Is the Cisco Meraki MS355-48X2 end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the MS355-48X2-HW on Aug 28, 2024. The last day to order was Aug 8, 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 | Aug 8, 2025 | Aug 8, 2030 |
Announced Aug 28, 2024 (2 years ago) · last orderable Aug 8, 2025 (14 months ago) · support ends Aug 8, 2030 (in 4 years).
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 MS355-48X2?
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 MS355-48X2 renewal SKUs are active on Cisco's price list as of our latest weekly validation:
LIC-MS355-48X2-10Y · $5,464.06 LIC-MS355-48X2-1YR · $728.54 LIC-MS355-48X2-3YR · $1,639.22 LIC-MS355-48X2-5YR · $2,732.03 LIC-MS355-48X2-7YR · $3,824.84
| Renewal SKU | Tier | Term | easyMeraki price |
|---|---|---|---|
LIC-MS355-48X2-10Y |
Enterprise | 10 yr | $5,464.06 |
LIC-MS355-48X2-1YR |
Enterprise | 1 yr | $728.54 |
LIC-MS355-48X2-3YR |
Enterprise | 3 yr | $1,639.22 |
LIC-MS355-48X2-5YR |
Enterprise | 5 yr | $2,732.03 |
LIC-MS355-48X2-7YR |
Enterprise | 7 yr | $3,824.84 |
The MS355-48X2 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.