generated: '2026-08-19'
method: searched
source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/index.html
plan_count: 0
note: >-
  Cisco publishes no public pricing, plans or tiers for ACI or the APIC controller, and there is no metered
  API product to price — the REST API is an included interface of hardware and software the customer already
  owns. The APIC product page carries "How to Buy" and "Contact Cisco" paths rather than a pricing table.
  ACI is licensed through Cisco Data Center Networking software subscription tiers (Essentials / Advantage /
  Premier) attached to the switches, and those tier prices are not published either — they are quoted
  through Cisco or a partner. Recorded as an explicit zero rather than omitted: the absence is the finding.
model: enterprise-quote
free_tier:
  available: false
  detail: >-
    There is no free or trial tier of the API itself. The nearest public access is the DevNet always-on ACI
    sandbox, which is free to use but is a shared demo fabric, not a plan — see
    sandbox/cisco-aci-sandbox.yml.
plans: []
evidence:
- url: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/index.html
  status: 200
  detail: APIC product page — features and "How to Buy", no price.