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Product	Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series by Cisco View product	Azure Virtual WAN by Microsoft View product
Overview
What it is	Get the facts on Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series: Integrated Snort IPS. Built for enterprise branch SD-WAN. Compare it with other SD-WAN options before you decide.	Azure Virtual WAN covers virtual hubs, VPN connectivity and ExpressRoute for branch connectivity and hub-and-spoke networking. Compare top Network Security tools.
Product type	Enterprise Cloud Edge Router / SD-WAN Platform	Cloud Networking Service
Best for	Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise Campus, Financial Services, Government	Cross-industry
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: no	Free trial: no
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	Cloud
Deployment details	Hardware; Cloud virtual appliance; Physical edge hardware appliances; Catalyst 8000V cloud virtual router	Cloud; Azure
Data residency	On-premises routing hardware / localized deployment	Selected Azure region
Key features
What it offers	High-throughput SD-WAN routing Dynamic core allocation Hardware-accelerated IPSec encryption Integrated Snort IPS 5G cellular connectivity Modular interface expansion Enterprise branch SD-WAN Multi-cloud edge routing	Virtual hubs VPN connectivity ExpressRoute SD-WAN integration Routing Azure Firewall integration SD-WAN Branch connectivity
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	Enterprise branchcampus aggregationAWSAzureGCP	Azurebranch networksSD-WAN devices
Compliance	FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA	Azure compliance portfolioregion dependent
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCisco Catalyst CenterCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessCisco Umbrella	Azure FirewallVPNExpressRouteSD-WAN partnersAzure Virtual Network
Industries	Cross-industryRetailEnterprise CampusFinancial ServicesGovernment	Cross-industry
Regions	Global	Azure regions
Vendor
Company	Cisco	Microsoft
Headquarters	San Jose, California, USA	Redmond, Washington, USA
Company size	80,000+	200,000+
Founded	1984	1975

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

by Cisco

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Azure Virtual WAN

by Microsoft

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Overview

What it is

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Get the facts on Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series: Integrated Snort IPS. Built for enterprise branch SD-WAN. Compare it with other SD-WAN options before you decide.

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure Virtual WAN covers virtual hubs, VPN connectivity and ExpressRoute for branch connectivity and hub-and-spoke networking. Compare top Network Security tools.

Product type

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Enterprise Cloud Edge Router / SD-WAN Platform

Azure Virtual WAN

Cloud Networking Service

Best for

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Cross-industry, Retail, Enterprise Campus, Financial Services, Government

Azure Virtual WAN

Cross-industry

Pricing

Pricing model

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Contact Vendor

Azure Virtual WAN

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Deployment

Deployment options

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

CloudOn-Premise

Azure Virtual WAN

Cloud

Deployment details

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Hardware; Cloud virtual appliance; Physical edge hardware appliances; Catalyst 8000V cloud virtual router

Azure Virtual WAN

Cloud; Azure

Data residency

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

On-premises routing hardware / localized deployment

Azure Virtual WAN

Selected Azure region

Key features

What it offers

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

High-throughput SD-WAN routing
Dynamic core allocation
Hardware-accelerated IPSec encryption
Integrated Snort IPS
5G cellular connectivity
Modular interface expansion
Enterprise branch SD-WAN
Multi-cloud edge routing

Azure Virtual WAN

Virtual hubs
VPN connectivity
ExpressRoute
SD-WAN integration
Routing
Azure Firewall integration
SD-WAN
Branch connectivity

Platform & access

API access

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Single sign-on (SSO)

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Role-based access (RBAC)

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Multi-tenant

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Mobile app

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Azure Virtual WAN

Supported platforms

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Enterprise branchcampus aggregationAWSAzureGCP

Azure Virtual WAN

Azurebranch networksSD-WAN devices

Compliance

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, PCI DSS, HIPAA

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure compliance portfolioregion dependent

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN ManagerCisco Catalyst CenterCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessCisco Umbrella

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure FirewallVPNExpressRouteSD-WAN partnersAzure Virtual Network

Industries

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Cross-industryRetailEnterprise CampusFinancial ServicesGovernment

Azure Virtual WAN

Cross-industry

Regions

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Global

Azure Virtual WAN

Azure regions

Vendor

Company

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

Cisco

Azure Virtual WAN

Microsoft

Headquarters

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

San Jose, California, USA

Azure Virtual WAN

Redmond, Washington, USA

Company size

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

80,000+

Azure Virtual WAN

200,000+

Founded

Cisco Catalyst 8000 Series

1984

Azure Virtual WAN

1975