Device42 vs phpIPAM

Device42 provides agentless discovery, asset management, and dependency mapping for data center, cloud, and hybrid IT environments. Its scope includes CMDB, DCIM, ITAM, IPAM, password management, and application dependency mapping, in a self-hosted deployment. It can discover network devices through SNMP and cloud resources across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and OpenStack.

For data centers, its visual models cover buildings, rooms, racks, cabling, and patch panels, with power and temperature heat maps. Core includes discovery, inventory and asset management, integrations, REST APIs and webhooks, warranty and SSL certificate management, cable and password management, and IPAM. Device42 also tracks software licenses, contracts, and barcodes, and lists more than 30 integrations. Licenses count devices with IP addresses; non-IP assets do not count, and user seats are unlimited. If the device limit is exceeded, the software keeps running but stops collecting additional information until the license is increased. Pricing is available on request, and a free trial is offered.

phpIPAM is a self-hosted web application for managing IPv4 and IPv6 address space. It organizes addresses into sections and subnets and displays available subnet space. Network tools include VLAN and VRF management, NAT support, rack management, an address calculator, automatic subnet scanning, and IP status checks. Administrators can set group permissions for sections and subnets; listed authentication options include AD, LDAP, and Radius. The application also lists PowerDNS integration and a REST API for use by other software. URL rewriting is required for the API, and its documentation recommends SSL to protect Basic authentication credentials. Installation requires Apache with PHP or Nginx with PHP-FPM, plus a MySQL server. The software is free at free. Stable files are available through GitHub and SourceForge, and development releases through GitHub. A demo installation is available, while community support is directed to GitHub. The project also offers help with custom development, integration, bug fixes, and installation or upgrades.