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Network Mapping and Drawing Software

A number of software tools exist to design computer network diagrams. Broadly, there are two types of software tools:-

  • Network Mapping Software
  • Drawing Tools

Network maps support IT systems managers to understand what hardware and software services are on the network and how they are interconnected so that they may better manage the system’s uptime, performance, security risk and support to changes.

List of Network Mapping Software

Name License Deployment Platforms
10SCAPE[1] Free Desktop Windows
10-Strike[2] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Docusnap[3] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Manage Engine[4] Proprietary Desktop Windows
MaSSHandra[5] Proprietary Desktop Windows, Linux, OS X
Netbrain Tech[6] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Solarwinds[7] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Spiceworks[8] Free Desktop Windows
The Dude[9] Free Desktop Windows, Linux
Whatsupgold[10] Proprietary Desktop Windows

List of Drawing Tools

Name License Deployment Platforms
ConceptDraw PRO[11] Proprietary Desktop Windows, OS X
Creately[12] Proprietary Desktop Cross Platform
Microsoft Visio[13] Proprietary Desktop Windows
SmartDraw[14] Proprietary Desktop Windows
Lucidchart[15] Proprietary SaaS Linux, OS X, Windows

Network Mapping Features

Features 10SCAPE 10-Strike Docusnap Manage Engine Masshandra Netbrain Tech Solarwinds Whats up gold Spiceworks The Dude
Map Accuracy
View network Devices Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View ports/interfaces Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
View physical connections by port/interface Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes Yes Yes Yes No
View VLANS Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
View virtual server and clusters Yes No Yes No No ? No No No No
View physical servers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View storage clusters, arrays, pools Yes No No No No No No No No No
View racks, chassis and blades No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
Import Data
Add/update data from manual entry Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes No Yes
Add/update data from spreadsheet / XML Yes No Yes No Yes Yes ? No No No
Add/update from network configuration files No ? No No No Yes ? No ? No
Network Scanning & Discovery
Scan networking devices (switches, routers, etc) No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Scan network ports / interface details No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No
Scan physical connection details (speed, protocol, etc) No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Scan windows & unix servers No Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ?
Scan virtual server hosts & virtual machines No No Yes Yes No ? Yes Yes Yes No
Scan storage devices No No Yes No No ? No No Yes No
Scan telecommunications devices No No No No No ? No Yes Yes No
Scan peripherals (desktops, printers, etc) No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled scans No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
View Routing & Information Flow
Open service ports (TCP/UDP) Yes Yes No No No No ? No No No
Information/Data flow Yes No Yes No No No No No No No
VPN No No No No No No No No No No
Routes by firewall rules and NAT No No No No No Yes No No No No
Routes by protocol (e.g MPLS VRF, multicasting) No No No No No Yes No No No No
Manage change
View current state Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
View planned additions & removals Yes No No No No No No No No No
View asset changes & history No No Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes No No
Compare maps, identify changes No No Yes No No Yes No No No No
Exports & Output
Export data to spreadsheet / XML Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No
Export to Image / PDF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export to document (reports) No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Export to Visio No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No

Drawing Features

Features Cacoo Cade Concept Draw Pro Creately Dia Diagramly Edraw Gliffy grafShare LanFlow Microsoft Visio Network Notepad SmartDraw Lucidchart
Rack icons No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Physical Servers icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual Servers icons No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes
Storage icons No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
General network icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cisco network icons No No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Network Services (e.g. Email Server icons) No No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No No No
Peripheral icons (e.g. desktop, printers) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Telecommunications icons No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes Yes
Isometric 3D icons Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No
Amazon cloud (AWS) icons Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No Yes

See also

References

  1. ^ "10SCAPE Network Mapping Software". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ "10-Strike Network Diagram". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Docusnap IT Documentation". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Manage Engine Network Mapping". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ^ "MaSSHandra 3D Network Diagram Editor". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Netbrain Tech Automated Documentation". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Solarwinds network topology mapper". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Spiceworks Network Mapping Software". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  9. ^ "The Dude network diagrams". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Whatsup gold network mapping visio". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Concept Draw Pro Drawing Tool". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Creately drawing". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Microsoft Visio network diagramming". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Smart Draw network diagramming". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Lucidchart network diagramming". Retrieved 6 Aug 2014.
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