FluxDHCP vs FusionLayer DDI

FluxDHCP is a free, self-hosted DHCPv4 server managed through a web interface. It supports the DHCPv4 message types listed for RFC 2131, from discovery and address requests to acknowledgments, releases and other listed operations. Administrators can define address pools with subnet ranges, gateways, DNS servers, netmasks and lease times, choose sequential or random allocation, and check for overlapping pools. Static MAC-to-IP reservations and per-device DHCP option overrides are supported. Lease records track offered, bound, released and expired states, with automatic cleanup for expired entries. A packet logger records transaction details, direction, raw options, client information and millisecond timestamps. Webhooks can send DHCP events to external services by HTTP POST or GET, with template variables and custom headers. Configuration can be imported or exported as JSON, and imported changes are hot-reloaded. The project is AGPL-3.0 licensed and supports English and Chinese, dark mode and a responsive mobile-friendly interface. It requires Node.js 20 or later; Docker Compose is recommended, and binding UDP port 67 requires root or administrator privileges.

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.