Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Oct 20, 2026
I do not think Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms needs improvement at all; I think it is a great Cisco product, and I have no complaints about it, as it works like a physical Cisco router, with more of the features being the same, though sizing matters if you want more throughput, but other than that, it works very well.
Network Engineer Advanced Services at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 23, 2026
I believe the only improvement needed for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms would be to have more information available. However, I cannot say that there is anything that needs improvement at the moment. Regarding what could use improvement, I would say documentation always comes in great. Having more documentation and more specific cases with scenarios where we can check some issues would be amazing. More documentation on how to configure different components would be great. The interfaces and VLAN documentation, along with more examples of how to configure two different networks—such as one side using BGP and the other side using OSPF and how they work together—would be helpful. More examples of that would always be great. For me, documentation is the main improvement needed for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms.
network engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 19, 2026
I believe Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms can improve by needing to support more bandwidth; we are reaching the physical capacity at some sites and need to support more than 10 gig, such as by having 25 gig interfaces for LAN and WAN if the software permits that bandwidth. Additionally, the firewall management requires significant improvement, as the current behavior resembles firewalls from 25 years ago; it lacks central management policies and objects that modern firewalls possess. We are aware that enhancements are coming and hope they arrive soon.
Network Engineering Technician at a media company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 10
Sep 18, 2026
Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is developing each month. I can see many new firmware releases from Cisco, and each firmware improves on the last one, offering better performance and security. With AI connecting everything, I expect to see more efficient protocols or features soon.
The only improvement I can suggest for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is that in the AI era, it will be important to embed machine learning capabilities. It will be important to embed some agencies within that technology and ensure that the technology is able to manage the traffic coming from the agent and also from the robots. Nowadays, companies are starting to adopt new technology with robot agents. I believe that there will be a lot of traffic coming from those agencies. We need to understand the capabilities on how we can onboard them on our technology, on our network on Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms.
Team Head of IT Security at China Everbright Bank, HK branch
Real User
Top 10
Sep 1, 2026
The price for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is somewhat higher compared to Chinese brands, though the difference is not huge. A more aggressively priced option would be better. I would appreciate updates with new features and capabilities for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, as it would be good to know about future integrations. I would particularly appreciate seeing new integrations and features related to AI in future updates, especially how Catalyst or Cisco will provide AI features integrated with their very stable product.
Learn what your peers think about Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: November 2026.
For troubleshooting, we are using vManage and ThousandEyes or CLI. We could improve in terms of step-by-step root cause analysis by integrating AI in vManage to assist users, especially remote IT users who are not full experts in IT technology, in performing basic troubleshooting tests.
Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms provide flexible, cost-effective SD-WAN integration. They offer centralized management and robust performance for analytics, telemetry, and supporting large deployments while ensuring seamless Cisco ISE compatibility.Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms are essential for SD-WAN architectures, serving as main routers and gateways across remote sites, facilitating secure WAN and cloud connectivity with advanced routing tasks. They accommodate both internal and external...
I do not think Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms needs improvement at all; I think it is a great Cisco product, and I have no complaints about it, as it works like a physical Cisco router, with more of the features being the same, though sizing matters if you want more throughput, but other than that, it works very well.
I believe the only improvement needed for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms would be to have more information available. However, I cannot say that there is anything that needs improvement at the moment. Regarding what could use improvement, I would say documentation always comes in great. Having more documentation and more specific cases with scenarios where we can check some issues would be amazing. More documentation on how to configure different components would be great. The interfaces and VLAN documentation, along with more examples of how to configure two different networks—such as one side using BGP and the other side using OSPF and how they work together—would be helpful. More examples of that would always be great. For me, documentation is the main improvement needed for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms.
I believe Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms can improve by needing to support more bandwidth; we are reaching the physical capacity at some sites and need to support more than 10 gig, such as by having 25 gig interfaces for LAN and WAN if the software permits that bandwidth. Additionally, the firewall management requires significant improvement, as the current behavior resembles firewalls from 25 years ago; it lacks central management policies and objects that modern firewalls possess. We are aware that enhancements are coming and hope they arrive soon.
Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is developing each month. I can see many new firmware releases from Cisco, and each firmware improves on the last one, offering better performance and security. With AI connecting everything, I expect to see more efficient protocols or features soon.
The only improvement I can suggest for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is that in the AI era, it will be important to embed machine learning capabilities. It will be important to embed some agencies within that technology and ensure that the technology is able to manage the traffic coming from the agent and also from the robots. Nowadays, companies are starting to adopt new technology with robot agents. I believe that there will be a lot of traffic coming from those agencies. We need to understand the capabilities on how we can onboard them on our technology, on our network on Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms.
The price for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms is somewhat higher compared to Chinese brands, though the difference is not huge. A more aggressively priced option would be better. I would appreciate updates with new features and capabilities for Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, as it would be good to know about future integrations. I would particularly appreciate seeing new integrations and features related to AI in future updates, especially how Catalyst or Cisco will provide AI features integrated with their very stable product.
For troubleshooting, we are using vManage and ThousandEyes or CLI. We could improve in terms of step-by-step root cause analysis by integrating AI in vManage to assist users, especially remote IT users who are not full experts in IT technology, in performing basic troubleshooting tests.