Netmiko

6.9easy start · #9 of 26
in Network Automation Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on api, Linux.

Netmiko is ranked #9 of 26 in network automation software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux. There is a free plan.

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Netmiko Free Open-source Python library · MIT license github.com · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Deployment: self_hosted
Configuration management: Yes
Workflow orchestration: Yes
Network testing: Yes
Supported platforms: Arista vEOS; Cisco IOS; Cisco IOS-XE; Cisco IOS-XR; Cisco NX-OS; Cisco SG300; Juniper Junos; Linux; and many additional vendor platforms

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The record

Purpose: Netmiko is a multi-vendor Python library for simplifying command-line connections to network devices.
Automation: It is designed to gather output from show commands and make configuration changes while abstracting away low-level device state handling.
Supported connections: The project documents device connections over SSH and lists supported Telnet device types.
Device coverage: The supported platform list includes many vendors, with devices grouped by regular, limited, and experimental testing status.
Linux support: Linux is listed among the platforms Netmiko regularly tests.
Secure copy: The README links to a Netmiko tutorial about Secure Copy, and the platform guide lists device types supported for secure copy.
Integrations: The README links to a tutorial about using Netmiko with TextFSM.
Installation and requirements: The project documents installation with pip, and PyPI lists Python versions 3.10 through 3.14 as classifiers for version 4.8.0.
Optional features: The package lists optional extras named bulk-encrypt and par4, for the bulk-encryption CLI and Paramiko 4 compatibility, respectively.
License: The project is distributed under the MIT license.
Support: The project directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub issues and general questions to its #netmiko Slack channel.
Contributor requirements: New device-type contributions need supporting test data before they can be merged into the develop branch.
Network automation: It supports gathering output from show commands and making device configuration changes while abstracting low-level state control.
Connection protocol: The project describes itself as simplifying Paramiko SSH connections to network devices.
Price from: Free

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Best Network Automation Software in 2026#9 of 26

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Sources

github.com/ktbyers/netmiko· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/develop/PLATFORMS.· checked 2 Oct 2026
pypi.org/project/netmiko/4.8.0/· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/develop/ENCRYPTION· checked 3 Oct 2026