Ubiquiti/Unifi Alternatives

 If you are also not loving the direction Ubiquiti has been heading in lately, and are frustrated with their schizophrenic approach to product development, support, and code review, take a look at these alternatives.


Aruba InstantOn (Switches & WAPs only)

https://www.arubainstanton.com/


Engenius Cloud (Switches & WAPs only)

https://www.engeniustech.com/engenius-cloud/overview-cloud-networking

https://www.engeniustech.com/engenius-cloud/hardware


TP-Link Omada SDN (Switches, WAP's, & one router)

https://www.tp-link.com/us/omada-sdn/


Zyxel Nebula (Switches, WAPs, and Gateways)

https://nebula.zyxel.com/

https://www.zyxel.com/solutions/Nebula-Commercial-Cloud-Networking-Solution-20161018-771782.shtml

https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/solutions/Nebula-Commercial-Cloud-Networking-Solution-20180220-169563.shtml


PlasmaCloud (former OpenMesh engineers)

https://www.plasma-cloud.com/


Tanaza (Cloud wireless controller - AP agnostic)

https://www.tanaza.com/


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