Enterprise IPAM
SolarWinds IPAM vs Obelinf
Windows-based enterprise IPAM vs managed infrastructure documentation
SolarWinds IP Address Manager brings DHCP, DNS, and IP scanning into the SolarWinds ecosystem. It is designed around Windows Server deployments, while Obelinf provides a managed platform with no infrastructure to maintain.
Your stack, any OS.
SolarWinds IPAM runs on Windows Server. If your team runs Linux-based tooling, that means maintaining a separate Windows environment just for IPAM, and it cannot be containerized alongside your existing stack.
Obelinf runs anywhere, with nothing to install. You sign up in a browser and the platform is live in minutes.
Conflicts prevented, not just detected.
SolarWinds IPAM's conflict detection is genuinely strong: it scans your address space and flags duplicate assignments before they cause production issues, with tight integration into Microsoft and Cisco DHCP.
SolarWinds excels at discovering and detecting conflicts across existing environments. Obelinf takes a source-of-truth approach: structured allocation and status tracking help teams know what is available before assignments happen.
IPAM plus DCIM, one system.
SolarWinds IPAM is an IPAM module inside a monitoring ecosystem. It does not track racks, devices, cables, or circuits.
Obelinf pairs IPAM with the rest of infrastructure documentation: topology diagrams, device inventory, cable tracking, and circuits, so the address and the device that uses it live in the same system.
A modern interface your team will actually use.
SolarWinds IPAM is designed as part of a broader network management suite. Teams looking for a focused, modern infrastructure documentation workflow may prefer a dedicated platform.
Obelinf is fast and keyboard-driven: a command palette jumps to any entity type, full-text search works across every entity and attribute, and results are connected.
Every change, recorded automatically.
Obelinf's changelog records every create, update, and delete with the user, timestamp, and field-level diffs, with no configuration and no extra tooling.
That automatic, immutable audit trail gives you a complete record of who changed what in your IP space and documentation, without requiring separate reporting workflows.
Flat pricing, no maintenance contract.
SolarWinds IPAM is traditionally licensed as part of the SolarWinds ecosystem, with costs tied to deployment size and licensing requirements.
Obelinf uses predictable subscription pricing from free to $299 per month, with no maintenance contract, no per-device scaling, and no Windows infrastructure to buy.
Who should choose SolarWinds IPAM?
Choose SolarWinds IPAM if:
- You need DHCP/DNS integration
- You already use the SolarWinds ecosystem
- You need active scanning and conflict detection
- You manage IP operations at enterprise scale
Choose Obelinf if:
- You need IPAM connected to DCIM
- You want infrastructure documentation in one place
- You want a managed SaaS platform
- You do not need DHCP/DNS management
Moving from SolarWinds IPAM to Obelinf
Export subnets and IP records through the SolarWinds API or its reporting tools.
Load the data through the REST API or CSV import, and verify counts before you switch.
Set up your organization and assign roles so everyone lands with the right permissions from day one.
No Windows environment to migrate and no infrastructure to stand up, so the cutover is immediate.