Quick tour
A 5 minute introduction to Netpicker
Feature overview
Configuration management
Netpicker makes device backups and enables you to restore configs
Configuration backup & Restore
Netpicker creates and maintains centralized config backups for devices.
- Automated Scheduling
Sets recurring backup schedules (daily, weekly, monthly). - Version Control
Maintains historical versions of each config and tracks changes over time. - Rollback
Enables quick restoration to any previous version of the configuration.
Bulk configuration changes
Allows large-scale changes to be applied consistently across multiple devices.
- Centralized Change Pushing
Sets recurring backup schedules (daily, weekly, monthly). - Scripting & Templates
Maintains historical versions of each config and tracks changes over time. - Workflow Automation
Enables quick restoration to any previous version of the configuration.
Baseline & Golden configurations
Ensures devices adhere to known-good states.
- Defining Known Good States
Identifies the standard or ‘golden’ configuration for each device or device type. - Automated Comparisons
Continuously compares running config to the defined golden state. - Drift Detection
Alerts when deviations occur; can trigger automated remediation.
Compliance & policy enforcement
Netpicker ensures configurations meet security and operational policies
Pre-built and custom rules
Offers pre-built and custom rules for security and operational compliance.
- Pre-built Security Standards
Includes CIS hardening policies and CVE examples. - Custom Rule Creation
Allows creation of organization-specific rules or best practices.
Real-Time Compliance Checks
Monitors device configs in real time and flags violations.
- Automated Remediation Suggestions
Provides recommended steps to fix or mitigate non-compliance. - Audit trail
Generates historical compliance records and audit trails.
Audit & Reporting
Generates historical compliance records and audit trails.
- Regulatory Compliance Reports
Tracks compliance posture over time for internal or external audits. - Historical Compliance Posture
Compares current vs. past compliance states for trend analysis.
Network automation
Netpicker enables automated workflows, scripting, and external integrations.
Automated workflows
Enables scheduling and orchestration of multi-step network tasks.
- VLAN Provisioning
Automates VLAN creation, assignment, and trunk port config steps. - Job Scheduling & Batches
Runs sequential or parallel jobs across multiple devices.
Scripting & Extensibility
Monitors device configs in real time and flags violations.
- Python Engine
Allows complex scripting for device queries or configuration tasks. - Custom Actions & Triggers
Automates actions based on specific device events or thresholds.
Integration with External Systems
Coordinates changes with third-party or enterprise management tools.
- API-Based Integration
RESTful APIs enable programmatic control and data exchange. - Change Management & Ticketing
Integrates with Netbox, Nautobot, Infoblox, ServiceNow, Remedy, etc., to align changes with ITIL processes.
What you can test
Write your own tests.
Use your Python skills for maximum flexibility.
Netpicker enables you to run automated Python tests against your device configurations, show command output and real-time data from APIs like Netbox or Slurp’it. We provide libraries in pytest format for CIS hardening, common design validations, CVE checks and many more. You can use any Python code you want to create the test you need for your use case.
Easy to use
Not a coder? No problem.
Use our powerful GUI to get things done.
Type
Command
show arp
Must include the text:
Regular expression?
192.168.60.32
Command output
show arp: Protocol Address Age (min) Hardware Addr Type Interface Internet 192.168.60.2 97 000c.292e.36b6 ARPA Ethernet0/3 Internet 192.168.60.32 214 000c.2987.5096 ARPA Ethernet0/3 Internet 192.168.60.101 196 5000.0001.0000 ARPA Ethernet0/3
Netpicker is designed for network and NetDevOps engineers. We provide an easy-to-use, graphical interface to check the configs of your devices and run real-time show commands.
Open source
Community-supported libraries.
Included with Netpicker.
Netpicker has an active open-source community on Slack and GitHub. We are constantly adding new vendor modules for our Kopimiko device backup library and adding new CIS and CVE tests to our pytest-for-networking repository. We invite you to join our community on Slack and contribute to the project.
Integration
Engineer-friendly REST API.
For all your automation desires.
Devices
GET /api/v1/devices/{tenant}/ Get all devices
GET /api/v1/devices/{tenant}/{device} Get device
PATCH /api/v1/devices/{tenant}/ Edit device
DELETE /api/v1/devices/{tenant}/ Delete device
POST /api/v1/devices/{tenant}/ Create device
Netpicker provides a REST API to manage your devices, backups and tests. You can run CLI show commands, run tests, and restore backups from the API. The API is documented with Swagger / OpenAPI and you can try it out in our sandbox environment.
For some example use cases, check out our Use Cases page or Get started with Netpicker right away!