NetDevOps Tools or Network DevOps Tools – whatever you want to call are the tools that network engineers are using now to manage their network in a devops focussed way. Tools such as Ansible, Git.
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These tools mark a significant shift from traditional manual network management toward automated, repeatable, and version-controlled workflows. Ansible, for example, enables network engineers to automate device configurations, manage large-scale deployments, and enforce consistency across multi-vendor environments using simple YAML-based playbooks. Combined with Git, teams can version-control their infrastructure, track changes over time, and implement collaborative workflows like pull requests and code reviews, reducing configuration drift and human error.
Platforms like AWX (the open-source version of Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller) further enhance these capabilities by providing a web-based UI and centralized control over Ansible jobs. AWX allows engineers to schedule tasks, monitor job execution, and manage inventories—all from a single interface, enabling more efficient coordination across teams.
Beyond Ansible and Git, other tools such as NetBox serve as a network source of truth, feeding accurate data into automation pipelines. Integrating NetBox with Ansible allows for dynamic inventory management and context-aware automation tasks.
Adopting these Network DevOps tools doesn’t just modernize workflows—it empowers network teams to align with DevOps principles of agility, collaboration, and continuous improvement. For organizations, this translates into faster deployments, improved network reliability, and easier scaling as infrastructure grows.
Best NetDevOps Tools
To start with I am going to cover the two most popular NetDevOps tools that you need to understand and they are Netbox and Ansible.
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