# VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 213 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN 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/vmware-velocloud-sd-wan/alternatives

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

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: 71
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: 41
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: 22
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: 3
- Cato SASE Cloud: 2
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: 2

## SD-WAN

**Small business**: 75 of 84 answers did not name VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN (VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is #4 of 7 at 2%).

- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 38 of those 75
- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 22 of those 75
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 75
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Fortinet's FortiGate Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 75
- NetMotion: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Riverbed SteelConnect: first choice in 1 of those 75
- SonicWall: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN (VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 30 of those 74
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 6 of those 74
- Cisco Meraki SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Broadcom (VMware) VeloCloud SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 74
- FatPipe SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 74
- FlexPrem SD-WAN: first choice in 1 of those 74
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN (VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- Fortinet Secure SD-WAN: first choice in 19 of those 64
- Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN: first choice in 15 of those 64
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Cato SASE Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cato SASE Platform: first choice in 1 of those 64
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 64

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