# HPE Aruba EdgeConnect alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 210 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where HPE Aruba EdgeConnect 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/hpe-aruba-edgeconnect/alternatives

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

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: 69
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: 41
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: 29
- Cato SASE Cloud: 3
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: 2
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: 2

## SD-WAN

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba EdgeConnect.

- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 38 of those 80
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 24 of those 80
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 2 of those 80
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 80
- NetMotion: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Riverbed SteelConnect: first choice in 1 of those 80
- SonicWall: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba EdgeConnect (HPE Aruba EdgeConnect is #5 of 8 at 2%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 28 of those 67
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 7 of those 67
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Broadcom (VMware) VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 67
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Turnium SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Versa Titan: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba EdgeConnect (HPE Aruba EdgeConnect is #5 of 11 at 2%).

- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 19 of those 63
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 17 of those 63
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Cato SASE Platform: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 63
- VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 63

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