# Cisco Systems, Inc.

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

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-systems-inc
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-systems-inc.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cisco-systems-inc/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://cisco.com
- **Slug:** cisco-systems-inc
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, enterprise-servers-storage, networking-equipment

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Unmatched scale and integration across the entire IT stack, serving as the trusted infrastructure for 99% of the Fortune 500.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global leader in networking, cybersecurity, and collaboration solutions. The company designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol-based networking products and other services related to the communications and information technology industry. It is currently positioning itself as the foundational infrastructure provider for the 'agentic era' of AI.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Networking (Switches
  - Routers)
  - Cybersecurity (Firewalls
  - SASE)
  - Collaboration (Webex)
  - Observability
  - Data Center & Cloud Services.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Enterprise/Custom (largely subscription-based software and perpetual hardware licenses)
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise, Government, Service Providers, Small-to-Medium Business.
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Juniper Networks (HPE)
  - Arista Networks
  - Palo Alto Networks
  - Zoom Video Communications
Source: Brand's website (https://cisco.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.