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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 5 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-meraki

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SASE platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sase-platforms/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 1 |
| [Next-generation firewalls](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/next-generation-firewalls/index.md) | 0% | 61 | 50% | 2 |
| [Data center networking](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/index.md) | 0% | 129 | 100% | 1 |
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |
| [Network detection and response](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/network-detection-and-response/index.md) | 0% | 45 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "my top recommendation is Cisco Meraki" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, SASE)
- "Ease of use priority: SolarWinds or Cisco Meraki Dashboard" (Claude Haiku 4.5, NDR)
- "Best Pick for Operational Simplicity: Cisco Meraki MX Series" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Firewalls)

## And against it

- "Avoid or be very cautious with ... Cisco Meraki" (Mistral Small, Data center networking)
- "Meraki lacks advanced enterprise security deep-dive features" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Firewalls)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Cisco Meraki, from 37 of the 65 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- gane.ai/index: 27
- cisco.com: 17 (its own site)
- reddit.com: 17
- g2.com: 16
- peerspot.com: 16
- softwareadvice.com: 11
- capterra.com: 10
- cyberpress.org: 8
- guideflow.com: 7
- hummingbirdnetworks.com: 7

### Pages cited

- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/data-center-networking/smb: 16
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/smb: 9
- https://g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac/small-business: 8
- https://cyberpress.org/nac-solutions-by-business-size: 7
- https://saasworthy.com/list/data-center-networking: 7
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-access-control: 7
- https://findalternatives.net/categories/data-center-networking: 6
- https://g2.com/categories/data-center-networking: 5

## 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.