# Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-cloud-services-router
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-cloud-services-router.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-cloud-services-router/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://cisco.com
- **Slug:** cisco-cloud-services-router
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, cybersecurity

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Extends industry-standard Cisco IOS XE feature sets and security directly into multi-cloud environments with total parity to physical ASR routers.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** The Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR) is a virtualized platform that provides enterprise-class networking and security features to cloud environments. It allows organizations to extend their internal wide area networks (WANs) into public and private clouds using the familiar Cisco IOS XE operating system.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Cisco CSR 1000v
  - Cisco Catalyst 8000V (successor)
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Subscription, Usage-based (BYOL or PAYG in marketplaces)
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise IT, Cloud Architects, Managed Service Providers
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Juniper vMX
  - Arista vEOS
  - Aviatrix
  - AWS Transit Gateway
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.