Network people building network software
Flock9 is an independent software company focused on practical network automation.
We build products for teams that prefer useful tools, open ecosystems and no-nonsense engineering over platform promises.
We don't believe in one platform to rule them all
Networks are too diverse. Teams work differently and technology changes quickly. The future of network automation isn't a single platform. It's an ecosystem.
Open ecosystem
Open-source projects, commercial products, internal tooling and community-driven innovation all have a place.
No rip-and-replace
We build around what teams already use instead of forcing everything into one new platform.
Practical tools
Each product should solve a specific problem well and connect cleanly to the rest.
Built to connect
Flock9 exists to help tools, data and workflows work better together.
Open source is where innovation starts
Many of the technologies that power modern network automation started in the community.
NetBox. Nautobot. Ansible. Netmiko. Python.
We believe that trend will continue. That is why we build products that integrate with open ecosystems instead of replacing them.
And why we actively contribute back whenever we can.
Meet the people behind Flock9
Flock9 is built by a small team of network specialists, engineers and product builders. Before building products, we were users of products.
Pieter
Pieter brings hands-on network experience and helps shape the Flock9 ecosystem around real operational problems engineers face every day.
Wim
Wim focuses on customers, partnerships and sustainable growth, keeping the company close to the market and its users.
Otto
Otto works closely with customers and engineering teams to translate real-world operational needs into practical product improvements.
Karel
Karel works on the technical foundation behind the products, turning network automation ideas into reliable software.
One company. A growing flock.
Today the Flock consists of Slurp'it, Netpicker and a growing collection of open-source projects. Tomorrow it may include new products, integrations and community initiatives.
The goal is not to build a larger platform. The goal is to make the ecosystem stronger.
Mock API server for network automation. TextFSM Builder →
Visual TextFSM template builder.
Flock9 is independently owned and funded by customers, not investors.
No growth-at-all-costs targets. No pressure to force customers into a larger platform.
Useful software built by people who genuinely enjoy network automation.
Network people building network software
We have spent years working with network operations, automation, compliance, troubleshooting and infrastructure at scale.
We still spend a large part of our time talking to engineers, attending community events and understanding how automation works in the real world.
Most of our best product ideas come from those conversations.