Cisco · 2 categories · RankedCisco Meraki SD-WAN
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD-WAN | Network and edge | 30% | 2 of 53 | 21% | 34 | accepted challenger |
| Next-generation firewalls | Network and edge | 0% | 43 of 100 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Fortinet FortiGate at 61% |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“For most mid-sized B2B companies looking to modernize without expanding their network engineering headcount, Cisco Meraki is generally the safer, faster bet.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · SD-WAN · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Cisco Meraki or Fortinet Secure SD-WAN are often recommended as starting points” MiniMax M2.5 · SD-WAN · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd lean toward Cisco Meraki if simplicity is paramount, or Fortinet if you want strong security” Kimi K2 · SD-WAN · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the best SD-WAN choice is usually Fortinet Secure SD-WAN or Cisco Meraki SD-WAN” GPT-5.4 mini · SD-WAN · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Complex enterprise routing needs | Avoid Meraki” Kimi K2 · SD-WAN · negative prompt · hard negative
“Meraki appliances stop functioning entirely once the license expires, which is a risk on a tight budget.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · SD-WAN · budget prompt · soft negative
“Avoid for High-Performance or Highly Complex Routing ... often critically referred to as "SD-WAN Lite."” Gemini 3.5 Flash · SD-WAN · negative prompt · soft negative
“many reviews note that licensing costs can be high, which may be a concern for smaller organizations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · SD-WAN · budget prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 88 of the 106 answers that named Cisco Meraki SD-WAN and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
393 of the 393 domain citations in answers naming Cisco Meraki SD-WAN came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
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Names read as Cisco Meraki SD-WAN
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