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Aruba Networks VS Cisco Catalyst_

As of 4 November 2026, Cisco Catalyst is named by 467 companies and Aruba Networks by 790; Aruba Networks skews to companies under 200 people (35% vs 31%), Cisco Catalyst to companies over 1,000 (49% vs 41%).

As of 4 November 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: Aruba Networks's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Cisco Catalyst rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Aruba Networks: 2–200 employees
35%
Cisco Catalyst: 2–200 employees
31%
Aruba Networks: 1,000+ employees
41%
Cisco Catalyst: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.7 · 3.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
790companies name Aruba Networks
467companies name Cisco Catalyst
96name both
2,141 · 1,387postings in 90 days, Aruba Networks · Cisco Catalyst
02 — Side 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
SegmentAruba NetworksshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
Self-employed91%51%even
2-10 employees425%296%even
11-50 employees8611%5211%even
51-200 employees14719%6614%Aruba Networks
201-500 employees10413%4510%Aruba Networks
501-1000 employees7910%409%even
1001-5000 employees16020%9520%even
5001-10000 employees557%419%even
10,001+ employees10814%9420%Cisco Catalyst
By industry
SegmentAruba NetworksshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
Technology & software28336%15233%Aruba Networks
Manufacturing & industry13417%6514%Aruba Networks
Business & finance services9612%9420%Cisco Catalyst
Commerce & trade446%235%even
Consumer services & leisure415%194%even
Utilities & infrastructure375%214%even
Public, community & associations324%194%even
Health care314%429%Cisco Catalyst
Property & construction253%82%even
Transport, logistics & rental203%61%even
Media & content182%123%even
Hospitality & travel152%––outside top 12
Automotive––31%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAruba NetworksshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
United States38348%31167%Cisco Catalyst
Germany8611%102%Aruba Networks
France405%123%Aruba Networks
United Kingdom385%317%even
Canada192%123%even
Netherlands192%41%even
India172%82%even
Australia162%82%even
Italy142%––outside top 12
Belgium122%31%even
Poland91%––outside top 12
Sweden91%––outside top 12
Switzerland––41%outside top 12
Brazil––31%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––20%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAruba NetworksshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
IT operations & business systems1,81566%83549%Aruba Networks
Sales29811%422%Aruba Networks
Engineering (non-software)903%362%even
Customer service & success703%553%even
Software engineering542%16810%Cisco Catalyst
Product, program & project management351%262%even
skilled trades and field service211%80%even
Business development & strategy191%––outside top 12
Education & training100%151%even
Data & AI80%302%even
General management & consulting80%30%even
procurement and purchasing60%10%even
arts media and entertainment50%40%even
Human resources50%30%even
Unclassified50%10%even
Administration & office30%50%even
healthcare clinical30%463%Cisco Catalyst
Marketing & communications30%70%even
construction and civil20%20%even
Finance & accounting20%161%even
Design & UX10%20%even
hospitality and food service10%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%332%even
social care and community10%20%even
Travel, leisure & events10%––outside top 12
agriculture and environment––855%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––573%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––121%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––50%outside top 12
research and science––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
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Cisco Catalyst is named by 467 companies in job postings and Aruba Networks by 790; 96 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/aruba-networks-vs-cisco-catalyst)
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

Aruba Networks vs Cisco Catalyst: questions

Which is more used, Aruba Networks or Cisco Catalyst?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Aruba Networks (790) over Cisco Catalyst (467). By website-and-DNS footprint, Cisco Catalyst (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Aruba Networks?

35% of Aruba Networks companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for Cisco Catalyst. 41% of Aruba Networks companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for Cisco Catalyst.

Do companies run both?

96 companies name both in their postings, usually Aruba Networks in marketing and Cisco Catalyst 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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