IP Fabric
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What is IP Fabric
IP Fabric is a network assurance and visibility platform that discovers network infrastructure and builds a continuously updated model of topology, configurations, and forwarding behavior. It is used by network operations, network engineering, and security teams to troubleshoot incidents, validate changes, and assess network posture across multi-vendor environments. The product emphasizes automated discovery, intent/verification-style checks, and API access for integrating network data into operational workflows.
Automated network discovery model
IP Fabric automatically discovers devices and collects configuration and state data to build a normalized network model. This supports faster root-cause analysis by correlating topology, routing, and interface information in one place. The approach reduces reliance on manual device-by-device CLI checks during troubleshooting and audits.
Change validation and assurance
The platform supports pre/post change comparisons and rule-based checks to validate that network behavior matches expectations. Teams can use these checks to reduce risk during maintenance windows and to detect unintended impacts after changes. This aligns well with operational practices that require repeatable verification rather than ad hoc testing.
API-first data access
IP Fabric exposes network data and findings via APIs, enabling integration with ticketing, automation, and reporting workflows. This helps teams operationalize network state as consumable data for other tools and scripts. Compared with general CI/CD platforms in the reference set, it focuses specifically on network-source-of-truth-style data and verification outputs rather than application delivery pipelines.
Not a full automation suite
While it supports integrations and can inform automation, IP Fabric is primarily an assurance/visibility system rather than an end-to-end network automation framework. Organizations typically still need separate tooling for configuration deployment, orchestration, and CI/CD-style pipelines. This can increase overall toolchain complexity for teams seeking a single platform for both verification and execution.
Coverage depends on device access
Discovery quality depends on having appropriate credentials, network reachability, and supported device/OS coverage. Environments with restricted management-plane access, inconsistent credentials, or highly customized platforms may require additional effort to onboard and maintain. Data freshness and completeness can vary if polling/collection cannot be performed consistently.
Security scope is network-centric
Although it can support security use cases (e.g., segmentation validation and policy-related checks), it is not a dedicated cloud entitlement management or cloud security posture management system. Organizations looking for deep identity, entitlement, and cloud resource posture analysis will often need specialized cloud security tools. Its strongest fit is network posture and behavior validation rather than broad cloud security governance.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Subscription priced per active network device (licensed per device, billed per year) Billing unit: Per managed device per year; licensed per switch stack; wireless APs licensed via centralized controller (regardless of AP count) Includes: Installation, support, training & onboarding; no additional per-user costs Free tier/trial: 30-day free trial (lab license) for up to 100 managed network devices (request required) Example costs: No list prices published on the official site; customers must request a quote Discount options: Per-device cost decreases as quantity increases (volume/scale discounts implied); enterprise/custom pricing available via sales
Seller details
IP Fabric, Inc.
Boston, MA, USA
2015
Private
https://ipfabric.io/
https://x.com/ipfabric
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ip-fabric/
