DacatDHCP vs FusionLayer DDI

DacatDHCP combines an IPv4 DHCP service with a web interface for configuring address pools, viewing leases, and monitoring status. The lightweight single-file application bundles the service and management interface. Settings include network-interface selection, address ranges, gateway, DNS, and lease duration. The interface shows assigned addresses and client information, while version 1.0.0 adds fixed MAC-to-IP mappings with matching logs. The main release supports Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 or later on Windows amd64. Management works in Edge, Chrome, and other modern Chromium-based browsers; Internet Explorer 11 is not supported. The interface listens on 127.0.0.1, and write endpoints use CSRF and origin checks. Administrator privileges are required. DacatDHCP is permanently free and open source under Apache License 2.0. It is intended for labs, test environments, temporary LANs, small networks, troubleshooting, and isolated networks. Address pools must share the selected interface’s subnet. Leases remain in memory after startup and are not restored after restart; active IP-conflict detection is not provided.

FusionLayer DDI centralizes IP address management, DNS, and DHCP across cloud, edge, and data-center environments. FusionLayer Infinity provides a shared source of network information and supports zero-touch provisioning. Listed integrations include Microsoft DNS/DHCP, F5 BIG-IP DNS, AWS VPCs, Azure VNETs, VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V, and Nutanix. DHCP supports IPv4 and IPv6, validation, monitoring, change tracking, and active-active high-availability clustering. DNS includes intrusion prevention, DDoS firewall protection, TSIGs, DNSSEC, ACLs, and RPZ feeds. Security capabilities include audit trails, role-based access, and network-wide policy enforcement. Deployment is hybrid across API, Linux, self-hosted, and web platforms. Fully functional evaluations of DHCP and DNS run for 30 days at no cost. Pricing is on request. Subscription licenses include support; perpetual-license support is quoted separately.