Auvik alternative for network configuration management

Yes. Auvik polls your devices for change, every 60 minutes by default, and saves a new backup when it finds one. It keeps every version and shows a colour-coded diff between any two. If backup and diff are all you need, Auvik already covers that.^{1, 2}

Not by itself. Auvik's own FAQ says it does not push configurations back to devices. You pick a version, export it as text, and apply it with the device's restore process. rConfig builds the restore commands from a saved version and sends them to the device for you. That needs the Starter edition or above.^{2, 11, 6}

No. rConfig backs up configs, shows what changed, checks your rules and restores a version. Auvik maps your network, monitors it, alerts you and analyses traffic. If you need those, keep Auvik or another monitoring tool and run rConfig beside it.⁴

With Auvik, in Auvik's cloud service. With rConfig, on your own Linux server or Docker host. Nothing leaves it unless you send it. That matters if your configs hold credentials, or if your rules say network data stays on site.^{5, 7}

No, they are different things. An audit trail records who did what and when. A policy check tests a saved config against rules you write, such as 'SSH must be on' or 'this banner must be present', and reports pass or fail per device. Auvik's configuration pages describe audit trails. rConfig runs policy checks in the Starter edition and above.^{1, 9, 6}

Yes. rConfig Core is free and open source, with no device limit. It backs up configs, lets you search them, compares versions and tracks changes. It does not include restore, policy checks or automation. Those are in the paid editions, which you can test on a commercial evaluation.^{6, 13}

Use the five steps above. Deploy rConfig, add a few real devices of each type you run, and check the backups and diffs. Then test the paid features you need on an evaluation licence. Ask us for a walkthrough if you want someone to drive.

Read reviews for the workflows you will use, not the star rating. For configuration work, look for comments on how often backups ran, how easy the diff was to read, and what restoring a config took in practice. Look for the reviewer's network size and device mix, and whether the review is recent. Weigh evidence over adjectives. This page is written by rConfig, so read it the same way and check our sources below. Auvik reviews on G2.