Is the Cisco Meraki MS425-16 end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the MS425-16-HW on Mar 28, 2024. The last day to order was Jun 24, 2024. Cisco Meraki supports it until Sep 28, 2029 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | Mar 28, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | Sep 28, 2029 |
Suggested replacement
The notice itself names one replacement: C9300X-24Y-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.
Announced together
The same notice ends sale for: MS425-32-HW
Can you still buy licenses for the MS425-16?
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 MS425-16 renewal SKUs are active on Cisco's price list as of our latest weekly validation:
LIC-MS425-16-10YR · $4,019.67 LIC-MS425-16-1YR · $535.92 LIC-MS425-16-3YR · $1,205.96 LIC-MS425-16-5YR · $2,009.56 LIC-MS425-16-7YR · $2,813.71
The MS425-16 is supported until Sep 28, 2029, 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.