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Network diagrams that update themselves - scanopy.net

· 1 month ago

Buy it if you're a homelabber or small IT team that hates manual network diagrams — the self-hosted tier is free and pricing is flat. Skip it if you're an enterprise needing mature monitoring, support SLAs, or a battle-tested vendor.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; no named enterprise customers or numeric review ratings found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community Edition

ModelFlat rate
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Starter$11.9/mo

Best for

  • Homelab and self-hosted enthusiasts
  • Small IT teams drowning in manual diagrams
  • Networks needing always-current documentation
  • Budget-conscious teams (flat pricing)

Not for

  • Enterprises wanting Auvik-grade monitoring and support SLAs
  • Non-technical teams — setup takes real IT skill (Docker, reverse proxies)
  • Anyone needing a mature product; it launched recently as ex-NetVisor
  • Guess: strict-compliance orgs wanting SOC 2/ISO assurances — none shown

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

v0.x releases — expect fast feature churn and possible breaking changes

medium

AGPL 3.0 license: self-hosting is fine, but redistribution/embedding carries copyleft obligations

medium

Discovery needs SNMP/ARP network access and credentials — plan your rollout and access

low

Flat pricing is a strength, but hosted-tier limits and support terms are thinly documented

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Auto-discovers network via SNMP, LLDP, ARP — no manual diagramming
  • Free, self-hosted Community Edition
  • Detects 260+ services automatically
  • Flat-rate pricing regardless of host count
  • Open-source (AGPL 3.0) and actively developed

Cons

  • Young product that 'launched relatively recently' — still maturing
  • Recently rebranded from NetVisor
  • Docker stack deployment issues reported by users
  • Reverse-proxy setups require community-written guides

Sources & method

- 15 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. Maintainer publishes a security page with a vulnerability reporting process.

official x5review x8security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 15

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free self-hosted tier; flat price regardless of hosts
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Discovery is automatic; Docker setup friction reported
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 260+ services, four topology views, API keys
  • Support quality: 3/5. Developer active on Reddit and forums; no SLAs
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page exists; no public issues found
  • $11.9/mo Starting price Starter plan (listed)
  • Yes Free tier Self-hosted Community Edition
  • 260+ Services auto-detected Via SNMP, LLDP, ARP discovery
  • Flat rate Pricing model Same price regardless of host count

Pricing

Community Edition

Free

  • Self-hosted
  • Network discovery and auto diagrams

Starter

$11.9/mo

  • Hosted entry plan
  • Flat rate regardless of host count

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Maintainer publishes a security page with a vulnerability reporting process.

What users say

Early adopters on Reddit, blogs, and GitHub praise the automated discovery, while noting the project is still new.

“Scanopy is a great tool.”
VirtualizationHowto review
“Scanopy launched relatively recently”
GitHub discussion #360
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; no named enterprise customers or numeric review ratings found.

Free self-hosted auto network diagramming, ideal for small IT teams; too young and thin for enterprise buyers.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; no named enterprise customers or numeric review ratings found.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Scanopy homepage — automated discovery (SNMP, LLDP, ARP)scanopy.net
    official
  2. Community Edition — free self-hostedscanopy.net
    official
  3. Scanopy Pricingscanopy.net
    official
  4. Discoverable Services (260+)scanopy.net
    official
  5. Scanopy Security pagescanopy.net
    security
  6. Stop Drawing Network Diagrams Manually — VirtualizationHowtovirtualizationhowto.com
    review
  7. NetVisor is now Scanopy — Reddit r/selfhostedreddit.com
    review
  8. Overall impressions — GitHub discussion #360github.com
    review
  9. Scanopy Pricing — G2 (flat-rate)g2.com
    review
  10. Scanopy Pricing & Plans — SoftwareAdvice (Starter $11.9)softwareadvice.com
    review
  11. v0.13.5 update: API keys, topology sharing — Redditreddit.com
    news
  12. Scanopy stack deployment issue — Reddit r/dockerreddit.com
    review
  13. Setup behind Traefik — community guidejaredheinrichs.substack.com
    review
  14. Top Scanopy alternatives — G2 (Auvik, SolarWinds)g2.com
    review
  15. Scanopy repo — AGPL 3.0github.com
    official

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