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Best Data Center Fabric Software in 2026
- 18 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
ONOS
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Choose ONOS for a software-defined network control plane with distributed operation and a broad set of device interfaces.
- 2
OpenDaylight
Free plan APILinuxMac+2OpenDaylight combines programmable network control with a broad set of protocols and scaling components. Its self-hosted setup and Java requirement are important considerations for deployment.
- 3
Open Virtual Network
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedOVN provides logical network abstractions and related networking features for cloud management environments.
- 4
Cisco Catalyst Center
Paid APILinuxMac+3 - 5
Netris
Paid APILinuxSelf-hosted+1Netris combines centralized network control with customer-environment deployment and documented behavior during controller outages.
- 6
Broadcom SANnav Management Portal
Paid LinuxWeb - 7
Arista CloudVision
Paid Web - 8
Aviz ONE
Paid - 9
Dell SmartFabric Manager
Paid LinuxWeb - 10
- 11
Dell Active Fabric Manager
Paid Web - 12
- 13
Nokia Fabric Services System
Paid Web - 14
- 15
NVIDIA NetQ
Paid LinuxWeb - 16
NVIDIA Unified Fabric Manager (UFM)
Paid Web - 17
Pica8 AmpCon Network Controller
Paid Web - 18
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price
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