Not an appliance
No hardware SKU. Ubuntu tarball. Same binaries for Community and paid. A signed file raises the cap — no reinstall.
Infoblox alternative
Infoblox alternative for mid-market
Software-only DDI. Keep the DNS you already run.
People looking for an Infoblox alternative in mid-market usually want addresses, leases, and names without buying hardware. Lattice is a tarball on Ubuntu you already know. IPAM and DHCP are one catalog. You keep AD, BIND, or Unbound. Support is tickets, business hours America/Chicago. No phone. No 24×7.
On-prem · Ubuntu tarball · Community: 1,000 managed IPs · No phone-home
Beta signup issues a lifetime perpetual Starter license so you can test three-node HA. Not a sale.
Today — two systems
Plan
- Spreadsheet
- dhcpd.conf
DHCP
- MMC scopes
- Lease file
Keep them in sync yourself.
Lattice — one catalog
The reservation you save is the next Offer.
- prefix
- subnet
- pool
- reservation
- assignment
- lease
dhcpd serves these rows. Console writes them. There is no second copy to sync. A/PTR follow the grant into the DNS you already run.
Cutover
Lattice does not ingest Grid CSV or BAM XML. Dump networks, DHCP ranges, and fixed addresses. Map to prefix, subnet, pool, and reservation. POST /api/v1. Keep AD, BIND, or Unbound. Relays point at the Lattice VM or VIP. Grid HA does not come with you. Fleet is not a replica of leases. Playbook: Migrate · Fleet.
What Lattice is not
Not their DNS
Keep AD, BIND, or Unbound. A/PTR follow the grant. Option 6 stays on the resolver the laptops already ask. lattice-dns is optional, for zones Lattice owns.
Not a Grid replica of leases
Each cluster keeps its own database. Fleet is a manager of managers — paste a MAC, see every site that has a hold, open the live cluster. Nothing is copied. Infoblox Grid does replicate; do not read Lattice as a cheaper Grid.
Not 24×7
Same inbox, business hours America/Chicago. No phone. No 24×7. Community has no ticket SLA. Forums are operators helping operators — not tickets.
Windows DHCP, ISC, Lattice, Infoblox
Infoblox has Grid IPAM history. Lattice occupancy is every remaining lease row, as-of a day, CSV. Do not read that as “they cannot.” Many sites on Lattice is Fleet, not a shared lease database.
Plan and leases
- Lattice
- One catalog
- Windows DHCP
- Scope + spreadsheet
- ISC / Kea
- conf + lease file
- Infoblox
- Appliance database
Operate
- Lattice
- Browser console
- Windows DHCP
- MMC, per server
- ISC / Kea
- conf, or Stork extra
- Infoblox
- Grid UI
Scale-out DHCP
- Lattice
- Same pool on every node
- Windows DHCP
- Limited HA · hashed pair
- ISC / Kea
- Limited HA · hashed pair
- Infoblox
- Grid HA
DNS
- Lattice
- A/PTR into the DNS you run
- Windows DHCP
- Microsoft DNS
- ISC / Kea
- Scripts / BYO
- Infoblox
- Their DNS
Find a MAC
- Lattice
- Console search
- Windows DHCP
- MMC or export
- ISC / Kea
- grep the lease file
- Infoblox
- Grid UI
Who held this IP
- Lattice
- Occupancy history — every hold, as-of a day, switch port, CSV
- Windows DHCP
- Current lease or an export
- ISC / Kea
- grep dhcpd.leases / Stork
- Infoblox
- Grid IPAM history
Deploy
- Lattice
- Tarball, no phone-home
- Windows DHCP
- Windows Server
- ISC / Kea
- Linux package
- Infoblox
- Appliance
Meter
- Lattice
- Managed IPs
- Windows DHCP
- Per server
- ISC / Kea
- You operate it
- Infoblox
- Quote
Many sites, one view
- Lattice
- Yes — Fleet
- Windows DHCP
- IPAM role (extra) — forest only
- ISC / Kea
- Stork (extra)
- Infoblox
- Yes — Grid
| Windows DHCP | ISC / Kea | Lattice | Infoblox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan and leases | Scope + spreadsheet | conf + lease file | One catalog | Appliance database |
| Operate | MMC, per server | conf, or Stork extra | Browser console | Grid UI |
| Scale-out DHCP | Limited HA · hashed pair | Limited HA · hashed pair | Same pool on every node | Grid HA |
| DNS | Microsoft DNS | Scripts / BYO | A/PTR into the DNS you run | Their DNS |
| Find a MAC | MMC or export | grep the lease file | Console search | Grid UI |
| Who held this IP | Current lease or an export | grep dhcpd.leases / Stork | Occupancy history — every hold, as-of a day, switch port, CSV | Grid IPAM history |
| Deploy | Windows Server | Linux package | Tarball, no phone-home | Appliance |
| Meter | Per server | You operate it | Managed IPs | Quote |
| Many sites, one view | IPAM role (extra) — forest only | Stork (extra) | Yes — Fleet | Yes — Grid |
Meter is managed IPs, not prefix size
Managed IPs = leased + reserved + quarantined + assigned. A /16 with 200 live addresses is 200. Existing leases keep renewing if you hit the cap; new Offers, reservations, and assignments are refused. List prices are on Pricing. Paid checkout is not open yet. Beta signup includes a lifetime perpetual Starter license (5,000 IPs) so you can test three-node HA.
FAQ
- Is Lattice a mid-market Infoblox alternative?
- Yes, if you want addresses, leases, and names without an appliance. Software-only on Ubuntu. One catalog. You keep AD, BIND, or Unbound. Meter is managed IPs, not prefix size. Support is tickets, business hours America/Chicago. No 24×7. Fleet is not Infoblox Grid.
- Is Lattice an Infoblox appliance replacement?
- Lattice is software-only DDI you run on Ubuntu. It is not an Infoblox appliance, a Grid, or a hardware SKU. IPAM and DHCP are one catalog. You keep the DNS you already run.
- Do you replace Infoblox DNS?
- No. Keep the resolver you already run. Lattice writes A/PTR after Ack into AD, BIND, or PowerDNS. Option 6 does not move unless you move it. DNS adapters.
- Is support 24×7?
- No. Tickets and [email protected], business hours America/Chicago. No phone. No 24×7. Community has no ticket SLA.
- How is it metered?
- Managed IPs: leased + reserved + quarantined + assigned. Prefix size is not the meter. Community is 1,000 IPs, one node. Paid SKUs are on Pricing. See pricing.
- Is Fleet the same as Infoblox Grid?
- No. Fleet does not copy leases. DHCP stays on the site. Grid comparison lives on the Fleet page. Fleet.