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Cisco Catalyst alternatives_

As of 4 November 2026, 39 routing switching wireless are named by companies instead of Cisco Catalyst: Cisco by 4,677 companies, Juniper Networks by 988, Cisco Meraki by 860.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Cisco Catalyst, companies in postings
467
Most used alternative
Cisco · 4,677
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Cisco
Alternatives ranked
39
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routing switching wireless companies choose instead of Cisco Catalyst

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Cisco Catalystpostings, 90 dCompare
1
CiscoCisco
4,6771001%19,403Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco →
2
Juniper NetworksJuniper Networks
988212%3,642Cisco Catalyst vs Juniper Networks →
3
860184%1,655Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco Meraki →
4
790169%2,141Cisco Catalyst vs Aruba Networks →
5
43092%1,305Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco ACI →
6
AristaArista Networks
40687%1,268Cisco Catalyst vs Arista →
7
29764%597Cisco Catalyst vs AWS Transit Gateway →
8
26757%486Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco ASR →
9
24653%458Cisco Catalyst vs Ubiquiti UniFi →
10
23049%536Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco IOS →
11
UbiquitiUbiquiti Inc.
22248%334Cisco Catalyst vs Ubiquiti →
12
20744%521Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco Nexus →
13
16636%346Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco NX-OS →
14
15934%513Cisco Catalyst vs Cisco Catalyst Center →
15
MikroTikMikroTik
14731%223Cisco Catalyst vs MikroTik →
16
Junos OSJuniper Networks
14230%475Cisco Catalyst vs Junos OS →
17
BrocadeBroadcom
13429%319soon
18
11625%213soon
19
9721%235soon
20
8919%382soon
21
8819%271soon
22
Versa NetworksVersa Networks
8117%475soon
23
Extreme NetworksExtreme Networks
7817%145soon
24
CienaCiena
7616%238soon
25
SONiCLinux Foundation
7215%404soon
26
6213%244soon
27
Arista EOSArista Networks
5712%105soon
28
5612%182soon
29
5211%164soon
30
VeloCloudVMware
5211%148soon
31
MellanoxNVIDIA
449%178soon
32
FortiSwitchFortinet
439%69soon
33
AdtranAdtran
419%88soon
34
CalixCalix
398%70soon
35
FRRoutingLinux Foundation
388%69soon
36
Azure Virtual WANMicrosoft
368%74soon
37
LANCOM SystemsLANCOM Systems
357%42soon
38
Fortinet FortiAPFortinet
327%53soon
39
HirschmannBelden
296%67soon
12,148 companies name a routing switching wireles in their postings.

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39 routing switching wireless are named by companies instead of Cisco Catalyst: Cisco by 4,677 companies, Juniper Networks by 988, Cisco Meraki by 860, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/cisco-catalyst/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Cisco Catalyst alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Cisco Catalyst?

Cisco: 4,677 companies name it in their own job postings, against 467 for Cisco Catalyst.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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