Head to head ยท Mesh WiFi Systems

Google Nest Wifi vs Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

Reddit prefers Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD โ€” higher sentiment (47% vs 0% positive).

Google Nest Wifi
#68 in Mesh WiFi Systems

Google

Google Nest Wifi

$46.99

0

Cons

  • โˆ’Google's history of canning projects
  • โˆ’Privacy concerns with google routing internal network traffic
Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD
#1 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

$209.78

47

Pros

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

Cons

  • โˆ’Not the best mesh performance (especially with wireless backhaul)
  • โˆ’quite expensive for even a two-node system
  • โˆ’router + satellite kit means you can't swap nodes if router fails
  • โˆ’consumer grade system
โ€œHaving used eero and UniFi I have to vote UniFi. The eero system and my HomeKit devices didnโ€™t seem to agree with each other and would constantly go offline. Havenโ€™t had a single blip since I moved toโ€
r/HomeKit