Netpicker Automation Platform: Vendor Diversity Support

Netpicker Automation Platform is designed to automate, audit, and manage diverse network environments. Below are the supported vendor categories, grouped to help you understand the platform's broad operational reach:

• Major Network OEMs:
  • Cisco (IOS, NX-OS, ASA, Meraki, and more)
  • Juniper (Junos)
  • Arista
  • Aruba
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • Fortinet
  • Checkpoint
  • F5 Networks
• Enterprise and Edge:
  • Dell
  • HPE
  • Extreme
  • Brocade
  • Avaya
  • Huawei
  • Alcatel-Lucent
• Wireless and IoT:
  • Cambium
  • Ruckus
  • Ubiquiti
  • Allied Telesis
  • Mikrotik
• Firewall and Security:
  • SonicWall
  • Sophos
  • WatchGuard
  • Barracuda
  • Cisco Firepower
  • pfSense

This list is just a snapshot—Netpicker’s vendor reach is constantly evolving as new devices and platforms are added. The automation engine leverages community-driven libraries, enabling rapid onboarding and lifecycle management for nearly any network or security platform encountered in enterprise environments.

Netpicker Automation Platform is built to seamlessly integrate with existing tools and extend its capabilities across diverse network environments. This design allows teams to automate operations, maintain configuration accuracy, and improve overall network agility.

• API-driven Integrations:

  Netpicker works with popular systems such as NetBox, Nautobot, Infrahub, Slurp’it, and ServiceNow. These integrations facilitate inventory management, source-of-truth synchronization, and change management workflows regardless of the device vendor.

• Open-Source Foundation:

  Leveraging open frameworks like Netmiko, Pytest, and TextFSM ensures that Netpicker can quickly adapt to new devices and industry standards. This foundation supports continual growth and community-driven improvements.

• Custom Script Support:

  Engineers can create custom automation workflows using Python and Jinja2 templates. This flexibility allows tailored solutions for any device or API, supporting comprehensive vendor coverage and unique operational requirements.

Together, these integration and extensibility capabilities enable Netpicker to fit smoothly into diverse IT ecosystems while empowering teams to automate complex network infrastructure tasks effectively.

Netpicker Automation Platform embodies a vendor-neutral philosophy, ensuring that organizations can automate and manage networks without being limited by proprietary technologies. This approach maximizes flexibility, agility, and longevity within complex, evolving environments.

• Multi-Vendor Support from Day One:

  Designed to function across mixed environments, Netpicker allows seamless operations regardless of device brands or underlying architectures. This flexibility means organizations can adopt, replace, or integrate new vendors as needed without workflow disruption.

• Open Data Models and APIs:

  Using open and standardized data schemas, Netpicker enables integration with third-party systems and future technologies. The platform avoids reliance on proprietary formats, simplifying migrations and upgrades throughout the network lifecycle.

• Consistent Automation and Compliance:

  Automated configuration management, auditing, and policy enforcement are applied universally, providing consistent controls across all supported platforms. This structure reduces operational risk and eliminates the inconsistent experiences associated with vendor-specific approaches.

• No Lock-In or Proprietary Dependencies:

  All features and workflows are constructed to avoid locking users into specific vendor ecosystems. Device onboarding, change management, and compliance mechanisms remain independent of any proprietary schema.

• Future-Ready Design:

  The extensible, modular structure of Netpicker allows for rapid adoption of emerging technologies and support for additional vendors as networks evolve.

By promoting a vendor-neutral foundation, Netpicker equips organizations to scale, adapt, and innovate without the limitations or complexities often imposed by single-vendor environments.

Netpicker Automation Platform provides out-of-the-box coverage for device hardening and compliance, supporting organizations in meeting security benchmarks and regulatory requirements across multi-vendor networks.

• Pre-built Hardening Benchmarks:

  The platform includes automated checks targeting industry best practices and standards, such as CIS Benchmarks, for many major network vendors. This allows for quick assessment and continuous monitoring of network device security posture.

• Vulnerability Identification:

  Netpicker proactively scans network devices for published vulnerabilities (CVEs), alerting teams to potential exposures and assisting with remediation efforts before threats can materialize.

• Customizable Compliance Policies:

  Organizations can develop site-specific or industry-specific policy checks, letting them enforce custom rules and adapt to unique operational requirements.

• Automated Remediation Support:

  Beyond detection, the platform can guide or automate remediation actions, streamlining the process of enforcing compliance and addressing hardening gaps.

• Regulatory Alignment:

  Built-in templates support mapping to mandates such as NIS2 or ISO27001, helping simplify audit preparation and ongoing governance activities.

These capabilities reduce manual workflows and enable consistent, repeatable device security assessments—across all supported vendors—while providing the flexibility to adapt as standards or business needs evolve.

Netpicker Automation Platform streamlines the entire network device lifecycle, ensuring all devices—regardless of vendor—can be managed efficiently from initial setup through ongoing operations and maintenance.

• Automated Device Discovery:

  Integration with network discovery tools enables quick identification and onboarding of devices into the platform, eliminating manual inventory processes.

• Multi-Protocol Access:

  Supports SSH, Telnet, and REST API connections, allowing secure and seamless communication with all supported devices.

• Configuration Backup and Restore:

  Captures configuration snapshots on a scheduled basis, providing a reliable backup system and enabling fast recovery for any device.

• Golden Image and Compliance Verification:

  Enforces golden images and compliance baselines, verifying device integrity and alignment with approved standards.

• Change Management Integration:

  Embedded hooks for third-party change management tools streamline workflows and ensure controlled policy and configuration updates.

• Lifecycle Automation:

  Automates device role assignment, updates, and decommissioning—simplifying both expansion and retirement of infrastructure across vendors.

Netpicker’s device onboarding and lifecycle support helps organizations maintain consistency, speed, and control as their networks evolve, ensuring each device is fully managed through every stage—from deployment to retirement.