Is the Cisco Meraki Z3 end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the Z3-HW on Mar 4, 2024. The last day to order was Sep 4, 2024. Cisco Meraki supports it until Sep 4, 2029 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | Mar 4, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Sep 4, 2029 |
Announced Mar 4, 2024 (3 years ago) · last orderable Sep 4, 2024 (2 years ago) · support ends Sep 4, 2029 (in 3 years).
Suggested replacement
The notice itself names one replacement: Z4-HW
| Z4 — lifecycle page | |
|---|---|
| Firewall throughput | 500 Mbps |
| VPN throughput | 250 Mbps |
| Recommended clients | Up to 15 devices |
| WAN interfaces | 1x GbE RJ45 |
| Orderable as | Z4-HW — $788.61 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: Teleworker (Z) · every Meraki EOL announcement.
Can you still buy licenses for the Z3?
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 Z3 renewal SKUs are active on Cisco's price list as of our latest weekly validation:
LIC-Z3-ENT-10YR · $608.77 LIC-Z3-ENT-1YR · $81.13 LIC-Z3-ENT-3YR · $182.69 LIC-Z3-ENT-5YR · $304.11 LIC-Z3-ENT-7YR · $426.09
| Renewal SKU | Tier | Term | easyMeraki price |
|---|---|---|---|
LIC-Z3-ENT-10YR |
Enterprise | 10 yr | $608.77 |
LIC-Z3-ENT-1YR |
Enterprise | 1 yr | $81.13 |
LIC-Z3-ENT-3YR |
Enterprise | 3 yr | $182.69 |
LIC-Z3-ENT-5YR |
Enterprise | 5 yr | $304.11 |
LIC-Z3-ENT-7YR |
Enterprise | 7 yr | $426.09 |
The Z3 is supported until Sep 4, 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.