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Updated 13th October 2025
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<50M USD, Services (non-Government)FAVORABLE
“Massive time saver for pure Cisco environments, but multi-vendor integration is a real struggle”
Managing our network configs manually was getting entirely out of hand as our infrastructure grew. Moving to Cisco's network automation helped us finally standardize things. We rely on it heavily for deploying IPsec VPN configurations across multiple branches, which used to take hours of manual CLI typing and troubleshooting. The core Cisco-to-Cisco automation works right out of the box. What hasn't worked well is trying to automate changes on our non-Cisco perimeter gear. Getting the platform to push policies or talk nicely to our Sophos edge firewalls, for example, has been a massive headache that required us to write a bunch of custom API scripts.
Vp, Engineering
50M - 250M USD, Finance (non-banking)CRITICAL
“Legacy platform executes essentials but increases maintenance and engineering overhead”
It serves as our multi vendor network orchestration and service lifecycle management platform. It executes core functions ok, but it's a pretty old solution that introduces significant overhead. If my roadmap allowed for the budget and the engineering hours, I would actively look to replace it with a more lightweight, modern solution.
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Cisco is a company that specializes in networking technologies, particularly Internet Protocol (IP)-based solutions. It was established in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University. As of today, Cisco has a global workforce, continuing to innovate in various fields, notably in routing and switching. Adding to its core business, the company also delves into emerging technologies including home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security features, storage area networking, and wireless technology. Moreover, Cisco extends its expertise to offer a sweeping range of services such as technical support and advanced services. The company sells its products and services on an enterprise level, to commercial businesses, service providers, and end-users.
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Public
Year Founded
1984
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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Massive time saver for pure Cisco environments, but multi-vendor integration is a real struggle
Managing our network configs manually was getting entirely out of hand as our infrastructure grew. Moving to Cisco's network automation helped us finally standardize things. We rely on it heavily for deploying IPsec VPN configurations across multiple branches, which used to take hours of manual CLI typing and troubleshooting. The core Cisco-to-Cisco automation works right out of the box. What hasn't worked well is trying to automate changes on our non-Cisco perimeter gear. Getting the platform to push policies or talk nicely to our Sophos edge firewalls, for example, has been a massive headache that required us to write a bunch of custom API scripts. - Vp, Engineering50M-1B USDFinance (non-banking)Review Source
Legacy platform executes essentials but increases maintenance and engineering overhead
It serves as our multi vendor network orchestration and service lifecycle management platform. It executes core functions ok, but it's a pretty old solution that introduces significant overhead. If my roadmap allowed for the budget and the engineering hours, I would actively look to replace it with a more lightweight, modern solution. - CYBERSECURITY ANALYST50M-1B USDRetailReview Source
Broad multi-vendor support offsets high licensing costs and tricky troubleshooting
Our orginization has been running Cisco Network Services Orchestrator in a cloud environment for a while. The platform has consistently met our core networking needs without major suprises. The service orchestration engine itself which handles multi vendor network automation at scale, has proven reliable. Native YANG/NETCONF support which aligns well with our networking team wiorkflows and made modeling network services more structured. Ciscos broad ecosystem compatibility the depth of device support across vendors has reduced the need for custom workarounds. - It Associate50M-1B USDConstructionReview Source
Rapid deployment and integration, but onboarding challenges for newcomers
The most fluid service deployment we've had for deploying and integrating our networks across our vendors. Stating Cisco NSO is the perfect bridge across networks would be an understatement, as the device configurations, integrations, and automations available are unlike any other product we've used before. - Engineering Manager50M-1B USDRetailReview Source
Complex network services simplified, but support response times are slow
makes complex network services a lot easier to manage and maintain
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