| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Network Configuration Management Software | 8.4 (#3) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Automation | The features page lists a pre-built automation library, task automation, event-driven automation, and automated OS and firmware upgrades. | Custom templates and scheduled tasks can configure devices and retrieve information across hundreds of devices simultaneously. |
| Compliance | The Enterprise tier adds compliance monitoring, policy checks, configuration-drift detection and automated remediation. | Users can define custom compliance policies and golden templates, and NCM runs checks after backups and can trigger remediation scripts for noncompliant configurations. |
| Deployment | The software is offered as on-premises or SaaS and can be installed on VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer/Nutanix or bare metal. | The opened NCM pages describe product capabilities and offer a datasheet and demo request, but do not specify supported operating systems or deployment platforms. |
| Founded | BackBox says it has pursued its network-automation mission since 2009. | 2007 |
| Headquarters | The corporate headquarters is listed at 14135 Midway Road, Greenhill Towers, Suite G250, Addison, Texas 75001. | Istanbul, Türkiye |
| Integrations | BackBox lists ITSM, CMDB, PAM, observability, SD-WAN/SASE, identity, messaging and DevOps integrations, including ServiceNow, LogicMonitor, CyberArk, Kentik, Cisco Meraki and Slack. | The opened NCM pages name device access and file transfer protocols but do not list named third-party integrations. |
| Purpose | BackBox automates security, compliance, and lifecycle management for network infrastructure. | Kron NCM automates network device configuration management to support network reliability and security. |
