Competitive Landscape
Competitors of Cisco
The leading market alternatives to Cisco in 2026 include Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike and further verified platforms. Comparative intelligence benchmarks verified product capabilities, monetization models, and ecosystem positioning.
Direct Competitors
Verified direct market alternatives and primary competitors of Cisco.
Enterprise hybrid cloud infrastructure and operations software provider.
United States · Est. 2015 · >5,000 team
Enterprise cybersecurity platform for network, cloud and security operations.
3300 Olcott Street, Santa Clara, California 95054 · Est. 2005 · >5,000 team
Enterprise cybersecurity SaaS platform with managed security services.
United States · Est. 2011
Diversified software, cloud, advertising and gaming platform company.
United States · Est. 1975 · >5,000 team
Enterprise private-cloud infrastructure and application-platform software subsidiary.
Palo Alto, United States · Est. 1998 · >5,000 team
Enterprise zero trust cloud security software and managed services.
United States · Est. 2007 · >5,000 team
Telecom infrastructure and network software supplier for operators and enterprises.
Finland · Est. 1865 · >5,000 team
IT operations and security software for MSPs and internal IT.
United States · Est. 2000 · >5,000 team
Companies in the same market segment
The following companies operate within the same market segment ("Cloud Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Resilience"). Category assignment is verified; this does not imply a direct competitive relationship.
Enterprise SaaS for critical infrastructure lifecycle management.
United States · Est. 2013 · 201–500 team
B2B collaboration software and AI consulting provider.
United States
Developer cloud platform for deploying and operating applications.
United States · Est. 2020 · 10–49 team
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