Cisco Catalyst Center vs Ekinops SD-WAN
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Ekinops SD-WAN
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| Figure | Cisco Catalyst Center | Ekinops SD-WAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · SD-WAN Software | 7.7 (#6) | 7.0 (#13) |
| Founded | 1984 | 2003 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, United States | Lannion, France |
| Integrations | Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems. | Ekinops says SD-WAN Director provides a REST API for OSS/BSS integration. |
| Purpose | Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations. | Ekinops describes its SD-WAN as a way for service providers to extend traditional CPE routing with advanced connectivity or a full SD-WAN solution. |
| Security | Catalyst Center supports FIPS 140-2-compliant cryptography modules, and Cisco recommends deploying it behind a firewall on a private internal network. | SD-WAN Director uses multi-tenancy and role-based access control, and its stateless controllers interact with edge devices. |
Plans
Cisco Catalyst Center
- Cisco DNA AdvantagePriced on request
- Cisco DNA EssentialsPriced on request
In their own words
Cisco Catalyst Center
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Ekinops SD-WAN
Ekinops SD-WAN gives service providers options for extending traditional customer-premises routing with advanced connectivity or a full SD-WAN solution. SD-WAN Xpress is a one-box solution for SMEs and small sites of large enterprises, designed for deployment through a licence upgrade on OneOS6-enabled hardware. Smart Connect targets SMBs and distributed enterprises with small offices, including retail locations. It manages multiple uplinks in active/active or active/passive modes and can fail over traffic in less than 3 seconds. Smart Connect can also direct traffic to a Secure Service Edge solution for protection. It is included in OneOS6 and available on Ekinops pCPE and uCPE routers and the ONEvRouter VNF for white-box hardware. SD-WAN Director manages deployments through a GUI and API across three tiers, with multi-tenancy, role-based access control and a customer portal for visibility, monitoring and configuration. A REST API supports OSS/BSS integration. Ekinops offers a starter kit with routers, limited-time private-cloud access, a virtual controller, multi-tenant Director and assistance from an SD-WAN system architect. Pricing is on request.