2 categories · RankedArista Networks
Arista Networks provides data center networking products from Arista, including the 7050X, 7500R and 7800R3 series · arista.com ↗
Leads at enterprise. Ranked 1 of 161 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Ranked first, contested: MikroTik CRS Series has 9%.
Ranked first. Next is SONiC at 5%. 9 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Ranked first. Next is Cisco Nexus at 19%.
Why models recommend it
“Primary choice: Arista Networks – gives you enterprise-grade data center switching with modern automation at a better price point than Cisco”Kimi K2 · Direct question · first choice
“Arista is a market leader in cloud and hyperscale environments, widely praised for its software reliability and single-operating-system strategy.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · first choice
“Considered the gold standard for software stability, simplicity, and low-latency data center networking. Exceptional CloudVision management.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Scale-constrained question · first choice
“If you want the best combination of scalability, community support, and operational comfort: Arista with EOS”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Paraphrase question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Avoid for tight budgets: Cisco (Nexus 9000), Arista (DCS series), or Juniper (QFX)”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Arista if you need broad international support/language coverage or converged Fibre Channel storage integration.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“hardware and upgrade costs can be high—often a poor fit when initial capital is severely constrained”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · warning
“some models may have limitations, such as operating only at certain speeds due to MacSec”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Arista Networks, over the 142 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 77 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 46 | 0 | View → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 29 | 0 | View → | |
| 25 | 0 | View → | |
| 24 | 0 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 18 | 5 | View → |
What the models named instead of Arista Networks →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Arista Networks's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- large data center storage and computing environments
- Certifications
- CIS Controls, Cyber Essentials Plus, ENS, ENS High, SOC 2 Type II
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 114 of the 142 answers that named Arista Networks and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
308 of the 399 domain citations in answers naming Arista Networks came from a third party's page. Fifty-one were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 254 | undated | SD-WAN, APM | ||
| News or press | 132 | undated | SD-WAN, Firewalls | ||
| Case study | 79 | 0 | 2019-11-21 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 13 | 0 | 2019-11-15 | SD-WAN | |
| Report or ebook | 9 | 0 | 2021-01-12 | SD-WAN | |
| Comparison | 2 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 2 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2021-01-12E books and guides report or ebook
- 2019-12-11Cybersecurity audit e book hp graphic report or ebook
- 2019-11-21Video case study greenbeanit case study
- 2019-11-21Video case study greenbeanit large case study
- 2019-11-15December 5 webinar graphic webinar or virtual event
- 2019-11-11Sd wan webinar hp graphic webinar or virtual event
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page arista.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.