Cisco published its end-of-sale and end-of-life announcement for Cisco Umbrella SIG and DNS on September 1, 2026. Both are being folded into Cisco Secure Access, Cisco’s SSE platform. Here is what each milestone means.
| Milestone | What it means | Date |
|---|---|---|
| End-of-sale | Last date to order through Cisco | January 31, 2027 |
| End of software maintenance | Last date Cisco may release product enhancements | January 31, 2027 |
| End of change or renewal | Last date to renew or add to a subscription | January 31, 2028 |
| Last date of support | Final date for subscription entitlements, service and support | January 31, 2029 |
From February 2027, you can no longer buy Umbrella SIG or DNS, and no further enhancements are planned. Cisco maps most Umbrella subscriptions to Secure Access equivalents, but some have no replacement. The Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall (UMB-L7-CDFW), for example, is listed with no migration product available.
This is not the first Umbrella retirement. In June 2025, Cisco announced end-of-sale for several legacy Umbrella offers, with support for those ending on September 30, 2030.
Rather than simply moving to the next Cisco product, many teams use an EOL to review performance and user experience. Cloudbrink Personal SASE is software-only and needs no VPN servers or appliances. Its High-Performance ZTNA rotates security certificates multiple times a day to reduce certificate-based exploits.
Compare your options in our Cisco Umbrella alternatives guide, or request a demo.