SD-WAN for small business buyers
Asked as “SD-WAN platform”, and as “software-defined WAN solution”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 48 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
01The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its vendor page.
Head to head
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
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Key
01Cisco Meraki SD-WAN40%
Cisco Meraki SD-WAN40%02Fortinet Secure SD-WAN31%
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN31%03Peplink10%
Peplink10%04Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN10%
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN10%05Ubiquiti UniFi2%
Ubiquiti UniFi2%06Aryaka0%
Aryaka0%07HPE Aruba EdgeConnect0%
HPE Aruba EdgeConnect0%08Versa Secure SD-WAN0%
Versa Secure SD-WAN0%09Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN0%
Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN0%10VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN0%
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN0%02What they warned about
Three of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2 and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN60%
21 of 35 labels negative · 11 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“You should avoid heavy enterprise tools (like Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN/Viptela, VMware SD-WAN/VeloCloud, or Palo Alto Prisma)” Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt
Cisco Meraki SD-WAN19%
11 of 57 labels negative · 10 of 12 models
“it's premium-priced compared to some alternatives, its reliability, comprehensive security, and streamlined management make it an ideal choice for small organizations” Claude Haiku 4.5, budget prompt
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN33%
11 of 33 labels negative · 8 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“Small businesses should avoid or be cautious about SD-WAN platforms designed for large enterprises, such as Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Versa Networks, and VMware SD-WAN” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Windstream83%
5 of 6 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 5 hard negative
“Vendors like **AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Windstream, Masergy, and other carrier-managed offerings** carry significant risks” DeepSeek V4 Flash, negative prompt
03What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: twelve of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
64 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 5 of those lists are Google grounding redirects that name no site and are left out of the counts. 860 links across 171 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
38 answers · 46 citations · 11 models
37 answers · 84 citations · 9 models
33 answers · 48 citations · 11 models
31 answers · 35 citations · 10 models
30 answers · 40 citations · 9 models
23 answers · 27 citations · 10 models
23 answers · 23 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Fortinet22 answers · 48 citations · 9 models
22 answers · 22 citations · 8 models
18 answers · 18 citations · 8 models
17 answers · 20 citations · 9 models
15 answers · 17 citations · 8 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
37 answers · 10 models
34 answers · 9 models
30 answers · 9 models
30 answers · 10 models
28 answers · 10 models
23 answers · 10 models
22 answers · 8 models
18 answers · 8 models
16 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 9 models
04How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ModelDirect“What is the best SD-WAN platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which software-defined WAN solution would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top SD-WAN platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best SD-WAN platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a SD-WAN platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which SD-WAN platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Cisco Meraki SD-WANno first choiceChangedCisco Meraki SD-WANPeplinkagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WANno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Citrix SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANThree alternatives
Aryaka, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANGPT-5.4 miniFortinet Secure SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANChangedCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: HPE Aruba / Juniper (formerly Silver Peak / VeloCloud-style offeringsFortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, HPE Aruba EdgeConnectno first choiceagainst: Cisco, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WAN
Two alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WANTwo alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANThree alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANGemini 3.5 FlashCisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANHeldCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANUbiquiti UniFiagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: Aruba Instant On, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, Ubiquiti UniFi, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, HPE Aruba EdgeConnect, OPNsense, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WAN, pfSense
Three alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Ubiquiti UniFi, Versa TitanTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, PeplinkFour alternatives
Cato Networks, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Tailscale, Ubiquiti UniFiFour alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, OPNsense, Peplink, pfSenseTwo alternatives
Cato Networks, Fortinet Secure SD-WANPerplexity SonarBigleaf NetworksCisco Meraki SD-WANChangedCisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
One alternative
Cisco Catalyst SD-WANTwo alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANThree alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANOne alternative
Fortinet Secure SD-WANGrok 4.1 FastCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANChangedCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WANFortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WANCisco, Fortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WANagainst: Barracuda, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cradlepoint, FatPipe SD-WAN, Nuage, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, Peplink, Riverbed SteelConnect, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Windstream
One alternative
PeplinkTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, PeplinkFour alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Peplink, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANTwo alternatives
Peplink, Ubiquiti UniFi Dream MachineTwo alternatives
HPE Aruba EdgeConnect, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANMistral SmallFortinet Secure SD-WAN, Peplinkno first choiceChangedCisco Catalyst SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WAN
One alternative
Cisco Meraki SD-WANFour alternatives
Aryaka, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANThree alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Peplink, Ubiquiti UniFiDeepSeek V4 FlashCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANFortinet Secure SD-WANChangedagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: HPE Aruba EdgeConnect, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WANFortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANagainst: Cisco, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Comcast Business, LevelBlue, Masergy, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Verizon, Windstream
Three alternatives
Cato Networks, Comcast Business, WindstreamOne alternative
Cisco Meraki SD-WANOne alternative
Cato NetworksOne alternative
PeplinkLlama 4 MaverickCisco Catalyst SD-WANFortinet Secure SD-WANChangedCisco Catalyst SD-WANCisco Catalyst SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
Two alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANQwen 3.7 FlashCisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANHeldCisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANagainst: VMware VeloCloud SD-WANPeplinkCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: Ubiquiti UniFiagainst: AT&T SD-Branch / AT&T Connect, BT, Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Juniper vMX/NFX, Nokia SR OS, Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Verizon
Two alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, HPE Aruba EdgeConnectTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Silk Road NetworksOne alternative
AryakaTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Ubiquiti UniFiTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, UntangleKimi K2Cisco Meraki SD-WANFortinet Secure SD-WANChangedagainst: VMware VeloCloud SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: VMware VeloCloud SD-WANCisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Cato Networks, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Windstream
Two alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Versa Secure SD-WANOne alternative
Cisco Meraki SD-WANTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, PeplinkTwo alternatives
Peplink, Ubiquiti UniFiGLM 4.7 FlashXCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: VMware VeloCloud SD-WANCisco Meraki SD-WANHeldCisco Meraki SD-WANagainst: AryakaMikroTik, Peplinkagainst: Cisco Meraki SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Masergy, New Horizon Communications, Spectrotel, Windstream
Two alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANTwo alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANThree alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, flexiWANOne alternative
Fortinet Secure SD-WANMiniMax M2.5Cisco Meraki SD-WANCisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANChangedCisco Catalyst SD-WANagainst: AryakaPeplinkagainst: VMware VeloCloud SD-WANno first choiceagainst: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, HPE Aruba EdgeConnect, Masergy, New Horizon Communications, Spectrotel, VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN, Windstream
Three alternatives
Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, Peplink, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANThree alternatives
Cisco Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware VeloCloud SD-WANTwo alternatives
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Fortinet Secure SD-WANBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
05The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 11:37 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 12:14 | yes | 4 | 7 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 09:24 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:23 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 11:26 | yes | 37 | 19 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 14:09 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:04 | yes | 24 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:45 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:55 | yes | 5 | 29 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 13:45 | yes | 24 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:35 | yes | 22 | 59 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:32 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 09:46 | no | 0 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:43 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 10:10 | yes | 6 | 20 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 10:34 | yes | 20 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 12:33 | yes | 29 | 14 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 12:47 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:27 | yes | 19 | 23 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 09:44 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 11:29 | no | 0 | 35 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 12:44 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 12:06 | yes | 9 | 18 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 12:38 | yes | 8 | 40 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 09:40 | yes | 18 | 15 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 12:29 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 11:44 | yes | 18 | 32 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:16 | yes | 20 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 12:41 | yes | 16 | 14 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 13:54 | yes | 8 | 8 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:34 | yes | 26 | 25 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:54 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 12:31 | yes | 10 | 49 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 09:30 | yes | 30 | 44 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 12:44 | yes | 27 | 63 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:20 | yes | 7 | 25 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:26 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 10:09 | yes | 4 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 10:42 | yes | 24 | 28 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:21 | yes | 18 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 12:17 | yes | 36 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 12:55 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:20 | yes | 12 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 14:13 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:56 | yes | 9 | 39 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 09:54 | yes | 8 | 18 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 10:38 | yes | 26 | 79 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 11:26 | yes | 10 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 13:43 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 13:18 | no | 0 | 8 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 13:06 | no | 0 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:35 | yes | 20 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 12:40 | yes | 20 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 13:02 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 10:20 | yes | 10 | 15 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:46 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 10:49 | yes | 10 | 56 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 12:58 | yes | 10 | 23 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 09:30 | yes | 15 | 29 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 10:21 | yes | 5 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 10:58 | yes | 27 | 13 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 11:31 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 10:45 | yes | 26 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 12:09 | yes | 19 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 11:50 | yes | 32 | 16 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 12:47 | yes | 11 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 12:12 | yes | 21 | 26 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 12:08 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 12:28 | no | 0 | 42 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 12:39 | yes | 27 | 57 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 13:39 | yes | 16 | 71 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 13:15 | yes | 11 | 37 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
Category-scoped readings
Broadcom (VMware) read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
CATO Networks read as Cato Networks
Cato Networks read as Cato Networks
Cato Networks (SASE) read as Cato Networks
Cato Networks (SASE/SD-WAN) read as Cato Networks
Cisco Meraki read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Cisco Meraki (MX Series) read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Cisco Meraki (MX series) read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Cisco Meraki MX read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Cisco Meraki MX Series read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Comcast read as Comcast Business
FatPipe read as FatPipe SD-WAN
Fortinet read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet (FortiGate SD-WAN) read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet (FortiGate) read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet (Full Feature Set) read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet FortiGate read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet FortiGate (FortiWAN / Secure SD-WAN) read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
Fortinet FortiGate (Secure SD-WAN) read as Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
HPE read as HPE Aruba EdgeConnect
HPE Aruba read as HPE Aruba EdgeConnect
Meraki read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
Palo Alto read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Palo Alto Networks read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Palo Alto Networks (Prisma/SR-X series) read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Palo Alto Prisma read as Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN
Peplink SD-WAN read as Peplink
Riverbed read as Riverbed SteelConnect
Sophos XG Firewall read as Sophos
Ubiquiti read as Ubiquiti UniFi
Ubiquiti (UniFi) read as Ubiquiti UniFi
VMware VeloCloud read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
VMware VeloCloud (Broadcom) read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
VMware VeloCloud (now Broadcom) read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
VMware VeloCloud (now via Broadcom) read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
VMware Velocloud read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
VMware/Broadcom read as VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN
Verizon SD-WAN read as Verizon
Versa read as Versa Secure SD-WAN
Versa Networks read as Versa Secure SD-WAN
Versa Networks (via Lumen or MSPs) read as Versa Secure SD-WAN
Unresolved, counted raw
AT&T SD-Branch / AT&T Connect
Arrk
Aruba Instant On
Bigleaf Networks
HPE Aruba / Juniper (formerly Silver Peak / VeloCloud-style offerings
Juniper vMX/NFX
Nokia SR OS
Silicon Cloud
Silk Road Networks
TPx
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.