Network Assessment Tool

Hey All -

Looking for a new network assessment tool that can be used on various networks. One pain point is finding a license model that is portable, as it would not be a tool that sits forever on one network.

In the past we've used Netbrain 6.x and may look at the newer trains but I believe their new licensing model may be difficult for our use case.

I'd like to focus on:

1. Topology Creation - having a solid topology is the key to having intelligent conversations about the network in my mind. Ideally it could generate L2 / L3 topologies.

2. Device Information - I'd like to get easy reports on the device, modules, code versions, etc. Even sweeter if it could directly integrate with the vendor portals to provide EOS / EOL info right in the tool instead of having to export / import into the vendor tool.

3. Configuration Dumps - The ability to view the configuration of all of the devices and ideally look at them in some "smart-view" way to glean insights easily. Example would be easily being able to identify that most switches are VTP transparent, but then a few are in VTP server mode.

4. Smart Insights - This is really a cherry on top. If it could make some smart recommendations for low hanging fruit that would save us engineering time by catching the most common things like lack of or mismatched NTP.

5. Link Utilization - Another cherry on top would be the ability to look at WAN links and provide some basic utilization.

6. Netflow Collector - Another cherry on top, the ability to glean what apps are on the network and if QOS is being respected.

Totally willing to pay for this tool as well. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.