Is the Cisco Meraki MG51 end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the MG51-HW on May 30, 2025. The last day to order was Nov 28, 2025. Cisco Meraki supports it until May 30, 2030 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | May 30, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | May 30, 2030 |
Announced May 30, 2025 (16 months ago) · last orderable Nov 28, 2025 (10 months ago) · support ends May 30, 2030 (in 4 years).
Suggested replacement
The notice itself names one replacement: MG52-HW
| MG52 — lifecycle page | |
|---|---|
| PoE | Powered by PoE 802.3at (16 W max); alt DC |
| Cellular | 5G SA/NSA Sub-6 GHz, LTE Cat 20 fallback |
| Throughput | 2 Gbps / 300 Mbps passthrough; 1.5 Gbps NAT |
| SIM slots | 2x nano SIM + eSIM (cloud-managed) |
| Orderable as | MG52-HW — $1,625.07 at easyMeraki |
Source: the Cisco end-of-sale notice this page was transcribed from — where the two disagree, the notice is right and this page is stale. Full matrix: Cellular (MG) · every Meraki EOL announcement.
Can you still buy licenses for the MG51?
Yes. Cisco Meraki's EOL policy keeps device licenses orderable after end-of-sale unless the license itself is end-of-life'd — and these MG51 renewal SKUs are active on Cisco's price list as of our latest weekly validation:
LIC-MG51-ENT-10Y · $1,771.68 LIC-MG51-ENT-1Y · $237.33 LIC-MG51-ENT-3Y · $532.61 LIC-MG51-ENT-5Y · $885.84 LIC-MG51-ENT-7Y · $1,239.07
| Renewal SKU | Tier | Term | easyMeraki price |
|---|---|---|---|
LIC-MG51-ENT-10Y |
Enterprise | 10 yr | $1,771.68 |
LIC-MG51-ENT-1Y |
Enterprise | 1 yr | $237.33 |
LIC-MG51-ENT-3Y |
Enterprise | 3 yr | $532.61 |
LIC-MG51-ENT-5Y |
Enterprise | 5 yr | $885.84 |
LIC-MG51-ENT-7Y |
Enterprise | 7 yr | $1,239.07 |
The MG51 is supported until May 30, 2030, so a renewal that runs to that date is ordinary. Per Cisco Meraki's EOL policy, if a legacy device can no longer connect after end-of-support, Cisco's stated remedy is best efforts toward an upgrade path or a prorated credit of the remaining license term — so time bought past that date is covered by policy, not stranded. For a long term it is still worth pricing the replacement alongside.