Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
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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.
- Product Type
- Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) Platform
- Deployment
- SaaS / Cloud / Hybrid / On-Premise
- Industries
- 5+ industries
- Regions
- Global
- Free Trial
- No
- Pricing
- Contact Vendor
About Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is an enterprise cloud networking and software-defined WAN solution engineered to optimize application performance, automate traffic steering, and deliver comprehensive multi-layer security across distributed branch, campus, data center, and multi-cloud environments. By abstracting the underlying transport circuits—such as MPLS, broadband internet, and 5G cellular—the platform creates a secure, overlay fabric that dynamically steers mission-critical traffic based on real-time network path quality.
Categories & Subcategories
Categories
Subcategories
Key Features
6 capabilities that Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN offers.
Dynamic path selection
Centralized overlay management
Embedded zone-based firewall
Automated cloud onramp
End-to-end hop-by-hop path insights
Use Cases
Software-defined WAN overlay
Application traffic steering
Multi-cloud onramp
Branch router security
WAN circuit cost optimization
Industries Served
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is used across 5+ industries.
Cross-industry
Retail
Healthcare
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Regions
Global
Integrations
Works with the tools teams already use
Cisco Catalyst 8000
ISR/ASR routers
Cisco Umbrella
Cisco ThousandEyes
Cisco Secure Access
AWS
Azure
GCP
Deployment Options
Flexible deployment to meet your needs
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Platform & Access
What Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN supports, at a glance.
- API accessYes
- Single sign-on (SSO)Yes
- Role-based access (RBAC)Yes
- Multi-tenantYes
- Mobile appNo
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this product aligns with.
SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, FIPS 140-2, FedRAMP, PCI DSS
- Supported platforms
- Enterprise WAN edgebranch officesmulti-cloud environments
- Operating systems
- Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN
- Browser support
- Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari
- Languages supported
- English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German
- Data residency
- Multi-region cloud control plane / local data plane
- Deployment details
- Cloud-delivered; Hybrid; On-premises; Cloud-delivered management (SaaS); On-premises controllers
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