Microsoft Active Directory vs phpIPAM

Microsoft Active Directory

Description: Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service that enables managing identities, access, and security in a corporate network. It centrally stores information about users, devices, and other resources for finding, accessing, and managing them.

Type: software

phpIPAM

Description: phpIPAM is an open-source IP address management application. It allows administrators to manage IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, subnets, VLANs, and other network objects through a web interface. Useful for mid-size networks.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Microsoft Active Directory Features

• Centralized network administration
• Fine-grained access control
• Group Policy management
• Kerberos-based authentication
• LDAP integration
• Single sign-on
• Hierarchical data storage

phpIPAM Features

• IP address management
• Subnet management
• VLAN management
• DHCP server management
• DNS server management
• User and group management
• REST API

Microsoft Active Directory

• Not listed

phpIPAM

• Open Source