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Arista VS Cisco ASR

As of 30 October 2026, Cisco ASR is named by 199 companies and Arista by 309; Arista skews to companies under 200 people (30% vs 46%), Cisco ASR to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 44%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Arista's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Cisco ASR rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Arista: 2–200 employees
30%
Cisco ASR: 2–200 employees
46%
Arista: 1,000+ employees
44%
Cisco ASR: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.5 · 2.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
309companies name Arista
199companies name Cisco ASR
0name both
1,091 · 408postings in 90 days, Arista · Cisco ASR
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAristashareCisco ASRshareLeans
Self-employed21%21%even
2-10 employees206%189%Cisco ASR
11-50 employees279%3116%Cisco ASR
51-200 employees4715%4221%Cisco ASR
201-500 employees4414%2312%Arista
501-1000 employees3411%2613%Cisco ASR
1001-5000 employees6120%2312%Arista
5001-10000 employees217%116%even
10,001+ employees5317%2312%Arista
By industry
SegmentAristashareCisco ASRshareLeans
Technology & software13443%11960%Cisco ASR
Business & finance services6822%2814%Arista
Manufacturing & industry4414%105%Arista
Utilities & infrastructure176%53%Arista
Media & content124%116%even
Public, community & associations83%21%even
Commerce & trade72%21%even
Property & construction62%42%even
Consumer services & leisure52%53%even
Health care41%74%Cisco ASR
Automotive31%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental10%42%even
Agriculture & forestry––11%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAristashareCisco ASRshareLeans
United States22272%14874%Cisco ASR
United Kingdom206%63%Arista
Canada72%32%even
Germany72%53%even
France72%63%even
India72%42%even
Poland62%––outside top 12
Netherlands52%32%even
Singapore52%––outside top 12
Australia41%21%even
Czechia21%32%even
Italy21%42%even
Belgium––21%outside top 12
Japan––21%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAristashareCisco ASRshareLeans
IT operations & business systems95567%28344%Arista
Software engineering1077%6410%Cisco ASR
Sales1067%122%Arista
Engineering (non-software)493%91%Arista
Product, program & project management272%132%even
Customer service & success161%41%even
Skilled trades and field service161%30%even
Marketing & communications70%––outside top 12
General management & consulting60%––outside top 12
Arts media and entertainment40%51%even
Business development & strategy40%––outside top 12
Data & AI40%10216%Cisco ASR
Human resources––30%outside top 12
Design & UX––20%outside top 12
Research and science––20%outside top 12
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Cisco ASR is named by 199 companies in job postings and Arista by 309; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/arista-vs-cisco-asr)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Arista vs Cisco ASR: questions

Which is more used, Arista or Cisco ASR?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Arista (309) over Cisco ASR (199). By website-and-DNS footprint, Cisco ASR (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Arista?

30% of Arista companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 46% for Cisco ASR. 44% of Arista companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for Cisco ASR.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually Arista in marketing and Cisco ASR in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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