# Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 172 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN 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-catalyst-sd-wan/alternatives

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

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: 49
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: 40
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: 3
- Cisco: 2
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: 2
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: 2

## SD-WAN

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is #3 of 7 at 4%).

- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 36 of those 72
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 20 of those 72
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 2 of those 72
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 72
- NetMotion: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Riverbed SteelConnect: first choice in 1 of those 72
- SonicWall: first choice in 1 of those 72
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is #3 of 8 at 9%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 19 of those 61
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 61
- FatPipe SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Turnium SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN (Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is #1 of 11 at 45%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 10 of those 39
- Cisco: first choice in 2 of those 39
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 2 of those 39

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