Containerlab vs NAPALM

Containerlab

7.2 #7 in Network Simulation Software

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NAPALM

6.0 #17 in Network Automation Software

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ContainerlabNAPALM
Free planYesYes
Free trialNoNo
Paid fromFreeFree
Open sourceNoNo
Platformsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windowsapi, Linux, macOS, self-hosted
Deploymentself_hostedself_hosted
Configuration managementYesYes
Workflow orchestrationYes—
Network testingYesYes
Supported platformsNokia SR Linux/SR OS/SR-SIM, Cisco XRd/XRv/XRv9k/CSR1000v/Nexus 9000v/Catalyst 9000v/IOL/ASAv/FTDv, Juniper cRPD/cSRX/vMX/vQFX/vSRX/vJunos, Arista, SONiC, Cumulus VX, VyOS, FRR, VPP, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, OpenWRT, Linux containers, generic VMs, and moreArista EOS, Cisco IOS, Cisco IOS-XR, Cisco NX-OS, Juniper JunOS
Free plan—Yes

Both are listed in Best Network Automation Software. On Specifiction, Containerlab scores higher on our published basis.