Netbox is THE tool to setup for your network Source of Truth
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Netbox as a source of truth for all our network devices. We use it to model the devices, like the number of interfaces, the name, the device type and role (we could also model the network cards inside). Basically all of our devices are modelled into Netbox, that represents several thousand of network devices. We also model the IP addresses and on which interfaces they are attached, as well as configuration contexts.
Pros
- Device modelling
- Device inventory
- IPAM
Cons
- The GraphQL implementation could be better integrated
- Netbox is usually very reactive except but performance start to drop when requesting 250 devices or more per page
Most Important Features
- Reactive WebUI
- REST API very well designed
- Extensibility
Return on Investment
- It could integrate very easily in our ecosystem thanks to the API
- It can be used as a tool for conformance purposes
Alternatives Considered
GLPI
Other Software Used
InfluxDB, Grafana