Juniper Address Pool Manager vs NIPAP
Juniper Address Pool Manager
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| Figure | Juniper Address Pool Manager | NIPAP |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · IP Address Management Software | 7.3 (#29) | 8.3 (#9) |
| Deployment | APM runs as a container-based application on a Kubernetes cluster made up of physical or virtual machines. | The maker officially supports Debian and Debian derivatives; it says NIPAP should also run on Unix-like systems with manual dependency installation. |
| Purpose | APM manages IPv4 address pools and automatically provisions prefixes from a centralized pool to broadband network gateways before their pools run low. | NIPAP is an IP address management system built to handle large amounts of IP addresses. |
| Security | Juniper recommends using a secure connection between APM and the BNG, and the setup process collects keys and certificates to secure external interfaces. | The installation guide describes configuring authentication accounts for the backend and web interface. |
| Support | Juniper’s APM documentation includes a section for requesting technical support in its release notes. | The maker directs users to GitHub issues for bugs, feature requests, and other issues. |
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Juniper Address Pool Manager
Juniper Address Pool Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NIPAP
NIPAP is a self-hosted IP address management system for large address inventories. It offers a web interface and a feature-complete command-line tool, and can allocate the next available address automatically. Search supports IP prefix operators and regular expressions. IPv6 has feature parity with IPv4, and VRFs are supported natively. The system also includes subnet planning, integrated statistics, and audit history. Address data is stored and indexed in PostgreSQL with the ip4r module. The backend communicates through an XML-RPC API, and the project lists Python and Java client libraries. NIPAP is open source under the MIT license and is free. Debian and Debian derivatives are officially supported; the maker says other Unix-like systems may run it with manual dependency installation. Installation involves configuring authentication accounts for both the backend and web interface. The maker describes user documentation as rather limited and directs users to GitHub issues for bugs, feature requests, and other issues.