployment. Look elsewhere—or pair it with monitoring software—if you need continuous health and alert data, or if certification requirements or the free plan's tight caps are deal-breakers.