diff --git a/cli/cmd/acl/list.go b/cli/cmd/acl/list.go
index 72ce2cc2..41277444 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/acl/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/acl/list.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package acl
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/logic/acls"
 	"github.com/guumaster/tablewriter"
@@ -16,23 +17,28 @@ var aclListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:  `List all ACLs associated with a network`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		aclSource := (map[acls.AclID]acls.ACL)(*functions.GetACL(args[0]))
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"From", "To", "Status"})
-		for id, acl := range aclSource {
-			for k, v := range (map[acls.AclID]byte)(acl) {
-				row := []string{string(id), string(k)}
-				switch v {
-				case acls.NotAllowed:
-					row = append(row, "Not Allowed")
-				case acls.NotPresent:
-					row = append(row, "Not Present")
-				case acls.Allowed:
-					row = append(row, "Allowed")
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(aclSource)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"From", "To", "Status"})
+			for id, acl := range aclSource {
+				for k, v := range (map[acls.AclID]byte)(acl) {
+					row := []string{string(id), string(k)}
+					switch v {
+					case acls.NotAllowed:
+						row = append(row, "Not Allowed")
+					case acls.NotPresent:
+						row = append(row, "Not Present")
+					case acls.Allowed:
+						row = append(row, "Allowed")
+					}
+					table.Append(row)
 				}
-				table.Append(row)
 			}
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/commons/globals.go b/cli/cmd/commons/globals.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6eedbcc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/cmd/commons/globals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package commons
+
+// OutputFormat flag defines the output format to stdout (Enum:- json)
+var OutputFormat string
+
+const (
+	// JsonOutput refers to json format output to stdout
+	JsonOutput = "json"
+)
diff --git a/cli/cmd/dns/list.go b/cli/cmd/dns/list.go
index 4f0a91d0..3ce09689 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/dns/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/dns/list.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
 	"github.com/guumaster/tablewriter"
@@ -31,12 +32,17 @@ var dnsListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		} else {
 			data = *functions.GetDNS()
 		}
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"Name", "Network", "IPv4 Address", "IPv6 Address"})
-		for _, d := range data {
-			table.Append([]string{d.Name, d.Network, d.Address, d.Address6})
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(data)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"Name", "Network", "IPv4 Address", "IPv6 Address"})
+			for _, d := range data {
+				table.Append([]string{d.Name, d.Network, d.Address, d.Address6})
+			}
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/ext_client/list.go b/cli/cmd/ext_client/list.go
index e7eb434c..7c36b66e 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/ext_client/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/ext_client/list.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
 	"github.com/guumaster/tablewriter"
@@ -25,12 +26,17 @@ var extClientListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		} else {
 			data = *functions.GetAllExtClients()
 		}
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"Client ID", "Network", "IPv4 Address", "IPv6 Address", "Enabled", "Last Modified"})
-		for _, d := range data {
-			table.Append([]string{d.ClientID, d.Network, d.Address, d.Address6, strconv.FormatBool(d.Enabled), time.Unix(d.LastModified, 0).String()})
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(data)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"Client ID", "Network", "IPv4 Address", "IPv6 Address", "Enabled", "Last Modified"})
+			for _, d := range data {
+				table.Append([]string{d.ClientID, d.Network, d.Address, d.Address6, strconv.FormatBool(d.Enabled), time.Unix(d.LastModified, 0).String()})
+			}
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/network/list.go b/cli/cmd/network/list.go
index cbaa1bac..60cadfe7 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/network/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/network/list.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -16,14 +17,19 @@ var networkListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		networks := functions.GetNetworks()
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"NetId", "Address Range (IPv4)", "Address Range (IPv6)", "Network Last Modified", "Nodes Last Modified"})
-		for _, n := range *networks {
-			networkLastModified := time.Unix(n.NetworkLastModified, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
-			nodesLastModified := time.Unix(n.NodesLastModified, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
-			table.Append([]string{n.NetID, n.AddressRange, n.AddressRange6, networkLastModified, nodesLastModified})
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(networks)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"NetId", "Address Range (IPv4)", "Address Range (IPv6)", "Network Last Modified", "Nodes Last Modified"})
+			for _, n := range *networks {
+				networkLastModified := time.Unix(n.NetworkLastModified, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
+				nodesLastModified := time.Unix(n.NodesLastModified, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
+				table.Append([]string{n.NetID, n.AddressRange, n.AddressRange6, networkLastModified, nodesLastModified})
+			}
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/node/list.go b/cli/cmd/node/list.go
index 6adc78e2..86504d28 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/node/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/node/list.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/models"
 	"github.com/guumaster/tablewriter"
@@ -23,23 +24,28 @@ var nodeListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		} else {
 			data = *functions.GetNodes()
 		}
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"ID", "Addresses", "Network", "Egress", "Ingress", "Relay"})
-		for _, d := range data {
-			addresses := ""
-			if d.Address != "" {
-				addresses += d.Address
-			}
-			if d.Address6 != "" {
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(data)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"ID", "Addresses", "Network", "Egress", "Ingress", "Relay"})
+			for _, d := range data {
+				addresses := ""
 				if d.Address != "" {
-					addresses += ", "
+					addresses += d.Address
 				}
-				addresses += d.Address6
+				if d.Address6 != "" {
+					if d.Address != "" {
+						addresses += ", "
+					}
+					addresses += d.Address6
+				}
+				table.Append([]string{d.ID, addresses, d.Network,
+					strconv.FormatBool(d.IsEgressGateway), strconv.FormatBool(d.IsIngressGateway), strconv.FormatBool(d.IsRelay)})
 			}
-			table.Append([]string{d.ID, addresses, d.Network,
-				strconv.FormatBool(d.IsEgressGateway), strconv.FormatBool(d.IsIngressGateway), strconv.FormatBool(d.IsRelay)})
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index 58d1c905..6b8a0c65 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/acl"
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/context"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/dns"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/enrollment_key"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func Execute() {
 }
 
 func init() {
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&commons.OutputFormat, "output", "o", "", "List output in specific format (Enum:- json)")
 	// Bind subcommands here
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(network.GetRoot())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(context.GetRoot())
diff --git a/cli/cmd/user/list.go b/cli/cmd/user/list.go
index 12bb563a..3dd9e01c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/user/list.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/user/list.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/cmd/commons"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/cli/functions"
 	"github.com/guumaster/tablewriter"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -16,12 +17,18 @@ var userListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "List all users",
 	Long:  `List all users`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
-		table.SetHeader([]string{"Name", "Admin", "Networks", "Groups"})
-		for _, d := range *functions.ListUsers() {
-			table.Append([]string{d.UserName, strconv.FormatBool(d.IsAdmin), strings.Join(d.Networks, ", "), strings.Join(d.Groups, ", ")})
+		data := functions.ListUsers()
+		switch commons.OutputFormat {
+		case commons.JsonOutput:
+			functions.PrettyPrint(data)
+		default:
+			table := tablewriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"Name", "Admin", "Networks", "Groups"})
+			for _, d := range *data {
+				table.Append([]string{d.UserName, strconv.FormatBool(d.IsAdmin), strings.Join(d.Networks, ", "), strings.Join(d.Groups, ", ")})
+			}
+			table.Render()
 		}
-		table.Render()
 	},
 }