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Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy)

byCisco Systems
in
4.0
Market Presence: SD-WAN, WAN Optimization

Overview

Product Information on Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy)?

Cisco Intelligent WAN IWAN is a software designed to optimize wide area network connectivity for enterprises. It provides features such as transport-independent connectivity, intelligent path control, application optimization, and network security. The software enables organizations to manage bandwidth utilization and performance across multiple network links, addressing challenges related to increasing traffic demands and application diversity. IWAN facilitates secure, reliable WAN connections by supporting VPNs and integrated security functions. By automating network selection and path routing, the software improves application delivery efficiency and reduces complexities in branch office connectivity, assisting organizations in improving operational consistency and scalability for distributed environments.

Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy) Pricing

Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) software was offered with a licensing model based on subscription and term-based contracts, where pricing depended on the selected features, bandwidth requirements, and number of devices managed. The software licensing typically included core routing, security, and WAN optimization functionalities, with different tiers and add-ons available according to enterprise needs.

Overall experience with Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy)

Analista de Produção de TI
Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Implementation was positive from our customer's point of view”

5.0
Oct 17, 2019
We've implemented Cisco IWAN in exchange of our traditional plants (bank agencies) with a MPLS circuit and a satellite network as backup, and the return that we had of our customers is that the performance had improved a lot.
Network Administrator
3B - 10B USD, Consumer Goods
CRITICAL

“Good technology, not great development of the product”

3.0
Jul 30, 2019
This product was not fully developed when we tested at one of our branches. We worked with Cisco TAC to try and get all of our issues resolved, and eventually after some time was able to do so. The unfortunate thing is that Cisco announced end of life for this product shortly after we finished our installation at one of our sites.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 8th February 2024

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.

Company Details

Updated 25th June 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1984
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.cisco.com

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Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy) Likes & Dislikes

Like

All the network traffic are balanced and distributed simultaneously from all our data links configured in the router.

Like

I liked the idea of a WAN technology that can determine best path by measuring the current environment.

Like

I liked the most is the seamless integration with our old system. It became very easy for us to migrate.

Dislike

The deployment was a little bit difficult and hard to do.

Dislike

This product was underdeveloped and ended up being taken off of the roadmap.

Dislike

Transition to be done from iWAN to Viptela SD WAN.

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Cisco Intelligent WAN (IWAN) (Legacy) Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 6 ratings and reviews for SD-WAN market. View all 11 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.0

(6 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
33%
4 Star
33%
3 Star
33%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

3.8

Integration & Deployment

3.5

Service & Support

3.5

Product Capabilities

3.8

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  • Network Engineer
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    iWAN implementation is very easy but need to be updated to keep running smooth

    5.0
    Dec 7, 2019
    Cisco iWAN is a very good technology for software defined networking that provides redundancy , quality of service , and help reduce the need to do manual configurations
  • Analista de Produção de TI
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Banking
    Review Source

    Implementation was positive from our customer's point of view

    5.0
    Oct 17, 2019
    We've implemented Cisco IWAN in exchange of our traditional plants (bank agencies) with a MPLS circuit and a satellite network as backup, and the return that we had of our customers is that the performance had improved a lot.
  • Senior Analyst
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Seamless CISCO iWAN

    4.0
    Oct 18, 2019
    We implemented CISCO iWAN as SD WAN solution to migrate all MFG from traditional WAN MPLS Network to Cloud Initiative to have seamless access for Business applications and Cloud hosted application to reduce dependencies of MPLS Network.
  • Enterprise Architecture And Technology Innovation
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Advantages and difficulties when implementing IWAN

    4.0
    Oct 17, 2019
    Always the return of the requests but some requests get difficulties after open call with Cisco engineering, the TAC.
  • Network Administrator
    1B-10B USD
    Consumer Goods
    Review Source

    Good technology, not great development of the product

    3.0
    Jul 30, 2019
    This product was not fully developed when we tested at one of our branches. We worked with Cisco TAC to try and get all of our issues resolved, and eventually after some time was able to do so. The unfortunate thing is that Cisco announced end of life for this product shortly after we finished our installation at one of our sites.
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