This page trys to maintain an objective comparison between NetworkAuthority Inventory and Kiki Cattools Freeware version (footnotes are provided for other versions). But of course, we (NetworkAuthority Inventory developers) are naturally advocates of NetworkAuthority Inventory so consider that when you weigh the comparison.
| Feature | NetworkAuthority Inventory | Cattools |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers supported | 30 | 56 |
| Maximum Devices in Database | Unlimited | 1)5 |
| Job Scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduler History | Yes | No |
| Max. Number of Schedules | Unlimited | 2)5 |
| Simultaneous TFTP sessions | Unlimited | 3)2 |
| Simultaneous Device connections | Unlimited | 4)1 |
| Built-in Multi-threaded TFTP Server | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Multi-threaded FTP Server | Yes | No |
| Configuration comparison | Yes | Yes |
| Configuration Restore | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 Support | Yes | No |
| SSH v1, v1.5, v2 Support | Yes | Yes |
| Telnet Support | Yes | Yes |
| SFTP Support | Yes | No |
| SCP Support | Yes | No |
| SNMPv3 Support | Yes | No |
| Windows OS Support | Yes | Yes |
| Linux OS Support | Yes | No |
| Mac OS X Support | Yes | No |
| MySQL Database Support | Yes | No |
| PostgreSQL Database Support | Yes | No |
| Terminal Server Support | No | Yes |
| Plug-in tools | Yes | No |
| Custom Scripting | Yes | Yes |
| Scripting Language | Perl | Proprietary |
| Reporting | Yes | Yes |
| Device OS Image Backup | Yes | No |
| Device OS Image/Patch distribution | Yes | No |
| Client/Server Architecture | Yes | No |
| Role-based Security | 5)Yes | No |
| Remote API access | Yes | No |
| Import CSV | Yes | Yes |