Graphiant vs. Cisco: Cost & Architecture

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Component

Cisco Solution

Graphiant Solution

COLO

Required

Required

100G Circuits 

Required

Required

ISP

Required

Required

FW

Dedicated firewall hardware and licensing required

Graphiant includes integrated security at no additional cost ($0)

Core HW

Cisco 8712 platform with support

Typical cost:

    ~$154,000 – $157,000 USD (standard configurations)

      ~$64,000 USD (lower-spec or bundled variants)

Dell or Lanner Servers

From ~$10,000 USD for 100G-capable server + switch bundle with support

Smaller configurations starting at ~$2,500 USD

Core SW

Cisco 8712 SD-WAN licensing

Typical cost (100 Gbps tier):

       List price (3–5 year term):

~$500,000 – $1.5M USD

  Typical enterprise pricing:

~$200,000 – $800,000 USD

Usage-based pricing model

Typical cost:

~$500,000 USD per year

(varies by deployment and traffic profile)

Edge HW

Cisco Secure 8130 appliance

Typical pricing:

~$700 – $800 USD per device

Dell or Silicom Appliance

Small box:  $280 USD

Large box:  $799 USD

Edge SW

Cisco 8130 SD-WAN licensing

Typical pricing:

~$55 – $222 per month

Graphiant Fixed monthly cost

Small site:  $40/month USD

Large site:  $350/month USD

SASE Features

 Additional Cisco Licensing Costs (varies by tier):

Typical ranges:

Small business (~50 users): ~$4,000/year

Mid-size (~500 users): ~$60,000/year

Enterprise (~5,000 users): ~$500,000+/year

Graphiant includes this as part of the platform:

No additional cost ($0)