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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 150 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Meraki 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-meraki-sd-wan/alternatives

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

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: 42
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: 29
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: 4
- Cato SASE Cloud: 2
- Cisco: 2
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: 2

## SD-WAN

**Small business**: 25 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Meraki SD-WAN (Cisco Meraki SD-WAN is #2 of 7 at 40%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 7 of those 25
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 2 of those 25
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 25
- NetMotion: first choice in 1 of those 25
- Riverbed SteelConnect: first choice in 1 of those 25
- SonicWall: first choice in 1 of those 25
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 51 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Meraki SD-WAN (Cisco Meraki SD-WAN is #2 of 8 at 9%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 13 of those 51
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 6 of those 51
- Broadcom (VMware) VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 51
- ZeroTier: first choice in 1 of those 51

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Meraki SD-WAN (Cisco Meraki SD-WAN is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 22 of those 74
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 21 of those 74
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Cisco: first choice in 2 of those 74
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 74
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 74

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