Netris vs TeraFlowSDN
Netris
netris.ioTeraFlowSDN
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| Figure | Netris | TeraFlowSDN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Software-Defined Networking Software | 7.3 (#12) | 7.1 (#18) |
| Deployment | The Netris Controller runs in the customer’s environment on dedicated bare-metal hosts, with a minimum of three nodes. | The deployment guide runs TeraFlowSDN on MicroK8s Kubernetes and documents physical or virtual machine deployment. |
| Integrations | The controller works with external systems including Kubernetes and Terraform, and Netris documents an NVIDIA UFM integration for InfiniBand. | The project says TeraFlowSDN can integrate with ETSI Open Source MANO and ETSI OpenSlice. |
| Security | Netris documents hardware-enforced tenant isolation using mechanisms including VRFs, VXLANs, ACLs, InfiniBand PKeys, and NVLink fabric partitions. | The site describes AI and ML-based security and forensic evidence for multi-tenancy as areas the project toolbox supports experimentation in. |
| Support | Support is offered by subscription to companies with active licenses and subscriptions; urgent ticket response is listed as one hour, 24×7. | The project directs users who encounter deployment issues to contact its SDG team through Slack, and lists [email protected] for help. |
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In their own words
Netris
Netris is a network automation, abstraction, and multi-tenancy platform for AI infrastructure operators, including neoclouds, sovereign cloud operators, and AI factories. It spans Ethernet, InfiniBand, NVLink, DPUs, virtual networks, and edge networks. The Netris Controller uses algorithms to configure VRFs, VXLANs, BGP, and other settings with closed-loop assurance. It runs in the customer environment on dedicated bare-metal hosts, with a minimum of three nodes. Engineers can use a web console, REST API, or Kubernetes integration; the controller also works with Terraform and documents an NVIDIA UFM integration for InfiniBand. That plugin can automate PKey configuration and optionally create SHARP reservations for server clusters. Netris documents tenant isolation through VRFs, VXLANs, ACLs, InfiniBand PKeys, and NVLink fabric partitions. API requests, including GUI activity, are logged. If the controller is unreachable, devices continue forwarding traffic and enforcing existing policies, while new changes and telemetry pause. Pricing is on request.
TeraFlowSDN
TeraFlowSDN is an open-source, cloud-native software-defined networking controller for smart connectivity services and networks beyond 5G. Its microservices architecture orchestrates and controls networks end to end. The toolbox supports experiments in flow aggregation, network-equipment integration, AI and machine-learning security, and forensic evidence for multi-tenancy. Southbound drivers cover NetConf/OpenConfig, gNMI/OpenConfig, ONF Transport API, P4, IETF L2VPN and ACTN, optical interfaces, microwave, and related protocols. Northbound connectors include the TFS API, bandwidth management, L2VPN and L3VPN service delivery, topology, and network slices. The API exposes gRPC methods for contexts, topologies, devices, links, services, slices, connections, and policies. Release 7 highlights P4 integration and optical-network automation with telemetry, KPI management, analytics, and self-healing. Deployment is on-premises through MicroK8s on Ubuntu Server, with a documented minimum of 4 CPU cores, 8 GB RAM, 60 GB disk, and one 1 GbE NIC. It is licensed under Apache 2.0 and free to use.