Hi HN, I'm Matt. I've spent over 15 years running an MSP (B-Comp Services) and managing infrastructure. One of the biggest, most persistent headaches my team and I face is tracking exactly what changed in a network config between the time it worked and the time it mysteriously broke.
Most existing solutions we evaluated were heavily bloated, wildly expensive, or required giving a third-party platform "God mode" write access to the crown jewels of the network. That never sat right with me from a security perspective.
I built IronDiff to solve this problem with a strict focus on security and simplicity. It is a SaaS platform designed to provide automated backups and deep analysis of your network configurations without the typical overhead.
Here is what makes it different:
Minimal Access via SSH: I designed IronDiff specifically so the platform doesn't need complex APIs or unrestricted agents. It connects via standard SSH and is strictly programmed to only issue the specific commands required to pull your configurations. It does what it needs to do and stays out of the way, keeping your attack surface as small as possible.
True Visual Diffs: Instead of making you manually compare raw text files in Notepad during a 2 AM outage, IronDiff provides a clean, side-by-side visual comparison of configuration changes over time. You can see exactly which line of code changed on a firewall, router, or switch at a glance.
Automated Backups: No more relying on engineers remembering to manually export configs. IronDiff automates the collection process on a schedule so you always have a reliable, point-in-time recovery option.
Built for Multi-Tenancy: Since I built this to scratch my own itch managing multiple clients, it natively handles multi-tenant MSP and enterprise environments effortlessly.
I'm officially launching it this morning. I would absolutely love to hear your feedback, hear how you handle this problem today, or answer any questions you have about the architecture.
Link: https://irondiff.com
