# Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 45 judge labels across 2 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-meraki-sd-wan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SD-WAN](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sd-wan/index.md) | 9% | 2 | 18% | 44 |
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Cisco Meraki or HPE Aruba EdgeConnect would be the strongest starting points" (MiniMax M2.5, SD-WAN)
- "Fortinet and Cisco Meraki are the most frequently recommended options due to their affordability" (Mistral Small, SD-WAN)
- "Start with Cisco Meraki if you want the simplest, most intuitive management experience." (Kimi K2, SD-WAN)
- "Need the richest enterprise WAN features: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN." (GPT-5.4 mini, SD-WAN)

## And against it

- "criticized for weak traditional routing features... Better for smaller or cloud-heavy setups." (Grok 4.20, SD-WAN)
- "| Cisco Meraki | $450+/site | Required | Ease of use (premium) |" (Kimi K2, SD-WAN)
- "Cons: More expensive — roughly $4,500–$7,500/site/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SD-WAN)
- "High (Low hardware cost, but high mandatory annual licenses)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SD-WAN)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, from 120 of the 131 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- reddit.com: 63
- g2.com: 57
- fortinet.com: 36
- gane.ai/index: 36
- peerspot.com: 32
- costbench.com: 30
- netify.co.uk: 30
- cisco.com: 26 (its own site)
- comparitech.com: 26
- interfacesystems.com: 26

### Pages cited

- https://reddit.com/r/networking/comments/1kuoatj/best_sdwan_providers_to_offer_small_businesses: 33
- https://g2.com/categories/sd-wan/small-business: 31
- https://comparitech.com/net-admin/best-sd-wan-vendors: 26
- https://guideflow.com/blog/sd-wan-software: 24
- https://peerspot.com/categories/software-defined-wan-sd-wan-solutions: 24
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-sd-wan-solutions: 24
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/cloud-networking-sd-wan: 23
- https://interfacesystems.com/blog/top-sd-wan-vendors: 23

## In its own words

What Cisco Meraki SD-WAN's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.