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LibreNMS vs Scanopy

Both stand on network topology mapping software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

LibreNMS

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

LibreNMS provides broad network discovery, alerting, and monitoring capabilities at no listed plan cost. It is self-hosted, with community help and partner-provided commercial support available.

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Scanopy focuses on documenting network assets and relationships, with self-hosted and cloud options and plan-dependent sharing tools. It is not a substitute for monitoring, and the free edition has a one-network, one-seat limit.

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The facts

	LibreNMS	Scanopy
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Yes
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	See the plans
Plans published	1	8
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	librenms.org	scanopy.net
On network topology mapping software	#3 of 39	#1 of 39

LibreNMS: what it does well

Automatic discovery supports multiple network protocols
Distributed polling supports horizontal scaling
Two-factor authentication is documented
Native iPhone and Android apps provide core functionality

What to know first

Self-hosted deployment requires installation
Commercial SLA-backed support is offered through partners

Scanopy: what it does well

Maps four topology views from scans.
No endpoint agents required.
Free Community Edition has no time restriction.
Offers multiple plan-dependent export and sharing formats.
Self-hosted discovery data stays in the customer's database.

What to know first

Community Edition is limited to one network and one seat.
Documentation refreshes on a schedule, not continuously.
Does not replace monitoring for health, bandwidth, or alerts.
Maker says it lacks formal SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certifications.

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