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Cisco Catalyst Center
San Jose, California, United States
Plans and prices
Cisco DNA Advantage
Priced on request
Complete Catalyst Center functionality · subscription required for managed devices · 3- and 5-year terms for wireless, switching, and SD-WAN/routing; 7-year terms for wireless and switching
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Cisco DNA Essentials
Priced on request
Limited Catalyst Center functionality · subscription required for managed devices · 3- and 5-year terms for wireless, switching, and SD-WAN/routing; 7-year terms for wireless and switching
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On the record
- Access controls
- It supports predefined and custom fine-grained user roles, including administrator, network administrator, and observer roles.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- API
- The platform exposes northbound REST APIs for discovery, inventory, topology, provisioning, assurance, and other network operations.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Assurance
- Its assurance features use streaming telemetry, path tracing, and guided remediation to monitor application performance and user connectivity.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Automation
- It supports network discovery, zero-touch provisioning, software image management, configuration compliance checks, and remediation.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Cisco describes hardware and virtual appliance deployments, including current guides for VMware ESXi and Ubuntu KVM.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- The Ubuntu KVM virtual appliance minimums include 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB of memory, and a 3-TB SSD.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Cisco documents integrations with ISE, ThousandEyes, Webex, Microsoft Teams, ServiceNow, Infoblox, and BlueCat, plus generic APIs for other ITSM and IPAM systems.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purchase
- Cisco directs buyers to a sales representative or certified partner for purchasing guidance; the opened pages do not state a product price.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cisco Catalyst Center is a centralized network controller and management dashboard for enterprise network operations.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Release support
- Cisco states that Catalyst Center 2.3.7.x follows a 24-month support timeline, with support for that release listed through June 17, 2027.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Scale limit
- For Ubuntu KVM, Cisco lists maximum nonfabric scale of 1,000 devices, 4,000 access points, and 25,000 endpoints.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Catalyst Center supports FIPS 140-2-compliant cryptography modules, and Cisco recommends deploying it behind a firewall on a private internal network.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Cisco says Catalyst and Cisco DNA software subscriptions include embedded software support and downloads; opening a support case requires a Cisco Service Contract.cisco.com · read 3 Oct 2026
