Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs Ubiquiti WLAN comparison

Cambium Networks and Ubiquiti Networks are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Cambium Networks is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.3, while Ubiquiti Networks is ranked #5 with an average rating of 7.8. Cambium Networks holds a 1.0% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Ubiquiti Networks’s 5.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cambium Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 81% of Ubiquiti Networks users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Ubiquiti WLAN and Cambium Networks Wireless LAN are strong competitors in the wireless networking sector. Ubiquiti seems to have an upper hand in pricing and deployment, especially suited for small to medium settings, while Cambium Networks shines in feature sets and adaptability for enterprise usage.

Features: Ubiquiti WLAN is known for its competitive pricing, straightforward deployment, and effective management interface. It facilitates remote management, promoting network stability in hybrid environments. Cambium Networks boasts strong stability, range, and throughput with efficient point-to-multipoint connections, making it ideal for extensive areas or large buildings. Its autonomy and scalability stand out as major benefits.

Room for Improvement: Ubiquiti WLAN could enhance signal strength, technical support, and cloud integration. Challenges like management complexity and adaptation to specific environments are noted. Cambium Networks can improve efficiency in vast areas, revise pricing strategies, and strengthen global technical support while addressing cost and complex licensing issues.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Ubiquiti WLAN is predominantly deployed on-premises but lacks robust technical support, often depending on community resources. Cambium Networks supports hybrid deployment, streamlining cloud management. Both need better customer service approaches, with Ubiquiti requiring faster responses and Cambium needing improved direct support.

Pricing and ROI: Ubiquiti WLAN is favored for its lower cost and absence of licensing fees, which enhances affordability and ROI, particularly in smaller deployments. Cambium Networks, with its higher initial costs, offers no recurring license fees and promises a better total cost of ownership for long-term investment, appealing to those aiming at durable value.

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 5.6%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ubiquiti WLAN is 5.2%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Gyan Sharma

Assistant Programmer at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

Apr 17, 2024

Offers good performance, good solution and smooth implementation

I do have a suggestion: it would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network. If there are access points from other brands installed nearby; they can cause interference and disrupt the range of our Mist access points. So, the security features could be stronger, especially in terms of authentication. The connectivity is excellent, but security needs improvement. In future releases, integrating more AI features would be beneficial. If Mist had stronger AI features, it could provide better security against network threats and cyberattacks. So, this solution still needs to improve its AI capabilities. It would be great if the AI could improve the range of the access points, and auto-protect functionality should be there to avoid interference by other nearby access points and enhance threat detection. In the future, I'd like to see stronger threat detection features integrated with Mist, as well as better detection of nearby access points that might cause interference.

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Said Souhaiel

Operations Director at Conecty

Sep 24, 2024

Strong outdoor coverage and reasonable pricing with room for better technical support

We install a public Wi-Fi system. The transport network is one hundred percent optical fiber from our collection switch to the street, the university, or any enterprise. After the optical fiber, we have the site, and we make the connection between the optical fiber and the electricity for the…

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Geoff Rubin

CEO at Forward Thinking Network Consultancy Ltd

Jul 12, 2024

Useful for network management and far more competitive than the other leading American brands

As an importer and distributor, we don't spend any time installing Ubiquiti WLAN products ourselves. We only resell the products to installers and don't do any installations directly. From my knowledge, though, the installation process is extremely straightforward. We get very few technical questions from our customers who do the installations. Based on our experience as distributors, I can say that virtually every installation we deal with now is centered around the UniFi Gateway. Although we don't handle installations directly, more companies rely on Ubiquiti gateways instead of standard options like FortiGate switches as routers. With the new UDM Pro Max product, Ubiquiti WLAN has covered the whole spectrum from home installations to the largest possible enterprise installations.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."

"The product is quite user-friendly and easy to deploy, so one should definitely consider buying it."

"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."

"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."

"The solution is stable."

"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."

"The solution is very secure."

"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."

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"It provides strong coverage for outdoor areas."

"It provides good support remotely, and it's very easy to configure."

"The web-based administration is what I find most beneficial."

"It is a stable and secure platform."

"The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its range and stability."

"This solution is extremely user-friendly; it is very easy to configure and work with."

"The cloud-based management provided by Cambium Networks is particularly valuable to us, as it allows us to efficiently manage Wi-Fi, point-to-point connections, firewalls, and switches across various locations from a centralized platform. This enables us to be proactive in providing support and ensures smooth operations for our clients."

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"The initial setup is easy."

"The ease of use and simplicity of the solution is its most valuable feature. This tool is best suited for small environments."

"The most beneficial thing about Ubiquiti is that it is simple to deploy."

"Ubiquiti WLAN is a reliable, stable, and robust solution."

"The initial setup was very straightforward."

"Firstly, I initially purchased the device to build a VPN, and one very valuable feature for me was the ability to create a layer two VPN, which was available on the legacy ER router. It allowed me to expand a subnet to a remote site, which was essential for my setup. Additionally, I appreciated that the CLI of the router was similar to other Juniper products that I was familiar with."

"The solution is not complex to deploy."

"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti WLAN is its stability."

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Cons

"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."

"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."

"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."

"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."

"The price could be better."

"They should include SD-WAN features to it."

"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."

"The pricing should be made cheaper."

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"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN should improve its pricing."

"The capacity and coverage could be improved."

"We would like this product to have more information data sheets available. At present we cannot easily access details around the full capability of a piece of equipment."

"The solution should be scalable, offering better pricing options as we optimize the network for coverage, capacity, and quality"

"The solution’s technical support could be faster."

"I believe there's room for improvement in the configuration options for point-to-point setups directly from the cloud management interface. Currently, the process feels a bit clunky—you monitor the unit in the cloud but need to make configuration changes by editing a text file, then downloading it back to the unit. This method can be error-prone, as even a small mistake in the text file could disrupt the unit's configuration."

"What could be improved in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is its efficiency in large areas because we noticed that there's a need to increase the APs in large rooms or spaces for the Wi-Fi to be more efficient. Another area for improvement in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is bandwidth management. This is a feature that Meraki has that allows you to control user bandwidth, so my company has a pilot project to test Meraki Wireless LAN. Bandwidth control is an additional feature I'd like to see in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN as that would make the solution better."

"The direct technical support from Cambium teams needs to be improved."

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"When they release new products, you should know if there backward compatibility, or do you have to replace the entire forklift, It is useful to understand their strategy and where they are headed."

"The product's area of concern revolves around its lack of support."

"Largely we're happy with the product, however, the firmware deployments could maybe be managed a little bit differently."

"There seems to be a drop in service. It's definitely a reliability or stability issue we face."

"Switching devices requires reconfiguration from scratch."

"It is not a stable solution."

"Its scalability, UI, and security features could be better."

"The strength of the signal from the access points could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."

"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."

"The pricing is fair."

"If a customer has a budget of around five lakhs in Indian currency, they can afford Juniper products."

"The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."

"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."

"I rate the product price as a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive. It is a reasonably priced tool."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

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"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN has a moderate pricing."

"It is an expensive product compared to other competitors."

"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."

"If one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the product price as one."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is cheaper than Aruba."

"In general, the way we purchased it was we purchased it at the beginning, was with five years of support, once our initial cost was met, we didn't have to pay for anything else."

"I would place it in the mid-range market segment, balancing affordability and profitability."

"It's a good price, but not the best price. It's on the higher end of what I would call affordable for small to medium-sized businesses."

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"On a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap, I rate Ubiquiti WLAN's pricing a five to six out of ten."

"The software to control it is free. The license is when we buy the Cloud Key."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"This product is more cost-effective than some others on the market."

"Ubiquiti WLAN’s price is higher than other competitors."

"Ubiquiti WLAN is cheap. It can work without licensing."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten. It is high."

"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

The solution is very secure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

If a customer has a budget of around five lakhs in Indian currency, they can afford Juniper products. But for a new c...

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What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

HP recently acquired Juniper, and I'm not happy about that. Juniper is a brand, and HP acquired them because of Junip...

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What do you like most about Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

It is a stable and secure platform.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is not expensive compared to Cisco or Huawei. It is considered in the same price range ...

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What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

The direct technical support from Cambium teams needs to be improved. In Africa, particularly in projects like in Mau...

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Is Ubiquiti Wireless better than Ruckus Wireless WAN?

Ubiquiti Wireless is extremely easy to set up and is an excellent option for small businesses, offering enterprise fe...

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Which is better - Ubiquiti WLAN or Aruba Instant?

We researched Ubiquiti and Aruba when looking for a WLAN solution. Ubiquiti offers good WLAN access both indoors and ...

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What do you like most about Ubiquiti WLAN?

Anyone can buy the product off the shelf and configure it.

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Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points

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Overview

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

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