# Cisco ACI alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 245 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco ACI holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-aci/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Arista Networks: 73
- Cisco Nexus: 25
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: 6
- HPE Aruba CX Series: 6
- MikroTik CRS Series: 6
- Arista EOS: 3

## Data center networking

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Cisco ACI (Cisco ACI is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 16 of those 84
- MikroTik CRS Series: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 4 of those 84
- HPE Aruba CX Series: first choice in 4 of those 84
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Arista EOS: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cisco Catalyst: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Cisco ACI (Cisco ACI is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 26 of those 83
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 2 of those 83
- HPE Aruba CX: first choice in 2 of those 83
- SONiC: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Arista CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Arista EOS + CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Cisco ACI (Cisco ACI is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 31 of those 78
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 14 of those 78
- HPE Aruba CX Series: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Arista 7500R/7280/7700 families: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Arista EOS: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Arista Networks with CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series with ACI or NX-OS VXLAN EVPN: first choice in 1 of those 78

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