NetPilot

AI for Networks

AI agent that designs, builds, and validates a real multi-vendor network in minutes.

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See It in Action

Watch NetPilot turn a plain-English prompt into a deployed multi-vendor lab with real device CLIs.

Why teams lab before they deploy

60%
of deployments hit major issues without proper lab testing
+40%
extra cost when fixes happen after deployment, not in the lab
~2 min
to a running multi-vendor lab — not days or weeks

What makes NetPilot different

Cloud-native + AI-designed in one product — 2-minute prompt-to-lab vs hours of DIY setup. Four capabilities that compound when shipped together.

Cloud-native

Browser only. Nothing to install.

The alternative

Self-hosted: VMs, Docker, Ubuntu servers, 16-32 GB RAM, hours of setup.

AI-designed

Describe any topology in plain English — AI designs, configures, and deploys it; SSH in to verify.

The alternative

Manual drag-and-drop GUI + hundreds of CLI lines typed per device, per-vendor syntax.

Multi-turn iteration

“Add an Arista spine, move OSPF to area 0.0.0.1” → AI updates across all devices.

The alternative

Rewrite + push configs by hand, device by device, every single change.

2 minutes vs days/weeks

~2 minutes from prompt to working multi-vendor lab.

The alternative

Days-to-weeks to set up infrastructure + days-to-weeks of per-device manual CLI.

Built for network engineers

The labbing you do every week — change tests, protocol checks, multi-vendor repros — minus the VM wrangling and hand-written YAML.

Test changes before prod

Mirror your network, run the change, and see what breaks — before it ever touches a production device. No maintenance window required.

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Real multi-vendor CLIs, no gear

SSH into real network OSes from the browser — Nokia SR Linux built in, Cisco, Juniper, and Arista via BYOI — nothing to install, no VMs, no lab to own.

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Let the agent do the setup

Describe the topology in plain English; the AI agent designs it, writes per-vendor configs, and deploys it in ~2 minutes — then you verify on the real CLI.

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From prompt to running lab

Describe it, let the agent build it, and SSH into real device CLIs — in just 2 minutes.

1. Describe it — or import your configs

Tell NetPilot what you need in plain English, or import existing device configs. No diagrams, no templates, no YAML to hand-write.

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2. The AI agent designs and deploys it

NetPilot lays out the topology, generates per-vendor configs, and deploys a multi-vendor lab — Nokia SR Linux, FRR, and Linux built in, plus Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and other commercial NOSes via bring-your-own-image (BYOI) — to the cloud or your on-prem environment.

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3. SSH into real CLIs and validate

Open a real device CLI over SSH, run show commands, generate traffic, and test failure scenarios. Real network-OS code, not a simulation — ready in just 2 minutes.

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More than an emulator — a network engineering agent

An emulator gives you a sandbox and waits. NetPilot is the engineer: it brings the skills, spins up the lab as its workspace, and is built to connect to the tools your team already runs.

The skills

Network-engineering know-how built in — multi-vendor topology design, per-vendor config generation, and validation across Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and Nokia. You describe intent; the agent does the engineering.

The sandbox

A real multi-vendor lab is the agent's workspace — actual network OSes over SSH, not a simulation. It builds a digital twin to prove a change works before it ships. See how the emulator works →

The connections

NetPilot is MCP-connectable both ways: your own AI agents connect to NetPilot's MCP server to build and validate labs on demand, and NetPilot's agent connects to the systems you already run, so the lab reflects your real network. NetBox, Nautobot and Nornir integrations are a few examples. Config repos, ticketing, CI/CD, or any tool with an API or an MCP server connects. Our team builds each integration as a custom AI agent for your workflow.

Built for enterprise teams

For teams that lab constantly — spin up a fresh multi-vendor environment for every change, POC, or test, then tear it down. One AI network engineer, three high-value jobs.

Proof-of-concept labs

Spin up a working demo environment in minutes, show a prospect exactly how your product performs in their network, then tear it down after the call.

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Change validation

Import production configs into a digital twin and test routing changes, firewall updates, and firmware upgrades before they touch live infrastructure.

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Network research

Stand up multi-vendor and open-networking topologies on demand to validate protocols, routing ideas, and new designs — idea to running lab in minutes.

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What you can build

From a quick OSPF check to a full EVPN fabric — describe it in plain English and the agent builds it on real multi-vendor network OSes.

Multi-area OSPF

Areas, route summarization, stub/NSSA, and inter-area routing across vendors.

BGP

eBGP and iBGP, route reflectors, communities, and policy via prefix-lists and route-maps.

MPLS L3VPN

LDP, VPNv4 route reflectors, PE-CE routing, and customer VRFs.

VXLAN / EVPN

Leaf-spine data-center fabric with an eBGP underlay and EVPN overlay.

IS-IS & Segment Routing

IS-IS levels, SR-MPLS, and traffic-engineering policies.

Firewalls & NAT

Palo Alto or Fortinet zones and security policies, with NAT between Cisco segments.

VLANs & switching

VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, and LACP EtherChannel across L2 fabrics.

Services & VPN

DHCP, DNS, NTP, QoS policies, and IPSec/DMVPN site-to-site VPN.

Multi-vendor interop

Cisco, Juniper, Arista, and Nokia in one topology — verify cross-vendor behavior.

Production-mirror change test

Import configs, build a digital twin, and validate the change before it touches prod.

How NetPilot compares to traditional emulators

GNS3, EVE-NG, and Cisco CML are capable network emulators. Here is where an AI-native, cloud-or-on-prem approach differs — and where they still win.

Build a lab
NetPilot
Describe it in plain English — the agent builds it
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Source images, provision VMs, wire the topology by hand
Hosting
NetPilot
Cloud-hosted, or enterprise on-prem
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Local install or a self-hosted server you maintain
AI agent
NetPilot
Designs the topology, writes per-vendor configs, validates
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Manual; AI only through bolt-on external tools
Multi-vendor
NetPilot
Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Nokia, 14+ NOSes, BYOI for the rest
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Multi-vendor, but you source and manage every image
Time to first lab
NetPilot
~2 minutes
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Hours to days
Offline DIY on your own hardware
NetPilot
Not the focus — cloud or managed on-prem
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Full offline control on hardware you own
Free community image libraries
NetPilot
Built-in set plus BYOI
GNS3 / EVE-NG / CML
Large free community libraries, especially GNS3

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from network engineering teams evaluating NetPilot

NetPilot is an AI network engineer — an autonomous agent that designs, builds, and validates multi-vendor networks from a plain-English prompt. Describe a change, or import your production configs, and the agent designs the topology, generates per-vendor configs, and deploys a fully configured lab with real device CLIs (Nokia SR Linux built in; Cisco, Juniper, Arista via BYOI) in minutes, then validates the change before it reaches production. The lab is a real multi-vendor network emulator — actual network-OS code over SSH, not a simulation — and it is the agent's workspace, not the product itself. No install, no VM, no server for the cloud option. Use it for change validation, POC demos, failure testing, and pre-production verification.
Yes. Describe the network in plain English and NetPilot's AI agent designs the topology, generates per-vendor configs, and deploys a working multi-vendor lab with real device CLIs in about two minutes — Nokia SR Linux built in; Cisco, Juniper, Arista via BYOI, and more. You can also import existing configs and have it extend, fix, or validate them. It is an AI-native emulator running real network-OS code (not a behavioral simulator, and not a chatbot that only writes config text you still have to wire up yourself).
Yes — and more than an assistant. For network engineers, NetPilot is an AI agent that actually builds and runs the lab, not just a chatbot that writes config text you still have to wire up. Describe a change, a topology, or a protocol scenario in plain English and the agent designs the topology, generates per-vendor configs, and deploys a running multi-vendor lab on real network-OS CLIs (Nokia SR Linux built in; Cisco, Juniper, Arista via BYOI) in about two minutes — then you SSH in and verify the classic way. It pairs the speed of an AI assistant with the fidelity of a real emulator: the agent does the setup grunt work, you keep full CLI control. See where it fits among the other AI tools for network engineers in our 2026 tier ranking.
NetPilot is a network emulator, not a simulator — and the difference matters for real lab work. A simulator approximates how a device behaves; NetPilot runs the actual network operating systems as containers (Nokia SR Linux built in; Cisco IOL, Juniper cRPD, Arista cEOS via BYOI; and more), so the CLI, configs, and protocol behavior match production exactly. If you came looking for an online network simulator to build or validate a topology, NetPilot gives you the real thing: describe a network in plain English and SSH into real multi-vendor devices in about two minutes.
Yes — for change validation. Import your production configs and NetPilot builds a multi-vendor digital twin of your network that you can test routing, firewall, and firmware changes against before they touch live infrastructure. It is an on-demand twin you spin up per change — describe or import the topology and validate in minutes — not a permanent always-on replica to maintain.
NetPilot runs real network operating systems as container images, not simulated abstractions. Nokia SR Linux, FRR, and Linux are built in. Commercial NOSes (Cisco IOL, XRd for IOS XR, and Nexus 9300v for NX-OS, Juniper cRPD, Arista cEOS, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba AOS-CX, and Dell SmartFabric OS10) and community SONiC-VS run via bring-your-own-image (BYOI). Cisco IOS-XE, Juniper vMX, and other custom NOS images are built for you. That is 14+ supported network operating systems today, and the set keeps growing as users request more. Every device exposes a real CLI over SSH. NetPilot builds any custom vendor or NOS image you bring, so your exact production stack is supported, not just the public list.
Yes. Beyond the 14+ network operating systems supported today (Nokia SR Linux, FRR, and Linux built in, plus Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Aruba, Dell, and SONiC via bring-your-own-image), NetPilot builds any custom vendor or NOS image that runs in ContainerLab (Cisco IOS-XE, Juniper vMX, and more), so your exact production environment runs in the lab. Tell us the platform and we will prioritize it.
Sales engineers describe the customer's environment — vendor mix, protocols, topology — and NetPilot builds a working demo lab in minutes. Instead of spending 3-6 months provisioning POC hardware, your SE can spin up a multi-vendor topology, demonstrate your product, and tear it down after the call.
Import your production network configurations to create a digital twin. Test routing policy changes, firewall rule updates, firmware upgrades, and failover scenarios in an isolated sandbox that mirrors your live environment. With 68% of infrastructure outages caused by configuration errors, validating changes before production deployment significantly reduces risk.
Yes — that is the core use case. Describe or import a topology and get an isolated multi-vendor lab in about two minutes, validate the change or run the test, then tear it down. Spin one up per change window, customer POC, CI/CD run, or outage investigation — no hardware to reserve, no VM to rebuild, and nothing left running once you are done. Engineers who lab frequently use NetPilot as their day-to-day pre-change and what-if environment.
GNS3, EVE-NG, and Cisco CML are capable network emulators, but they require you to source device images, provision VMs, wire topologies manually, and write every config by hand. NetPilot is an AI network engineer that drives the emulator for you: the agent generates vendor-specific configurations and deploys complete multi-vendor topologies to isolated cloud (or on-prem) labs from a single natural-language description. No VM provisioning, no manual wiring, no per-device config by hand (built-in NOSes ship ready; commercial images are customer-supplied via BYOI).
Each lab runs in its own isolated Containerlab instance in the cloud. There is no shared infrastructure between labs. Labs are ephemeral by default — they are created on demand and destroyed when you are done. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Enterprise customers can request dedicated infrastructure and SSO integration.
NetPilot offers a free tier for evaluation, a Pro plan ($20/month) for individual engineers, and custom Enterprise plans for teams. Enterprise pricing includes dedicated infrastructure, SSO, priority support, and volume-based device-hour pricing. Contact our sales team for a custom quote tailored to your team size and usage patterns.

Explore NetPilot

AI Network Emulator

How AI-native emulation works — and how it differs from traditional emulators.

Network Lab Online

Run real network labs in your browser — no install.

Cisco Virtual Lab

Cloud-hosted, AI-powered Cisco labs with real CLIs.

EVE-NG Alternative

Cloud multi-vendor labs with no server to stand up.

GNS3 Alternative

AI-built topologies in the cloud — no VM, no 32 GB box.

Cisco CML Alternative

Multi-vendor and AI-native, not Cisco-only.

Further reading

Best AI Tools for Network Engineers (2026)

Tier-ranked: where each AI tool fits the workflow.

Best Network Emulator in 2026

Honest, tier-ranked comparison of the field.

GNS3 vs EVE-NG vs ContainerLab

How the self-hosted emulators stack up in 2026.

Network Simulation Software Guide

The complete tier-ranked guide for 2026.

Best Network Research Lab (2026)

Tier-ranked environments for R&D and protocol work.

Can AI Build a Network Lab?

Yes — here is exactly how it works, end to end.

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