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Cisco offers a developer platform with curated resources to empower building and automating network and software solutions.

Cisco provides a broad developer ecosystem with resources to design, build, and automate solutions for networking and related technologies. The platform offers curated repositories, tutorials, documentation, learning labs, and sandbox environments to help developers and IT professionals create interoperable, scalable solutions across Cisco technologies.

Mission statement

To empower developers to innovate and automate using Cisco's developer resources and open tools, delivering accessible guidance and sample code to accelerate software-enabled networking.

Products & Services

Meraki Product

Effortlessly manage and monitor large-scale Meraki networks through an intuitive API.

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  • ✓ Dashboard API Access — Manage Networks Programmatically
  • ✓ Network Provisioning at Scale — Quickly Provision Networks
  • ✓ Custom Dashboards — Generate Tailored Dashboards
  • ✓ Teleworker Onboarding Automation — Automate Teleworker Management
  • ✓ Open API Support — Utilize OpenAPI Specification
  • ✓ Webhook Integrations — Integrate With Applications

Cisco Catalyst Center Platform

Enhance network management and optimize IT processes with Cisco Catalyst Center.

developer.cisco.com/catalyst-center
  • ✓ Extensive API Surface — Leverage Rich API Functions
  • ✓ Policy-Driven REST Intent API — Drive Network With Intent
  • ✓ Documentation and Sandbox Access — Access Comprehensive Resources
  • ✓ ITSM Integration and Event Notifications — Streamline IT Operations
  • ✓ Proactive Network Monitoring — Improve Network Reliability
  • ✓ Interactive API Exploration — Experiment with APIs Easily
  • ✓ SDKs and Providers — Facilitate Manageability
  • ✓ RBAC and Secure Automation — Ensure Security in Automation

Cisco Crosswork Platform

Automate and optimize service provider networks with Cisco Crosswork's comprehensive APIs and tools.

developer.cisco.com/crosswork
  • ✓ Health Insights and Change Automation API — Achieve Network Health Management
  • ✓ Network Controller API — Simplify Service Provisioning
  • ✓ Documentation and Community Resources — Access Comprehensive Resources
  • ✓ Optimization Engine API — Optimize Network Utility
  • ✓ OpenAPI Documents and Samples — Explore APIs Efficiently
  • ✓ SDKs and Postman Collections — Accelerate Development Processes

Cisco Code Exchange Platform

Connect, share, and innovate with curated code resources for Cisco technologies.

developer.cisco.com/codeexchange
  • ✓ Curated MCP Servers and AI Agents — Access Curated Code Solutions
  • ✓ Run Repos in Cloud IDE — Test Code in Secure Environment
  • ✓ Dashboard and Community — Engage with Developer Community
  • ✓ Submit and Manage Projects — Contribute to Code Community
  • ✓ Explore AI Repositories — Discover AI Automation Solutions

Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) Platform

Streamline network management with Cisco NSO's automation and orchestration features.

developer.cisco.com/site/nso
  • ✓ NSO API Documentation and Guides — Utilize Comprehensive API Docs
  • ✓ Trial, Downloads, and Support — Experiment with NSO Free Trial
  • ✓ GitHub Samples and Community — Access Community Contributions
  • ✓ NSO Interactive Learning Labs — Engage in Hands-On Learning
  • ✓ Interactive Docs — Experience Interactive API Usage
  • ✓ NSO Tutorials and Getting Started — Learn at Your Own Pace

Cisco Webex Platform

Integrate seamlessly with Cisco Webex to enhance communication and collaboration in your applications.

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  • ✓ Create Spaces and Invites — Facilitates Communication Setup
  • ✓ Post Messages and Search People — Enhances Team Interaction
  • ✓ Retrieve Space History — Keeps Teams Informed
  • ✓ RoomOS Device Commands — Controls Meeting Environments
  • ✓ REST API Samples and Documentation — Accelerates Development

Cisco Intersight Platform

Automate Cisco Intersight management with Ansible for streamlined operations.

developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/github/repo/CiscoDevNet/intersight-ansible
  • ✓ Intersight Ansible Collection — Manage Intersight Efficiently
  • ✓ API Key Guidance — Streamline API Authentication
  • ✓ Compatibility and Installation Guidance — Ensure System Compatibility
  • ✓ Usage Examples and Inventories — Facilitate Learning

Cisco Viptela vManage Python SDK Product

Automate Cisco Viptela vManage operations using Python, CLI, and Ansible.

developer.cisco.com/codeexchange/github/repo/CiscoDevNet/python-viptela
  • ✓ CLI and Ansible Integration — Automate Network Management
  • ✓ Python SDK for vManage — Interact With vManage APIs
  • ✓ Documentation and Examples — Access Comprehensive Guides
  • ✓ Installation Guidance — Simplified Installation Process

Market Segments

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Network automation and orchestration

Automation of network design, configuration, inventory, audits, and documentation to enforce policy, accelerate service delivery, and maintain continuous compliance.

Market size: $4.0B CAGR: 13%
Estimate derived from adjacent orchestration markets in the search results. Telecom-focused lifecycle service orchestration (LSO) is ~USD 3.09B (2025) while microservices orchestration and IT-resilience orchestration are USD 1.73B and USD 1.2B (2025) respectively; cloud orchestration estimates range USD 19.9–24.6B with higher CAGRs (16–21%). Network automation/orchestration sits between specialized network/LSO offerings and broader cloud orchestration; combining these comparables supports a 2025 market-size estimate of ~USD 4.0B and a mid-range CAGR (~13%) given adjacent market CAGRs of ~9–20%.

Cloud-managed networking

Centralized cloud-based management and orchestration of wired and wireless networks, providing AI-driven insights, automation, and integration with existing on‑prem infrastructure.

Market size: $4.0B CAGR: 15%
Estimate derived by triangulating segment-specific forecasts and adjacent market sizes in the search results. Market Lens IQ explicitly projects cloud-managed networking at $13.6B by 2033; SDN (a close technical market) is reported at $38.45B in 2025 with very high CAGR, and broader cloud-managed services are much larger (~$159.8B in 2025 at ~9.8% CAGR). Treating cloud-managed networking as a niche subset of SDN/cloud-managed services and backing out a present-year size that grows to $13.6B by 2033 implies a mid-single-digit billion current market and a high-growth profile (rounded to ~15% CAGR) driven by SDN, SASE, and cloud adoption trends.

Developer platform and code collaboration

Developer-facing resources including curated code repositories, sandboxes, cloud IDEs, OpenAPI specs, and community dashboards to build, test, and share network and infrastructure integrations.

Market size: $1.8B CAGR: 12%
Search results contained no direct market-sizing data for the specified niche. I therefore estimated using industry hierarchy: global developer tools/DevOps market (internal industry knowledge ~mid‑tens of billions USD); code collaboration + cloud IDEs represent a mid‑teens percentage of that market (~15%), yielding a multi‑billion-dollar segment. The specified subsegment (tools and platforms focused on building, testing and sharing network/infrastructure integrations) is a narrower slice of code collaboration (~35% of code collaboration platforms by specialized use cases), producing an estimated market size of ≈ $1.8B. Growth potential (CAGR ≈ 12%) reflects continued cloud-native adoption, rising platformization of developer workflows, and growth rates observed in developer tools/DevOps categories (typically high single- to low double-digit percent). Assumptions and rounding applied due to lack of explicit figures in provided search results.

Communications APIs and integrations

APIs and integration capabilities that enable developers and partners to extend communications, embed workflows, and connect Intermedia services with third-party apps and automation platforms.

Market size: $18.0B CAGR: 19%
Estimate derived from related reported markets in the search results: application integration (USD 22.73B in 2025, CAGR ~19.8%), API management (USD 5.24B–USD 20.89B forecasts, high CAGR), and telecom/communication-API reports (high growth rates). Communications APIs and integrations are a subset of application integration and API management; I weighted the midpoints of those reported totals and growth rates to produce a near-term TAM estimate of about USD 18B and growth potential ~19% CAGR.

DevOps, automation and CI/CD

Capabilities to implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, automation/orchestration, monitoring, and integrated security to accelerate delivery and reduce operational risk.

Market size: $24.3B CAGR: 22.7%
Estimate based on multiple market reports in the search results. Fortune Business Insights (cited on eSparkInfo) projects the global DevOps market at USD 24.3 billion in 2026 with ~22.73% CAGR; Polaris (via DistantJob) reports USD 10.5 billion in 2023 with ~21.2% CAGR. Related sub‑markets (Kubernetes, cloud orchestration) show similar strong growth (≈20–22% CAGR), supporting a high-growth outlook for DevOps, automation and CI/CD.

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Common Questions

What does Cisco do?
Cisco provides a broad developer ecosystem with resources to design, build, and automate solutions for networking and related technologies. The platform offers curated repositories, tutorials, documentation, learning labs, and sandbox environments to help developers and IT professionals create interoperable, scalable solutions across Cisco technologies.
What is Cisco's role in the Network automation and orchestration market?
Automation of network design, configuration, inventory, audits, and documentation to enforce policy, accelerate service delivery, and maintain continuous compliance.
What is Cisco's role in the Cloud-managed networking market?
Centralized cloud-based management and orchestration of wired and wireless networks, providing AI-driven insights, automation, and integration with existing on‑prem infrastructure.
How was the Network automation and orchestration market size estimate for Cisco calculated?
Estimate derived from adjacent orchestration markets in the search results. Telecom-focused lifecycle service orchestration (LSO) is ~USD 3.09B (2025) while microservices orchestration and IT-resilience orchestration are USD 1.73B and USD 1.2B (2025) respectively; cloud orchestration estimates range USD 19.9–24.6B with higher CAGRs (16–21%). Network automation/orchestration sits between specialized network/LSO offerings and broader cloud orchestration; combining these comparables supports a 2025 market-size estimate of ~USD 4.0B and a mid-range CAGR (~13%) given adjacent market CAGRs of ~9–20%.
How was the Cloud-managed networking market size estimate for Cisco calculated?
Estimate derived by triangulating segment-specific forecasts and adjacent market sizes in the search results. Market Lens IQ explicitly projects cloud-managed networking at $13.6B by 2033; SDN (a close technical market) is reported at $38.45B in 2025 with very high CAGR, and broader cloud-managed services are much larger (~$159.8B in 2025 at ~9.8% CAGR). Treating cloud-managed networking as a niche subset of SDN/cloud-managed services and backing out a present-year size that grows to $13.6B by 2033 implies a mid-single-digit billion current market and a high-growth profile (rounded to ~15% CAGR) driven by SDN, SASE, and cloud adoption trends.
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