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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 180 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Nexus 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-nexus/alternatives

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

- Arista Networks: 31
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: 6
- HPE Aruba CX Series: 5
- MikroTik CRS Series: 5
- Arista EOS: 3
- Cisco Catalyst: 2

## Data center networking

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Nexus (Cisco Nexus is #4 of 11 at 4%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 10 of those 69
- MikroTik CRS Series: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 3 of those 69
- HPE Aruba CX Series: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Arista EOS: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Cisco Catalyst: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 2 of those 69
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Nexus (Cisco Nexus is #3 of 9 at 5%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 10 of those 62
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 2 of those 62
- SONiC: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Arista CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Arista EOS + CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Edgecore: first choice in 1 of those 62
- ExtremeSwitching: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Nexus (Cisco Nexus is #2 of 10 at 19%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 11 of those 49
- HPE Aruba CX Series: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Nokia Data Center Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 49
- Arista EOS: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Series with ACI or NX-OS VXLAN EVPN: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Juniper Networks: first choice in 1 of those 49

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