FatPipe’s latest industry recognition has placed renewed attention on the company’s position in the SD-WAN market, as customer feedback in a new Info-Tech Research Group report ranked the company ahead of several larger and more established networking vendors.
Info-Tech named FatPipe SD-WAN the Data Quadrant Champion and highest-rated product in its June 2026 SD-WAN Midmarket Data Quadrant Report. The report evaluated products using customer satisfaction with product features, vendor capabilities, the customer relationship, and likelihood to recommend, while also considering the number and recency of reviews.
FatPipe received a Composite Score of 9.2 out of 10, the highest among the products evaluated. Cisco Meraki MX followed with a score of 8.2, while Aryaka received 7.9, and Arista VeloCloud SD-WAN received 7.4.
FatPipe competes in a category that includes some of the networking industry’s most widely recognized brands. Cisco Meraki and Arista VeloCloud benefit from broader corporate platforms and established channel footprints, while Aryaka and Adaptiv have built their businesses around managed connectivity and SD-WAN services. FatPipe’s first-place Composite Score suggests that customer satisfaction can provide a meaningful point of differentiation even when competing against vendors with greater overall market visibility.
Info-Tech’s Data Quadrant is based on feedback from IT and business professionals rather than assessments conducted solely by analysts. The firm says its reports use verified end-user data to compare the complete software experience, including both the performance of the product and the customer’s experience with the vendor. The 2026 midmarket report covered eight products and incorporated 297 reviews.
Beyond the overall ranking, FatPipe placed first in a number of individual areas that are relevant to midmarket organizations evaluating SD-WAN technology. The company was the top-rated product for business value created, breadth of features, quality of features, product strategy and rate of improvement, vendor support, ease of administration, and ease of implementation.
FatPipe received the highest score in vendor support, ahead of Ecessa, Adaptiv, Cisco Meraki, Arista VeloCloud, and Aryaka. Unlike product functionality that can often be compared through technical specifications, support quality reflects the customer’s experience after deployment, including how effectively the vendor responds when an issue requires direct assistance.
FatPipe also ranked first for business value and ease of administration, two areas that can influence purchasing decisions among midmarket customers with limited networking staff or tightly managed technology budgets. The report gave FatPipe a 90% satisfaction score in both categories. Cisco Meraki ranked second in ease of administration, while Aryaka and Adaptiv tied for second in business value.
On product capabilities, FatPipe led the evaluated vendors in overall feature satisfaction. It also received the highest scores across the report’s mandatory SD-WAN feature categories, including dynamic routing, load sharing, support for multiple connection types, quality of service, resilience, SD-WAN security, and simple administration.
That breadth aligns with FatPipe’s effort to position its platform as more than a basic traffic-routing product. The company’s technology is designed to combine multiple network connections, maintain application continuity during outages, optimize traffic across available links, and centrally manage distributed locations. FatPipe has also expanded its security offering through Total Security 360, which brings SD-WAN, network security, cybersecurity, SIEM, and email security functions into a more integrated platform.
The Info-Tech recognition arrives as FatPipe works to expand distribution following its 2025 initial public offering. The company has increased its sales presence, added channel relationships, and broadened access to government and education contract vehicles. Its recently announced partnership with TD SYNNEX is intended to make FatPipe’s SD-WAN, SASE, WAN optimization, and cybersecurity products available through a wider network of resellers and technology providers.
For FatPipe, the report provides third-party support for that expansion strategy. Channel partners and prospective customers often need a way to compare smaller specialized vendors with larger platform providers. A first-place ranking based on customer reviews gives FatPipe a clearer proof point when competing for attention against Cisco Meraki, Arista VeloCloud, Aryaka, Adaptiv, and other established alternatives.
Overall, Info-Tech’s findings strengthen FatPipe’s argument that it can compete on product quality and customer experience rather than company size. The highest Composite Score, combined with first-place results across business value, product features, administration, implementation, and vendor support, gives FatPipe an independent benchmark as it seeks a larger position in the midmarket SD-WAN category.