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Self-hosted network documentation that updates itself

Scanopy is a self-hosted network discovery and documentation platform whose diagrams update themselves from agentless discovery scans. It renders the discovered network in Topology, Grid, Dashboard, and Rack views, identifies devices against hundreds of service definitions, and offers branded reports, RBAC, and API access in its commercial tiers. It suits IT teams and service providers that want living network documentation instead of manually maintained diagrams. Its AGPL-3.0 codebase is young, public since September 2025, and already counts thousands of GitHub stars.[1][2]

Quick verdict

IT teams and service providers drowning in stale network diagrams will get the most from Scanopy. Its agentless discovery, four live views, and branded client reports replace manual diagram maintenance, and the AGPL-3.0 core installs with Docker Compose in minutes. The codebase is young and SSO, support SLAs, and some commercial plans are undocumented or waitlisted, so verify those before committing. If you need living network documentation on your own infrastructure, choose Scanopy; if you need deliberate hand-drawn architecture diagrams, choose draw.io instead.[1][2][3][4]

Key features

  • Agentless discovery maps the network Scanopy discovers networks, devices, and services via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP without installing agents on inventoried machines, so coverage starts from the self-hosted instance rather than from endpoint rollout.[1][2]

  • Four live views that update themselves Topology, Grid, Dashboard, and Rack views render the discovered network and stay current as discovery re-scans, which is the concrete mechanism behind the updates-itself positioning.[1]

  • Hundreds of service definitions The homepage advertises more than 230 service definitions and the docs count 270 plus, covering servers, network gear, IoT, and virtualization for device identification.[1][2]

  • Self-hosted install in under ten minutes The docs document a Docker Compose based install that launches Scanopy in under ten minutes on the operator's own infrastructure.[1]

  • Branded client-ready reports Branded reports turn discovered inventory into client-ready documentation, a workflow aimed at providers reporting on networks they manage.[1][2]

  • RBAC, audit logging, and a full API Role-based access control and audit logging cover team workflows, and a documented API with its own reference section supports programmatic access.[1][2]

  • Optional Scanopy Cloud offsite access Scanopy Cloud adds offsite access to a self-hosted instance through an Example Corp connection, sold in per-device Starter, Growth, and Scale plans with a waitlist where capacity is constrained.[1][2]

  • Demo and Discord community A live demo lets evaluators see the views before installing, and a Discord community is the documented support channel alongside the docs.[1]

Who will love it

  • If your network diagrams are always out of date because nobody redraws them, Scanopy's discovery-fed views remove the maintenance step entirely. The value lands hardest where the network changes faster than the documentation.[1][2]

  • Providers managing client networks get the clearest commercial fit: branded reports plus per-device cloud access map directly onto client reporting and remote oversight. Confirm the commercial tier covers the report branding you need before promising it to clients.[1][2]

  • Self-hosting-first shops get an AGPL-3.0 core with a ten-minute Compose install and data on their own infrastructure. Teams that cannot use AGPL-licensed software should evaluate the commercial license line instead.[1][2]

Limitations to weigh

  • No SSO or identity-provider integration claim appeared on the official site, docs, or pricing in this pass; RBAC is documented for commercial tiers only. Teams with SSO-mandatory procurement should verify the current story before committing.[1][2]

  • Self-hosted Standard and Plus lifetime plans are sold out, and MSP Partner and Lifetime Cloud options are listed as coming soon. Buyers wanting those exact terms face a waiting list rather than a checkout.[1]

  • The repository was created in September 2025, so this is a young, fast-moving codebase with 114 releases already. Early adopters should expect rapid change and verify upgrade behavior rather than assuming long-term stability.[1]

Community signals

Inspected third-party sample: openalternative.co directory listing (SNMP/LLDP/ARP discovery, L2/L3 topology positioning against PRTG, SolarWinds, and Zabbix, v0.18.0 with a commit 17 hours ago) plus the scanopy/scanopy repository record (about 5,861 stars observed October 12, 2026) and a Discord community link. No Reddit originals or G2 reviews were surveyed.

1 cited community source. Small inspected sample: official site, docs, pricing, repository page, license text, and language statistics only. No Reddit originals or G2 reviews were accessible in this run, so third-party user sentiment is a documented gap rather than a finding.

The scanopy/scanopy repository shows about 5,861 stars with active releases, and the third-party directory listing shows v0.18.0 with a commit 17 hours before observation, which signals real evaluator interest for a project that only went public in September 2025.[1][2]

A Discord community is the documented support venue, linked from the official site. No independent review corpus was surveyed in this pass, so community sentiment beyond stars is unmeasured.[1]

Fit with your stack

The platform pairs a self-hosted instance with optional Scanopy Cloud offsite access, so remote oversight does not require exposing the whole deployment. Docker-based installation keeps the footprint to a Compose stack plus the discovery network access it needs.[1][2]

Teams already diagramming by hand in draw.io can keep it for deliberate architecture drawings and let Scanopy own the living inventory views. The two overlap on network diagrams but serve different workflows: authored versus discovered. Editorial inference, not vendor-endorsed.[1][2]

Questions worth asking

How much does Scanopy cost per month?

The Community plan is free. Paid options are the Self-Hosted Standard and Plus commercial tiers (lifetime plans are sold out) and Scanopy Cloud Starter, Growth, and Scale plans priced per device for offsite access. MSP Partner and Lifetime Cloud options are listed as coming soon rather than buyable. Prices checked October 12, 2026.[1]

Can you self-host Scanopy?

Yes. Scanopy is a self-hosted platform and the docs document installation with Docker Compose in under ten minutes, with the instance running on your own infrastructure. The AGPL-3.0 Community edition covers the self-hosted core.[1]

Is Scanopy really open source?

The core is open source under AGPL-3.0, confirmed by the license text at the repository root and the docs badge. Paid commercial license tiers exist alongside it and unlock extras such as branding and RBAC; a separate commercial license file ships in the repository. Check which side of that line a feature you need sits on before adopting.[1][2][3]

What is the best Scanopy alternative for hand-drawn diagrams?

draw.io is the safer pick when diagrams are drawn deliberately by hand: it is a free, mature diagram editor covering network diagrams in the browser, on desktop, or self-hosted. Scanopy suits teams that would rather generate network diagrams automatically from discovery than maintain them manually; it trades draw.io's general-purpose editing for live topology views that update themselves. Editorial inference: no vendor-published Scanopy and draw.io comparison was found in this pass.[1][2]

Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 12, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Inspected third-party sample: openalternative.co directory listing (SNMP/LLDP/ARP discovery, L2/L3 topology positioning against PRTG, SolarWinds, and Zabbix, v0.18.0 with a commit 17 hours ago) plus the scanopy/scanopy repository record (about 5,861 stars observed October 12, 2026) and a Discord community link. No Reddit originals or G2 reviews were surveyed. Small inspected sample: official site, docs, pricing, repository page, license text, and language statistics only. No Reddit originals or G2 reviews were accessible in this run, so third-party user sentiment is a documented gap rather than a finding.

  1. Automated Network Diagram and Documentation Software - Scanopy

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official homepage: network documentation that updates itself; agentless discovery; Topology, Grid, Dashboard, and Rack views; 230-plus service definitions; full API and RBAC; GitHub link to scanopy/scanopy with AGPL-3.0 and about 5,861 stars; pricing, demo, and Discord links. Read October 12, 2026.

  2. scanopy/scanopy on GitHub

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Repository page scanopy/scanopy: network diagrams that update themselves; public repo, AGPL-3.0, about 5.9k stars, 114 releases, created 2025-09-29, Rust majority language; ships COMMERCIAL-LICENSE.md. Read October 12, 2026.

  3. Scanopy Docs

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official docs: self-hosted network discovery and documentation; Docker Compose install in under 10 minutes; free Community edition versus commercial license key; Scanopy Cloud offsite access via Example Corp and waitlist; AGPL-3.0 badge with 270-plus service definitions; API reference and demo. Read October 12, 2026.

  4. Network Documentation Pricing and Plans - Scanopy

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official pricing: free Community plan; Self-Hosted Standard and Plus commercial tiers with lifetime plans sold out; Scanopy Cloud Starter, Growth, and Scale per-device offsite access plans; MSP Partner and Lifetime Cloud coming soon. Read October 12, 2026.

  5. LICENSE.md in scanopy/scanopy

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    LICENSE.md at the repository root: verbatim GNU Affero General Public License version 3, 19 November 2007. Read October 12, 2026.

  6. draw.io catalogue record (via intake candidates lookup)

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Published catalogue record draw-io inspected via intake candidates lookup: free diagram editor covering network diagrams, drawn and maintained by hand; record websiteUrl https://www.diagrams.net. Read October 12, 2026.

  7. Scanopy directory listing on openalternative.co

    community · Observed October 12, 2026

    Third-party directory listing: discovers via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP; builds L2/L3 topology diagrams, host inventories, and service dependency maps; positioned as an alternative to Paessler PRTG, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Auvik, and LogicMonitor; shows v0.18.0, a commit 17 hours ago, AGPL-3.0, self-hosted Yes, repo scanopy/scanopy, and a buymeacoffee.com sponsor link. Read October 12, 2026.

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