Comparisons & upgrade guides
Cisco Product Comparisons
Side-by-side spec comparisons and which-to-buy guidance across Cisco Catalyst, Meraki, Nexus, Secure Firewall, UCS, and Catalyst 8000, plus end-of-life to modern replacement upgrade guides. 203 comparisons and counting.
Compute & UCS
UCS 5108 vs UCS X9508UpgradeUCS B200 M3 vs UCSX-210C-M7UpgradeUCS B22 M3 vs UCS X210c M7UpgradeUCS B420 M3 vs UCSX-210C-M7UpgradeUCS C-Series vs UCS X-SeriesUCS C22 M3 vs C220 M7UpgradeUCS C220 M3 vs C220 M7UpgradeUCS C220 M7 vs C240 M7UCS C24 M3 vs C240 M7UpgradeUCS C240 M3 vs C240 M7UpgradeUCS C420 M3 vs C240 M7UpgradeUCS E180D-M3 vs UCS E1100D-M6UpgradeUCS X-Series vs UCS B-Series
Data center
MDS 9124 vs MDS 9148TUpgradeMDS 9148 vs MDS 9148SUpgradeMDS 9222i vs MDS 9250iUpgradeMDS 9506 vs 9706UpgradeMDS 9513 vs 9718UpgradeNexus 2232PP 10GE vs 2348UPQUpgradeNexus 2248TP-1GE vs 2248TP-EUpgradeNexus 3048TP-1GE vs 92348GC-XUpgradeNexus 3064-T vs Nexus 93108TC-FX3UpgradeNexus 3064PQ vs Nexus 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 3524-X vs 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 5548P vs Nexus 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 5548UP vs 93180YC-FXUpgradeNexus 5596UP vs 56128PUpgradeNexus 56128P vs 93360YC-FX2UpgradeNexus 5672UP-16G vs 93180YC-FXUpgradeNexus 5696Q vs 93360YC-FX2UpgradeNexus 6001 vs Nexus 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 7010 vs Nexus 9508UpgradeNexus 9300 vs Nexus 9500Nexus 93120TX vs Nexus 93216TC-FX2UpgradeNexus 93128TX vs 93108TC-FX3UpgradeNexus 93180YC-FX3 vs 93108TC-FX3Nexus 9336C-FX2 vs 9364CNexus 9372PX vs Nexus 93180YC-FXUpgradeNexus 9396PX vs 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 9396TX vs 93180YC-FX3UpgradeNexus 9500 N9K-X9464TX vs N9K-X9716D-GXUpgrade
Management
Routing & SD-WAN
1921 vs ISR4221Upgrade1941 vs ISR4221Upgrade1941W vs C8200-1N-4TUpgrade2911 vs ISR4331Upgrade2921 vs ISR4331Upgrade2951 vs ISR 4351Upgrade3925 vs ISR 4431Upgrade3945 vs ISR 4451-XUpgrade881 vs C1111-4PUpgrade891 vs C891FUpgradeASR 1001 vs ASR1001-XUpgradeASR 1001-X vs Catalyst 8500ASR 1002 vs ASR1002-XUpgradeASR1001-X vs Catalyst 8500LUpgradeASR1002-X vs Catalyst 8500-12XUpgradeC819HG-4G-G-K9 vs IR1101-K9UpgradeCatalyst 8200 vs Catalyst 8300Catalyst 8300 vs Catalyst 8500ISR 4000 vs Catalyst 8000ISR 4321 vs Catalyst 8200 (C8200-1N-4T)UpgradeISR 4331 vs Catalyst 8300ISR4331 vs C8200-1N-4TUpgradeISR4351 vs C8300-2N2S-6TUpgradeRV042 vs RV340Upgrade
Security & firewall
ASA 5500-X vs Secure Firewall (Firepower FTD)ASA 5505 vs ASA 5506-XUpgradeASA 5506-X vs Firepower 1000 SeriesUpgradeASA 5508-X vs Firepower 1000 SeriesUpgradeASA 5510 vs ASA 5545-XUpgradeASA 5512-X vs Firepower 1100 SeriesUpgradeASA 5515-X vs Firepower 1100 SeriesUpgradeASA 5516-X vs Firepower 1000 SeriesUpgradeASA 5520 vs ASA 5545-XUpgradeASA 5525-X vs Firepower 2100 SeriesUpgradeASA 5540 vs ASA 5545-XUpgradeASA 5545-X vs Firepower 2100 SeriesUpgradeASA 5555-X vs Firepower 2100 SeriesUpgradeASA 5585-X vs Secure Firewall 3130UpgradeFirepower 1010 vs 2110FirePOWER 7120 vs Firepower 2100 SeriesUpgradeFirePOWER 8350 vs Firepower 9300 SeriesUpgradeMeraki MX vs ASAMeraki MX100 vs MX95UpgradeMeraki MX400 vs MX250UpgradeMeraki MX60 vs MX67UpgradeMeraki MX600 vs MX450UpgradeMeraki MX60W vs MX67WUpgradeMeraki MX64 vs MX67UpgradeMeraki MX65 vs MX68UpgradeMeraki MX75 vs MX85Meraki MX80 vs MX85UpgradeMeraki MX84 vs MX85UpgradeMeraki MX85 vs MX95Meraki MX90 vs MX85UpgradeMeraki MX95 vs MX105Secure Firewall 1010 vs 1120Secure Firewall 1120 vs 1140Secure Firewall 3105 vs 3110Secure Firewall 3110 vs 3120
Switching
ACE Module (ACE10-6500-K9) vs Catalyst 8500 (C8500-12X)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-24TC-L vs Catalyst 9200L (C9200L-24P-4X-A)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-48TC-L vs Catalyst 9200L (C9200L-48T-4X-A)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-L 16-Port PoE vs Catalyst 1000 16-Port PoEUpgradeCatalyst 2960-L vs Catalyst 1000 (WS-C2960L-24PS-LL vs C1000-24P-4G-L)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-S vs Catalyst 2960-X (WS-C2960S-24PS-L vs WS-C2960X-24PS-L)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-S vs Catalyst 2960-X (WS-C2960S-48TS-L vs WS-C2960X-48TS-L)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-X vs Catalyst 9200L (WS-C2960X-24PS-L vs C9200L-24P-4G)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-X vs Catalyst 9200L (WS-C2960X-48FPD-L vs C9200L-48P-4X)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-XR vs Catalyst 9200 (WS-C2960XR-24PD-I vs C9200-24P)UpgradeCatalyst 2960-XR vs Catalyst 9200 (WS-C2960XR-48FPD-I vs C9200-48P)UpgradeCatalyst 3560-CX vs Catalyst 9200CX (WS-C3560CX-12PC-S vs C9200CX-12P-2X2G-A)UpgradeCatalyst 3560V2-48PS vs Catalyst 9200-48PUpgradeCatalyst 3750V2-48PS vs Catalyst 9300-48PUpgradeCatalyst 3850-12X48U vs Catalyst 9300-48UXMUpgradeCatalyst 3850-24P vs Catalyst 9300-24PUpgradeCatalyst 3850-48P vs Catalyst 9300-48PUpgradeCatalyst 4500-X 16-Port vs Catalyst 9500-16XUpgradeCatalyst 4500-X 32-Port vs Catalyst 9500-48Y4CUpgradeCatalyst 4900M vs Nexus 93180YC-FX3UpgradeCatalyst 4948 vs Catalyst 9300 (C9300-48T-A)UpgradeCatalyst 6509-E vs C9606RUpgradeCatalyst 9200 vs 9200LCatalyst 9200 vs Catalyst 9300Catalyst 9200L vs 9300LCatalyst 9300 vs 9400Catalyst 9300 vs 9500Catalyst 9300 vs Catalyst 3850Catalyst 9300 vs Catalyst 9300XCatalyst 9300 vs Meraki MS355Catalyst 9300 vs Meraki MS390Catalyst 9500 vs 9600Catalyst Sup 7L-E vs Catalyst 9400 Sup-1UpgradeCatalyst switching vs Meraki switchingMA-MOD-4X10G vs C9300-NM-8XUpgradeMeraki MS120 vs MS125Meraki MS210 vs MS225Meraki MS22 vs Meraki MS130-24PUpgradeMeraki MS220-24 vs MS120-24UpgradeMeraki MS220-24P vs MS225-24PUpgradeMeraki MS220-48 vs MS120-48UpgradeMeraki MS220-48FP vs MS225-48FPUpgradeMeraki MS220-48LP vs MS225-48LPUpgradeMeraki MS220-8P vs MS120-8LPUpgradeMeraki MS250 vs MS350Meraki MS320-48 vs MS250-48UpgradeMeraki MS350 vs MS355Meraki MS42 vs MS125-48UpgradeMeraki MS420-48 vs MS425-32UpgradeWS-C3560CX-8PC-S vs C9200CX-8P-2X2G-AUpgradeWS-C3560X-24P-S vs WS-C3650-24PD-SUpgradeWS-C3560X-48P-S vs WS-C3650-48PD-SUpgradeWS-C3650-24PD-S vs C9300L-24P-4X-AUpgradeWS-C3650-48PD-S vs C9300L-48P-4X-AUpgradeWS-C3750X-12S-S vs WS-C3850-12S-SUpgradeWS-C3750X-24P-S vs WS-C3850-24P-SUpgradeWS-C3750X-48P-S vs WS-C3850-48P-SUpgrade
Wireless
2504 vs 3504 Wireless ControllerUpgrade3504 vs Catalyst 9800-L Wireless ControllerUpgrade5508 vs 5520 Wireless ControllerUpgrade5520 vs Catalyst 9800-40 Wireless ControllerUpgrade8540 vs Catalyst 9800-80 Wireless ControllerUpgradeAironet 1702i vs 1832iUpgradeAironet 1815i vs Catalyst 9105AXUpgradeAironet 1852i vs Catalyst 9115AXUpgradeAironet 2602i vs Catalyst 9120AXIUpgradeAironet 2702i vs 2802iUpgradeAironet 2802i vs Catalyst 9120AXUpgradeAironet 3702i vs 3802iUpgradeAironet 3802i vs Catalyst 9130AXUpgradeCatalyst 9120AX vs 9130AXCatalyst 9130AX vs 9136Catalyst CW9162I vs CW9164ICatalyst CW9164I vs CW9166IMeraki CW9164 vs CW9166Meraki MR12 vs Catalyst CW9164IUpgradeMeraki MR16 vs Catalyst CW9164IUpgradeMeraki MR18 vs MR36UpgradeMeraki MR24 vs Catalyst CW9164IUpgradeMeraki MR26 vs Catalyst CW9164IUpgradeMeraki MR32 vs MR36UpgradeMeraki MR33 vs MR36UpgradeMeraki MR34 vs MR44UpgradeMeraki MR36 vs MR44Meraki MR42 vs MR44UpgradeMeraki MR44 vs MR46Meraki MR45 vs Catalyst CW9166IUpgradeMeraki MR46 vs MR57Meraki MR52 vs MR46UpgradeMeraki MR53 vs MR56UpgradeMeraki MR53E vs Catalyst CW9166IUpgradeMeraki MR62 vs MR36UpgradeMeraki MR66 vs MR76UpgradeMeraki MR72 vs MR76UpgradeMeraki MR74 vs MR76UpgradeMeraki MR84 vs MR86Upgrade