/mcpData sheet Cisco public © 2025 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Catalyst Software subscription Cisco DNA Software subscription Cisco Meraki Software subscription Network stack Management options Catalyst Center, Meraki dashboard monitoring and management Catalyst Center, Meraki dashboard monitoring and management Meraki dashboard management Meraki dashboard CLI, WebUI Included support Base product- level support for hardware, software, and OS SWSS Product-level support for hardware, software, and OS Included3 add-ons: Common ISE policy, ThousandEyes network and application assurance, Cisco Spaces 1 For all new orders, subscription licenses are mandatory and must be of the same tier as network licenses. 2 Portability within the same Catalyst 9000 series of hardware. 3 Available only with the Advantage tier. There are three choices for software subscription: Cisco DNA, Cisco Catalyst, or Cisco Meraki. They provide: • Flexible licensing models to smoothly distribute customers’ software spending over time. • Investment protection for software purchases through software services–enabled license portability. • Access to updates, upgrades, and new technology from Cisco through Cisco Software Support Service (SWSS). • Base product-level support for hardware, software, and Cisco IOS (Catalyst software only). • ISE licenses included in the Advantage tier to facilitate zero-trust network security* (Catalyst software only). • Access to end-to-end network visibility with Cisco Spaces, service assurance through Cisco ThousandEyes Network and Application Synthetics and app hosted ASAc firewall (with the Advantage license). Manage your entire switching structure as a single, converged component. With one management system, on- premises, virtual, or in the cloud, and one policy for wired and wireless networks, it offers an efficient way to provide more secure access.