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24 alternatives to ManageEngine DDI Central

Unified DNS, DHCP and IP address manager

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ManageEngine DDI Central launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   SpatiumDDI▲11

   Open Source DDI Solution (DHCP, DNS, IPAM)

   Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service▲30

   2014 · dhcp.io · its alternatives →

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   DNSimple CLI▲99

   Manage Your DNS from the Command Line with DNSimple CLI

   May 2026 · dnsimple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   "q", a DNS query tool with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH▲140

   A tiny command line DNS client with support for UDP, TCP, DoT, DoH, DoQ and ODoH. - natesales/q

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   An etcd backed DHCP server▲83

   A DHCP server backed by etcd. Contribute to lclarkmichalek/etcdhcp development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   VPNHome – 1-click, self-hosted OpenVPN deployment and management app▲85

   1-click, self-hosted deployment of OpenVPN with DNS ad blocking sinkhole - ezaquarii/vpn-at-home

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Dsnet, a simple command to manage a centralised WireGuard VPN▲69

   FAST command to manage a centralised wireguard VPN. Think wg-quick but quicker: key generation + address allocation. - naggie/dsnet

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lightweight tool for managing Linux virtual machines▲144

   hey guys. the other day i was migrating hosting providers and i just needed something not too heavy and convenient to spin up my backups for awhile and realised there is almost nothing out there. kimchi hasn't been updated for years and cockpit is heavy. so here's something i came up with in a couple hours because of a sudden urge, nothing fancy just basic creation with cloud init, lifecycle management and image/storage, but it's modern-ish and it compiles to a 8.4mb binary inclusive of the embedded web UI, CLI and API, and only dep is libvirt.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9RT
   Running the second public ODoH relay▲125

   Every privacy-focused DNS service requires an account: NextDNS, Cloudflare for Families, Apple's iCloud Private Relay (paid, iOS-only). The protocol that doesn’t require one - ODoH - had basically one well-known public relay operator (Frank Denis on Fastly Compute, default in dnscrypt-proxy). I built a second one and the client to talk to it.

   May 2026 · numa.rs · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BrainyCP▲64

    Multi-functional server hosting control panel for Linux

    2023 · brainycp.io · its alternatives →

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    LinkApi▲65

    API management + iPaaS in a dev-friendly experience.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Dnsyo – DNS propagation checker▲56

    2013 · samarudge.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Backname.io – every IP address gets its own domain▲46

    I was setting up tests involving DNS resolution recently, where something like 127.0.0.1.service.foo would have been tremendously useful. Back in the day, I'd have used xip.io - but sadly that service died. Well, every excuse is a good one when it comes to writing a DNS server! Backname.io joins nip.io and sslip.io in the wildcard DNS game.

    2023 · backname.io · its alternatives →

14. 14DL
    DNS Live on Handshake▲48

    2020 · live.ix · its alternatives →

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    DNSimple Integrated DNS Providers ▲9

    Manage your AWS route 53 DNS from DNSimple

    2023 · dnsimple.com · its alternatives →

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    ISPBox▲13

    Manage Your ISP Smarter

    2025 · ispbox.net · its alternatives →

17. 17SH
    Self-hosted gateway to access LLMs, Ollama, ComfyUI and FFmpeg servers▲13

    2024 · openai.servicestack.net · its alternatives →

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    I just made an All-In-One IP Toolbox form builder open-sourced▲14

    The best IP Toolbox. Check your IP address & geolocation, test IP for WebRTC and DNS IP leaks, run an IP quality check, browser fingerprint check, website availability check, network speed test, global latency test, MTR test, Whois search, and more. - jason5ng32/MyIP

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    IPMYP▲2

    IP, DNS & network diagnostics and monitoring for developers

    Jul 2026 · ipmyp.com · its alternatives →

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    MyIPNow – IP & Network Tools▲7

    Fast IP and network lookups without the noise.

    Nov 2025 · its alternatives →

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    OctoDNS, Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers▲31

    After the major outages from AWS and Cloudflare, I began wondering how to make my own services more resilient. Using nameservers from different providers is doable but a bit tricky to manage. OctoDNS helps automate keeping the zones synced so AWS, Cloudflare, etc. are all serving the same information. In an age of centralized infrastructure, we can exploit the capabilities from the origins of the decentralized internet.

    Nov 2025 · octodns.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

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    ISP.Tools▲15

    Instant global network diagnostics for ISPs and engineers.

    Nov 2025 · isp.tools · its alternatives →

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    A Docker plugin to allocate IP addresses via DHCP▲6

    Docker network driver for networking on a host bridge with DHCP-allocated IP addresses - devplayer0/docker-net-dhcp

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DnsTrace - Monitor DNS Queries by host processes using BPF▲23

    Monitor DNS queries by host processes using eBPF! Contribute to furkanonder/DnsTrace development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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