Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco’s current fixed-configuration core and aggregation switch line, the vendor-named replacement path for the Catalyst 4500-E and 6500/6800. Cisco has announced no end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the current 9500/9500X hardware models.
Is the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series end of life?
Active — no EOL announcedCisco Catalyst 9500 Series is a current fixed core / aggregation switch; Cisco has not published an end-of-service-life date. Track it so you catch the announcement early.
Why this score
- No end-of-life announced by the vendor — current, shipping product
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: fixed core / aggregation switch
The score reflects support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only — higher means more support runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it’s calculated →
Support outlook
No EOL announcedCisco has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series, and nobody can tell you when it will. What can be shown is what Cisco has actually done on the 150 of its products where both dates are published — in line with the 60-month norm — 95% of Cisco's pairs land within 3 months of exactly 60.
This is Cisco's published history on other products — not a prediction for the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series. EOSL.ai publishes a lifecycle date for this model only when Cisco does, and this page changes the day that happens. Every pair behind these figures comes from a Cisco bulletin linked on that product's own page. How this is measured →
C9500 (fixed core)
No EOL announced5 SKUs in this group
C9500X (400G-capable)
No EOL announced2 SKUs in this group
Options from here
The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:
Current product, fully supported — nothing to plan around.
Long runway ahead; fine for new deployments.
Stay on a supported software release.
We flag this page the moment the vendor announces end-of-life.
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Catalyst 9500 Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series end of life?
No. Cisco has not announced end-of-sale or end-of-service-life for the 9500 Series — it is a current, shipping product. EOSL.ai updates this page when Cisco publishes an EOL notice.
Is the 9500 Series still supported by Cisco?
Yes. As of Jul 2026 the 9500 Series is an active Cisco product with no published end-of-life date.
Where can I confirm the 9500 Series lifecycle status?
The 9500 Series is listed as a current product on Cisco's site, linked on this page; Cisco issues an End-of-Life notice when a product is retired.
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