BeaverFlow CMDB

Overview

BeaverFlow CMDB is a configuration management database that ties detailed asset records to dependencies, service relationships, and change history. It is best suited to IT operations, security, and audit teams that need one inventory spanning infrastructure and software. The main compromise is a paid product whose published plans are capped at 50 users.

Records can represent physical devices, virtual machines, SaaS subscriptions, cloud resources, and installed software. Teams can attach ownership, location, version, support-contract, and lifecycle information to each configuration item (CI). That makes the system more useful than a simple hardware register, particularly when responsibility and support status matter. BeaverFlow identifies Dnipro, Ukraine, as its engineering headquarters.

Key features

Inventory and automated discovery

Hardware and software inventory, cloud-asset tracking, licence-compliance checks, and lifecycle tracking cover the core CMDB workload. Discovery tools and infrastructure-as-code pipelines can update records automatically, with Terraform and Ansible given as examples. This is a meaningful advantage for environments that already manage infrastructure as code; teams without suitable discovery or pipeline integration will gain less and may still face manual upkeep.

Dependency and service mapping

The relationship graph connects CIs through dependencies and parent-child links, while service-impact paths show how components connect to services. Change-impact assessment narrows a proposed change's blast radius to the affected configuration items and services. That combination is valuable for change managers and incident responders who need evidence of downstream consequences before acting.

Governance and health signals

Every CI creation, modification, and retirement is logged with a timestamp, user, and reason, giving auditors a chronological record of accountability. A per-CI health score combines incident history, age, support status, and open vulnerabilities. It can focus remediation on ageing or risky assets, although the score is an indicator rather than a replacement for reviewing the underlying incidents and vulnerabilities.

Security controls described by BeaverFlow include TLS for data in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest, access controls, and regular security audits. Enterprise adds SSO/SAML and a 99.9% uptime SLA; Growth includes priority support with a four-hour SLA. Those commitments make the higher tier more compelling for organizations with formal availability and identity requirements.

Pricing

There is no free plan, but a three-month trial includes all 12 products, allows up to five users, requires no credit card, and keeps data for 30 days after the trial ends. That is enough time for a small evaluation, but the five-user limit may prevent a realistic test for a larger operations group.

PlanPrice and allowanceDeploymentGrowth$24 per user per month, up to 50 usersCloud Shared or Cloud DedicatedEnterprise$47 per user per month, up to 50 usersCloud Shared, Cloud Dedicated, or on-premiseGrowth (annual)$12,000 per year (approximately $1,000 per month), up to 50 users; 10 months charged, 2 months freeCloud Shared or Cloud DedicatedEnterprise (annual)$23,500 per year (approximately $1,958 per month), up to 50 users; 10 months charged, 2 months freeCloud Shared, Cloud Dedicated, or on-premiseBoth plans include CMDB access and mobile apps. Growth is the sensible fit for teams needing the core inventory and mapping functions with priority support. Enterprise costs substantially more but is the choice when SSO/SAML, the uptime SLA, or on-premise deployment is essential. Organizations above 50 users will need custom pricing or a different arrangement.

Platforms

BeaverFlow runs on Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, and the web, with an API and self-hosted availability. Shared-cloud and dedicated-cloud deployment are offered on both plans; on-premise deployment is restricted to Enterprise. The broad client coverage suits mixed device estates, while the deployment split makes Enterprise the practical route for organizations that must operate the CMDB in their own environment.

Who it's for

BeaverFlow fits teams handling change-impact analysis, software-licence audits, incident response, security-patch campaigns, or ISO 27001 audit preparation. Its ownership fields, audit trail, health scoring, and service mapping address both operational coordination and compliance evidence. It is less suitable for a small group seeking a permanently free CMDB, or for an organization that needs more than 50 users on a published plan.

Pros and cons

Pros: Broad CI coverage includes cloud, SaaS, virtual, physical, and installed-software assets.

Pros: Dependency graphs and blast-radius analysis connect inventory to practical change decisions.

Pros: Discovery and Terraform/Ansible pipeline updates can reduce stale records.

Pros: Timestamped audit history and composite CI health scores support governance and prioritization.

Cons: There is no free tier, so continued use requires a paid subscription.

Cons: Published plans stop at 50 users, limiting straightforward scaling for larger teams.

Cons: On-premise deployment, SSO/SAML, and the 99.9% SLA require Enterprise pricing.

Alternatives

BlueKing CMDB is the better starting point when a free plan and self-hosted Linux or Windows deployment matter most. GLPI suits organizations wanting a freemium model with a public-cloud option priced from €19 a month per IT agent. Choose CMDBuild when free, open-source self-hosting is preferable and your team can provide the server setup. teemIP is another freemium, open-source route with a free community edition. Freshservice is the alternative when a paid service-management product with mobile, API, and web access is a closer fit. iTop offers a free community option and an on-premise availability path. Matrix42 FastViewer is a paid alternative with concurrent-session annual licensing. dust is a free command-line disk-usage tool rather than a full CMDB.

For a broader shortlist, see CMDB Software.

Verdict

Choose BeaverFlow CMDB if your team needs asset records, dependency-aware service mapping, automated updates, and audit or change controls in one system. Its strongest case is operational and compliance work that benefits from seeing ownership, health, and impact together. Look elsewhere if a free edition, a user count above 50, or lower-cost on-premise access is the deciding requirement.