Arista Networks competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Arista Networks: NETGEAR, Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks, Ubiquiti, Ericsson, Nokia, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Calix, Adtran and DriveNets.
- Arista Networks itself has 194 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring the most, with 1,351 open roles.
- DriveNets has raised the most venture funding on record: $880M.
- Open roles at Extreme Networks fell the most: from 128 on Oct 12, 2026 to 71 now.
Arista Networks and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arista Networks
This company
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194 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Santa Clara, United States | Python, C++, Linux | United States, India, Canada +16 more |
NETGEAR
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
47 | -10%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 501-1000 | San Jose, United States | Python, CI/CD, Rest API | India, Ireland, United States +4 more |
Cisco Systems
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
1,261 | – | $40.7M | Venture round $40.7M2014 | 5000+ | San Jose, United States | Python, Splunk, Kubernetes | United States, India, United Kingdom +56 more |
Extreme Networks
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
71 | -45%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 1001-5000 | Morrisville, United States | Python, Azure, AWS | India, United States, Canada +1 more |
Ubiquiti
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
151 | -4%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 1001-5000 | New York, United States | Linux, Claude, Python | Taiwan, Latvia, Czech Republic +11 more |
Ericsson
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript |
379 | – | $89.2M | Venture round $89.2M2016 | 5000+ | Stockholm, Sweden | Python, Linux, Kubernetes | India, Sweden, United States +37 more |
Nokia
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript |
368 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Espoo, Finland | Python, C++, CI/CD | United States, India, Canada +27 more |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
1,351 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Spring, United States | Python, Linux, Kubernetes | United States, India, Puerto Rico +49 more |
Calix
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript · headquarters in United States |
15 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | San Jose, United States | Python, CI/CD, Java | India, United States |
Adtran
In common: Network Equipment · Python, JavaScript, C++ · headquarters in United States |
60 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Huntsville, United States | Python, Linux, CI/CD | Germany, United States, India +3 more |
DriveNets
In common: Network Equipment · Python, Go, JavaScript |
45 | – | $880M | Series D $410M2026 | 51-200 | Ra'anana, Israel | Python, Kubernetes, InfiniBand | Israel, Taiwan, United States |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Arista Networks's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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