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Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro vs Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro — higher sentiment (65% vs 47% positive).

Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro
#18 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

Asus

Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

$549.99

65

Pros

  • +Plex performing much better
  • +Supports 90mbps streams
  • +Fantastic performance
  • +Can reuse existing nodes as extra nodes

Cons

  • −Sonos devices disconnect
  • −incompatibility with Asus DHCP server and Sonos devices
  • −expensive for some houses
  • −BT10 might be better unless using second 5 GHz band for backhaul
“I switched to Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro after having many, many issues with iOT devices and disconnects, especially when switching between satellites on the 770 system. I have no issues now.”
r/orbi
Full reviewAmazon · $549.99
Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD
#1 in Mesh WiFi Systems

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

$209.78

47

Pros

  • +Has api
  • +Works with home assistant
  • +quite good reviews
  • +good reputation

Cons

  • −Not the best mesh performance (especially with wireless backhaul)
  • −quite expensive for even a two-node system
  • −router + satellite kit means you can't swap nodes if router fails
  • −consumer grade system
“Having used eero and UniFi I have to vote UniFi. The eero system and my HomeKit devices didn’t seem to agree with each other and would constantly go offline. Haven’t had a single blip since I moved to”
r/HomeKit
Full reviewAmazon · $209.78
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