# Device42 alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 168 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Device42 holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/device42/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- NetBox: 20
- openDCIM: 15
- Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT: 13
- Sunbird DCIM: 13
- Sunbird dcTrack: 10
- Nlyte DCIM: 6

## Data center infrastructure management

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Device42 (Device42 is #5 of 11 at 7%).

- NetBox: first choice in 12 of those 50
- openDCIM: first choice in 11 of those 50
- Sunbird DCIM: first choice in 5 of those 50
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Hyperview: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Hyperview DCIM: first choice in 2 of those 50
- NetBox Community: first choice in 2 of those 50
- ManageEngine DCIM: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Device42 (Device42 is #4 of 9 at 10%).

- NetBox: first choice in 8 of those 50
- Sunbird DCIM: first choice in 5 of those 50
- openDCIM: first choice in 4 of those 50
- Hyperview: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Sunbird dcTrack: first choice in 2 of those 50
- FNT Command: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Hyperview DCIM: first choice in 1 of those 50
- NetBox Community: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Device42 (Device42 is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Schneider Electric EcoStruxure IT: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Sunbird dcTrack: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Nlyte DCIM: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Sunbird: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Sunbird DCIM: first choice in 3 of those 68
- FNT Command: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Sunbird dcTrack + Power IQ: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Datamaster: first choice in 1 of those 68

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