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Cisco ACI VS Cisco Catalyst_

As of 4 November 2026, Cisco Catalyst is named by 467 companies and Cisco ACI by 430; Cisco ACI skews to companies under 200 people (27% vs 31%), Cisco Catalyst to companies over 1,000 (49% vs 50%).

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: Cisco ACI'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.

Cisco ACI: 2–200 employees
27%
Cisco Catalyst: 2–200 employees
31%
Cisco ACI: 1,000+ employees
50%
Cisco Catalyst: 1,000+ employees
49%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.0 · 3.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
430companies name Cisco ACI
467companies name Cisco Catalyst
104name both
1,305 · 1,387postings in 90 days, Cisco ACI · 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
SegmentCisco ACIshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
Self-employed92%51%even
2-10 employees133%296%Cisco Catalyst
11-50 employees399%5211%Cisco Catalyst
51-200 employees6515%6614%even
201-500 employees4310%4510%even
501-1000 employees4711%409%Cisco ACI
1001-5000 employees9723%9520%Cisco ACI
5001-10000 employees327%419%even
10,001+ employees8520%9420%even
By industry
SegmentCisco ACIshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
Business & finance services13732%9420%Cisco ACI
Technology & software13531%15233%even
Property & construction358%82%Cisco ACI
Manufacturing & industry327%6514%Cisco Catalyst
Commerce & trade164%235%even
Public, community & associations153%194%even
Transport, logistics & rental143%61%even
Utilities & infrastructure133%214%even
Consumer services & leisure113%194%even
Media & content113%123%even
Health care72%429%Cisco Catalyst
Automotive31%31%even
By country
SegmentCisco ACIshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
United States26662%31167%Cisco Catalyst
France215%123%Cisco ACI
United Kingdom194%317%Cisco Catalyst
Germany133%102%even
Canada113%123%even
Singapore82%––outside top 12
Australia72%82%even
Brazil72%31%even
India61%82%even
Belgium51%31%even
Sweden41%––outside top 12
Switzerland31%41%even
Netherlands––41%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––20%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentCisco ACIshareCisco CatalystshareLeans
IT operations & business systems84650%83549%even
Engineering (non-software)45127%362%Cisco ACI
Software engineering573%16810%Cisco Catalyst
construction and civil503%20%Cisco ACI
Sales372%422%even
Product, program & project management141%262%even
Quality, safety & environment101%––outside top 12
Customer service & success80%553%Cisco Catalyst
Data & AI70%302%even
Finance & accounting60%161%even
Administration & office40%50%even
General management & consulting40%30%even
skilled trades and field service40%80%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%332%even
research and science20%10%even
Business development & strategy10%––outside top 12
Design & UX10%20%even
facilities cleaning and security10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%463%Cisco Catalyst
social care and community10%20%even
agriculture and environment––855%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––573%outside top 12
Education & training––151%outside top 12
manufacturing and production––121%outside top 12
Marketing & communications––70%outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk––50%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––40%outside top 12
Human resources––30%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––10%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––10%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––10%outside top 12
Unclassified––10%outside top 12
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Cisco Catalyst is named by 467 companies in job postings and Cisco ACI by 430; 104 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cisco-aci-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

Cisco ACI vs Cisco Catalyst: questions

Which is more used, Cisco ACI or Cisco Catalyst?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Cisco Catalyst (467) over Cisco ACI (430). By website-and-DNS footprint, Cisco Catalyst (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Cisco ACI?

27% of Cisco ACI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 31% for Cisco Catalyst. 50% of Cisco ACI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 49% for Cisco Catalyst.

Do companies run both?

104 companies name both in their postings, usually Cisco ACI 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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