VLAN Capacity Calculator

The VLAN capacity calculator answers a design question that comes up in every network build: given a number of VLANs and an average number of devices per VLAN, what subnet size should you allocate?

Add a growth factor and the calculator accounts for future endpoints, then returns the required prefix length, its subnet mask, and the number of usable hosts per subnet - so you can size every VLAN once and stop guessing.

VLAN Capacity Calculator

Determine the subnet size you need for a given number of VLANs and devices.

Enter values above to see results.

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Obelinf keeps every subnet, device, circuit, and rack in one live source of truth, with audit logs and a topology view. Free for personal use.