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| Product | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN by Cisco View product | Cloudflare Magic WAN by Cloudflare View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools. | Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors. |
| Product type | Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Platform | Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE Interconnect |
| Best for | Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing | Enterprise, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Multi-site Orgs, Multi-site Enterprise, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllers | Cloud Edge Anycast Architecture; Cloud Edge SASE Fabric (Anycast) |
| Data residency | Multi-region cloud control plane / local data plane | Global Anycast edge (330+ locations) |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| 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 WAN edgebranch officesmulti-cloud environments | Branch OfficesEnterprise Data CentersCloud VPCsRetail Stores |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001PCI-DSSHIPAAGDPR |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Cisco Catalyst 8000ISR/ASR routersCisco UmbrellaCisco ThousandEyesCisco Secure AccessAWSAzureGCP | CiscoVMware SD-WANFortinetArubaSplunkDatadogTerraform |
| Industries | Cross-industryRetailHealthcareFinancial ServicesManufacturing | EnterpriseRetailManufacturingHealthcareMulti-site OrgsMulti-site Enterprise+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global (330+ edge locations) |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Cisco | Cloudflare |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Company size | 80,000+ | 5,000+ |
| Founded | 1984 | 2010 |
Overview
What it is
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN covers application-aware traffic routing and dynamic path selection for multi-cloud onramp and branch router security. Compare top SD-WAN tools.Cloudflare Magic WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.Product type
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) PlatformCloudflare Magic WAN
Cloud-Native SD-WAN & SASE InterconnectBest for
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cross-industry, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, ManufacturingCloudflare Magic WAN
Enterprise, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Multi-site Orgs, Multi-site Enterprise, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Contact VendorCloudflare Magic WAN
Contact VendorFree trial
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Free trial: noCloudflare Magic WAN
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Deployment details
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllersCloudflare Magic WAN
Cloud Edge Anycast Architecture; Cloud Edge SASE Fabric (Anycast)Data residency
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-region cloud control plane / local data planeCloudflare Magic WAN
Global Anycast edge (330+ locations)Key features
What it offers
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
- Application-aware traffic routing
- Dynamic path selection
- Centralized overlay management
- Embedded zone-based firewall
- Automated cloud onramp
- End-to-end hop-by-hop path insights
- Software-defined WAN overlay
- Application traffic steering
Cloudflare Magic WAN
- Cloud-native SD-WAN
- MPLS replacement
- IPsec and GRE tunnel support
- Cloudflare Network Interconnect (CNI)
- Integrated Magic Firewall
- Global Anycast fabric
- MPLS circuit replacement
- Global branch connectivity
Platform & access
API access
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
API access: yesCloudflare Magic WAN
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
SSO: yesCloudflare Magic WAN
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
RBAC: yesCloudflare Magic WAN
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Multi-tenant: yesCloudflare Magic WAN
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Mobile app: noCloudflare Magic WAN
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Compliance
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Industries
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Regions
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cloudflare Magic WAN
Vendor
Company
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
CiscoCloudflare Magic WAN
CloudflareHeadquarters
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
San Jose, California, USACloudflare Magic WAN
San Francisco, California, USACompany size
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
80,000+Cloudflare Magic WAN
5,000+Founded
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
1984Cloudflare Magic WAN
2010