The best Cisco Modeling Labs alternatives

Containerlab suits network engineers and teams building or testing network topologies in a self-hosted lab.

It suits network, security, and DevOps professionals, as well as educators and collaborators building emulated labs or training environments.

OMNeT++ suits researchers, educators, and industrial users building network simulation models.

IMUNES suits network engineers, researchers and educators who need to emulate IP networks on FreeBSD or Linux.

It suits learners building networking, IoT, or cybersecurity skills who want to practice in a virtual lab.

Marionnet is intended mainly for teaching computer networks in university laboratories, with high schools and network testing or development also…

Mininet suits researchers, developers, and learners who want to prototype, test, debug, or teach network behavior and SDN systems.

QuNetSim suits students, instructors, and developers learning or prototyping quantum networking concepts.

GNS3 suits people practicing networking, preparing for certifications, demonstrating designs, or testing interoperability.

Kathará is intended for educators and developers working with network lessons, demonstrations, sandbox testing, or protocol development.

ns-3 is intended for networking researchers, educators, and developers who write simulation scripts or modify libraries.

Cloonix suits Linux users building virtual network topologies from virtual machines, containers, and network elements.

EMANE suits people working in wireless communications research and development who are familiar with basic wireless concepts and the Linux command…

NetSim may suit universities, defence labs, telecom operators and research groups working on network simulation or emulation.