IPplan
What it is
IPplan is a free, self-hosted web application for administering and tracking IP address space. It can manage one or more networks and customer records, including overlapping address ranges. Administrators can locate free space, split or join networks, search records, review statistics, and consult an audit log showing contents before and after changes. Network definitions can be imported from routing tables, tab-delimited files, or NMAP XML. For DNS work, IPplan supports forward and reverse zones, imports existing zones through zone transfer, and exports zone data as XML. Group-based administrator profiles can set address-space authority boundaries, including read-only access. Authentication may use IPplan’s internal scheme or an external Apache module, including LDAP-based schemes and SiteMinder. Templates can add custom circuit, host-configuration, and asset fields, while triggers can call user-defined functions on events. It requires a web server, PHP, and a database; documented database options include MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server. Non-MySQL databases may need workarounds for some functions.
For and against
For
- Free under the GPL.
- Manages overlapping address space.
- Supports imports from routing tables and NMAP XML.
- Includes forward and reverse DNS zone tools.
- Administrators can set group-based access boundaries.
Against
- Requires a web server, PHP, and a database.
- Some non-MySQL functions may need workarounds.
- Sybase is listed as untested.
The verdict
IPplan provides network and DNS administration tools in a free, self-hosted package. Check its database limitations and deployment requirements before adopting it.
Who it suits
IPplan suits services companies that maintain customer IP records and address plans, as well as ISPs assigning address blocks. It is intended for administrators able to run a web server, PHP, and a database.
Plans and prices
IPplan
Free (GPL) · self-hosted web application
Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Access control
- Multiple administrators can have group-based access profiles and address-space authority boundaries, including read-only groups.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Authentication can use IPplan’s internal scheme or an external Apache authentication module, including LDAP-based schemes and SiteMinder.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Templates can add custom circuit, host-configuration, and asset fields; triggers can call user-defined functions on user events.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- IPplan requires a web server, PHP, and a database; the documentation lists MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server as working databases.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- DNS
- It supports forward and reverse DNS zones, imports existing zones by zone transfer, and exports zone data as XML for external processing.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Imports
- It can import network definitions from routing tables, tab-delimited files, and NMAP XML.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes use by services companies managing customer IP records and address plans, and by ISPs assigning address blocks to customers.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- IP features
- Features include finding free address space, splitting and joining networks, searching, statistics, and an audit log that records contents before and after changes.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- An external poller can scan subnets for active addresses to gather usage statistics, and SNMP support can read routing tables from routers when configured.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Network management
- It manages single or multiple networks and customers, including overlapping address space.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- When using a database other than MySQL, some functionality requires workarounds and may be less optimal, and Sybase is listed as untested.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Platform notes
- The documentation prefers Apache and says Apache on Windows works; it also describes PHP under IIS as supported in its limitations section.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- IPplan is a free, multilingual web-based IP address management and tracking tool for administering IP address space.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The project documentation describes authentication and group-based access controls but does not state security certifications or compliance attestations.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project documentation invites bug reports and forum contributions and provides [email protected] for feedback.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
