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EVE-NG Community VS EVE-NG Pro
EVE-NG General FAQs
EVE-NG (Emulated Virtual Environment - Next Generation) provides different editions to meet varying network simulation needs. This technical comparison outlines the specific features and capabilities of each edition. For a detailed analysis and discussion of use cases, visit our comprehensive blog post about EVE-NG editions.
As part of our hosted EVE-NG solutions, CloudMyLab offers access to these capabilities without infrastructure overhead. For educational institutions, we provide specialized learning lab environments with enhanced features for teaching and training.
Community vs Professional Edition Comparison
|
FEATURE |
EVE-NG Community |
EVE-NG Professional |
|
Wireshark Capture |
Local Wireshark Capture |
Integrated Wireshark Capture |
|
Lab Timer |
Not supported |
Timer for lab training |
|
Running Labs |
Not supported |
User can run multiple labs together |
|
Node limit per lab |
63 |
1024 |
|
Multiple Users/Concurrent access |
Not supported |
Multiple users allowed |
|
Multi startup configuration |
Not supported |
Option to create and boot lab from different startup configurations, multi startup config |
|
Export/import configs to local PC |
Not supported |
Option to export/import configs to local PC |
|
Shared lab |
Not supported |
Shared lab folder for the users |
|
Hot add Network connections
|
Not supported
|
Yes
|
EVE-NG PRO and Learning Center Edition Comparison
|
Features/Edition |
Professional |
Learning Center |
Description |
| User's roles |
admin only |
admin, user, editor |
Restrictions of the EVE usage, WEB UI, per user |
|
Lock user per folder |
No |
YES |
User cannot see other EVE folders, only his own |
|
Lock user edit rights |
No |
YES |
User cannot edit labs, images etc |
|
Shared Lab Folder |
No |
YES |
Shared lab folder visible for all users |
|
User's account validity ( 1/4 Hour accuracy ) |
No |
YES |
Ability to set calendar validity for account, Date and time ( From -> To ) |
|
Lab Timer |
YES |
YES |
Timer for Lab training |
|
Running labs folder |
YES |
YES |
User can run more than one lab. Running labs will appear in special running labs folder. Per user |
|
Node limit per lab |
1024 |
1024 |
Limit of nodes to run per lab |
|
TCP ports |
Dynamic 1-65000 |
Dynamic 1-65000 |
Automatic TCP port choose for telnet session |
|
Local Telnet client |
YES |
YES |
Local wrapper using locally installed telnet client |
|
Local VNC client |
YES |
YES |
Local wrapper using locally installed vnc client |
|
Wireshark integrated |
YES |
YES |
Docker integrated wireshark |
|
Docker container support |
YES |
YES |
Docker container support Hot/live nodes interface connection |
|
Running nodes interface connections (hot connections) |
YES |
YES |
|
|
NAT Cloud |
YES |
YES |
Integrated NAT cloud, connect node to the internet. NAT to the EVE management interface DHCP 172.29.129.0/24, gateway .254 |
|
HTML console without Wireshark capture |
No |
No |
HTML console |
|
HTML console with Wireshark capture |
YES |
YES |
HTML wireshark capture |
|
HTML Desktop Console |
YES |
YES |
Integrated Docker PC management |
|
Multi startup configuration choose per lab |
YES |
YES |
Option to create and boot lab from different startup configurations, multi startup config |
|
Export/Import configs or config packs to local PC |
YES |
YES |
Option import and export single config or config packs to the lab |
|
EVE user Radius authentication |
YES |
YES |
Multi Radius servers support |
|
Custom image template, cli based |
YES |
YES |
Option create own image templates. |
|
EVE Lab chat |
YES |
YES |
Lab chat between EVE lab users. |
|
Custom MAC address for Qemu nodes |
YES |
YES |
Option to change first interface MAC address for qemu nodes |
|
Link Quality, Delay, packet loss, jitter |
YES |
YES |
Feature allows apply link quality functions: packet loss, delay and rate |
|
Link design feature |
YES |
YES |
Option to change connection colour, style |
|
Rich integrated text editor |
YES |
YES |
Rich HTML text editor for text and objects management in the lab. |
|
Advanced Lab design objects |
YES |
YES |
Round square, lines, arrowed lines, style and color |
|
Admin user option to join in other user lab |
YES |
YES |
Admin user can join to the other user lab in the parallel session |
|
Admin user option to open parallel console session to other user node |
YES |
YES |
Admin user can open parallel console session to other user node |
|
Running labs and nodes management |
YES |
YES |
Admin can manage other user running labs and nodes. Join or stop labs or nodes. |
Additional Resources
- For deployment options and infrastructure details, visit our Lab as a Service page
- For in-depth feature analysis and use cases, read our EVE-NG comparison blog post
- For educational licensing and features, check our Learning Labs section
