Is the Cisco Meraki MS355-48X end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the MS355-48X-HW on Aug 28, 2024. The last day to order was May 30, 2025. Cisco Meraki supports it until Aug 8, 2030 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | Aug 28, 2024 | May 30, 2025 | Aug 8, 2030 |
Suggested replacement
The notice itself names one replacement: C9300X-48HX-M
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: Switch (MS) · every Meraki EOL announcement.
Can you still buy licenses for the MS355-48X?
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 MS355-48X renewal SKUs are active on Cisco's price list as of our latest weekly validation:
LIC-MS355-48X-10YR · $4,971.74 LIC-MS355-48X-1YR · $662.86 LIC-MS355-48X-3YR · $1,491.30 LIC-MS355-48X-5YR · $2,485.87 LIC-MS355-48X-7YR · $3,479.89
The MS355-48X is supported until Aug 8, 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.