Danbyte vs Open DHCP Server

Danbyte is an open-source IP address management, data-center infrastructure management and network source-of-truth platform. It tracks IP space, hardware, cabling, power, virtualization, monitoring and automation in one system. For IPAM, it calculates prefix containment, available space and utilization per VRF, and handles VLANs, DHCP ranges, DNS zones and route targets. Its DCIM tools model rack elevations, device faceplates, ports, power and virtual chassis. Network views include cable and fibre tracing, floor plans, circuits, VPN tunnels and wireless SSIDs. Proxmox VE and VMware vCenter imports cover virtual machines and related infrastructure, with drift reconciliation; active checks, SNMP and nmap discovery help maintain an observed layer. Automation options include Ansible and Terraform inventories, Jinja templates, signed webhooks and scoped APIs. Danbyte can run on user hardware, including fully air-gapped deployments, without telemetry or an expiring license. The free, self-hosted offer includes all features without seat licensing. The Linux quick installer bundles Python, Node and dependencies but requires PostgreSQL 15+ and Redis.

Open DHCP Server is free, open-source software that provides Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service on Linux and self-hosted, on-premises deployments. It assigns addresses through static hosts and dynamic DHCP ranges, supporting up to 125 ranges on one server. Multiple zones can run on a single server, with BOOTP and relay-agent support. DHCP options may be set globally, for a range, or for an individual client, using string, IP, hexadecimal-string, or byte-array values without defining option types. Ranges can be filtered by MAC ranges, vendor options, and user options. Replicated fail-safe operation supports continuity, while lease status appears on an auto-refreshing HTML page. The project describes low CPU use, small executable size, and very low memory requirements. It is released under the GNU General Public License, with a GPL-2.0 repository license. The project says it suits experts and small or home deployments, including people without DHCP protocol knowledge.