# flexiWAN: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/flexiwan

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SD-WAN](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sd-wan/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "explore an open-source option like flexiWAN to essentially eliminate licensing costs entirely" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, SD-WAN)
- "flexiWAN is the better software-only alternative for a technically proficient team" (Perplexity Sonar, SD-WAN)
- "Best Dedicated Low-Cost / Open-Source Platform: FlexiWAN" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, SD-WAN)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 flexiWAN, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 3
- thectoclub.com: 3
- aryaka.com: 2
- ciopages.com: 2
- costbench.com: 2
- guideflow.com: 2
- peerspot.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- accio.com: 1
- bangaloreorbit.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://g2.com/categories/sd-wan/small-business: 3
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-sd-wan-solutions: 3
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/cloud-networking-sd-wan: 2
- https://costbench.com/best/sd-wan-for-mid-market: 2
- https://guideflow.com/blog/sd-wan-software: 2
- https://peerspot.com/categories/software-defined-wan-sd-wan-solutions: 2
- https://accio.com/biz-cheap/low-cost-sd-wan: 1
- https://aryaka.com/blog/sd-wan-and-sase-as-a-service-now-affordable-to-companies-of-all-sizes: 1

## In its own words

What flexiWAN's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The World's First Open Source SD-WAN & SASE (https://flexiwan.com/)
- For: SD-WAN for MSPs and Their Customers (https://flexiwan.com/)
- Price stated: flexiWAN is offered in a SaaS model that gives users easy, self-service access to the system starting with a free tier that can be extended by a pay as you go option with no long term commitment. (https://flexiwan.com/)
- Starting price: $33 (https://flexiwan.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: starting with a free tier (https://flexiwan.com/)
- Customers named: O2 Telefonica Germany

## What it publishes

Every page flexiwan.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 409 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 47 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-08
- webinar or virtual event: 17 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-07-20
- report or ebook: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-03-11
- glossary or explainer: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 63 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2021-01-19
- Recent: 2025-06-08 blog: Securing scada and ics networks with flexiwan https://flexiwan.com/articles/securing-scada-and-ics-networks-with-flexiwan/
- Recent: 2025-03-04 blog: Breaking free from proprietary sd wan choose upgrade and control your own hardware https://flexiwan.com/articles/breaking-free-from-proprietary-sd-wan-choose-upgrade-and-control-your-own-hardware/
- Recent: 2024-11-25 blog: Simplifying multi wan site to site vpns overcoming complexity with flexiwan https://flexiwan.com/articles/simplifying-multi-wan-site-to-site-vpns-overcoming-complexity-with-flexiwan/
- Recent: 2024-10-10 blog: Flexiwan release 641 new ai agent and performance enhancements https://flexiwan.com/articles/flexiwan-release-641-new-ai-agent-and-performance-enhancements/
- Recent: 2024-07-31 blog: Exploring fleximanage central management platform by flexiwan https://flexiwan.com/articles/exploring-fleximanage-central-management-platform-by-flexiwan/
- Recent: 2024-07-10 blog: Gearing up with flexiwan certified appliances became much easier https://flexiwan.com/articles/gearing-up-with-flexiwan-certified-appliances-became-much-easier/

## 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.