We performed a comparison between Cambium and Ubiquiti Wireless based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Ubiquiti Wireless seems to be a superior solution. All other things being more or less equal, our reviewers found the Cambium to be rather expensive to purchase. Additionally, some users of Cambium feel that it is difficult for users to deploy. Finally, users of Cambium feel that its stability could be improved.
"The initial setup of Cambium is straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN are cloud management and links."
"It is a good product for cloud management."
"The product's scalability features are good."
"The feature that I really liked is the mesh feature. Currently, we are in quarantine, and the request of home users is that they need to cover the whole house or the whole indoor house. Mesh solution works really nice in Cambium environment. Being able to set up access points in advance is a good feature. It lets you set up the whole environment in your lab or any other place before deploying the access points."
"One could say that Cambium is a scalable solution."
"It eliminates the need for additional controllers, reducing costs."
"It's a good product and works well when there is a lot of interference."
"What I found most valuable in Ubiquiti Wireless is that it's priced competitively, compared to other brands available in the market. From a price competitiveness standpoint, it's a product I would recommend. I also find Ubiquiti Wireless quite reliable, at least for me using it as a home access point, it seems to serve its purpose. I also like that with Ubiquiti Wireless, you can build a very modular network, so you could change out your router to use a Ubiquiti router if you want to. The solution also has gateway equipment and all, so I like the modular concept of Ubiquiti Wireless. Another feature I find valuable in the solution is monitoring. It is pretty good. For example, as a home user, I have the unified app on my computer, so I'm able to watch how my APs are performing."
"I like the simplicity, the ease of use."
"Setting it up wasn't so complicated. It is reliable. Security-wise, we didn't have much trouble, but that could be due to our environment. We haven't had so many attacks, at least up till now."
"The scalability of Ubiquiti Wireless is very good. We can add and transfer access points, it is highly scalable."
"I have found the most valuable features to be how user-friendly it is and how simple it is to do the configurations."
"I would say that the user experience is pretty good in this solution as well as the roaming solution part of it."
"This is a high-quality solution that allows us to provide wifi access points in challenging areas."
"Easy to set up and maintain and simple to configure."
"They could enhance the product's security features, particularly in analyzing and protecting against potential threats."
"There is no good technical support available for Cambium Networks Wireless WAN."
"Cambium Networks Wireless WAN could improve by providing a better signal range."
"It has voucher generation. These vouchers are provided to the customers. It would be great if there is a possibility to integrate these vouchers with the system that vendors use to print the receipts. For example, if you go to Starbucks, they provide you a receipt, and in that receipt, you have the code for the Wi-Fi network. I would like some kind of integration or API that can be integrated into any other system for generating such receipts. It would be a really nice feature. It has the cnMaestro portal that normally an integrator sets up. When you deploy this solution to a user, rather than generating a Cambium account, I would like to share this console with the users so that they can at least see the stability of the network and not necessarily trust what I said. It also allows the customers in visualizing the way that they are connecting and the way the network is behaving. I have been in touch with the Cambium team for these features, but they don't yet have the final answer. It is kind of hard to get these solutions immediately. It is a bit challenging to bring these devices to Lima, Peru, or to get Cambium from the distributors. They need to import these devices."
"The Cambium user interface and configuration should be improved."
"The solution's price could be better."
"The installation is difficult."
"Cambium's solution is flexible for various connectivity needs, although there are limitations based on the specific equipment and metrics. The indoor coverage typically reaches up to sixty meters and may require external antennas for optimal performance and for outdoor connectivity, Cambium Networks offer excellent scalability and coverage, especially with sectorial access points."
"There is really nothing wrong with the product but there are ways the utility and features can be expanded to meet future demands."
"There's one feature missing and that is automatic channel assignment."
"I would like to see more cloud features that some of the other competitors such as Cisco Meraki have that are very nice."
"The technical support services need improvement."
"The solution should offer simpler management for guests. That would be helpful in the hospitality industry, for example."
"The network setup could be a little easier and more straightforward."
"We use different models of the solution but in some cases, the security could improve in the adaptive portal, be a little more robust, and easier to use."
"I would like to see this solution have any kind of captive portal on the tool or user accounting tool. This would be quite useful for companies."
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Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is ranked 3rd in Wireless WAN with 24 reviews while Ubiquiti Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless WAN with 68 reviews. Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is rated 8.6, while Ubiquiti Wireless is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cambium Networks Wireless WAN writes "Provides point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity and user-friendly solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti Wireless writes "It's cheap and easy to use but isn't suitable for large deployments or complex use cases ". Cambium Networks Wireless WAN is most compared with Ruckus Wireless WAN, Cisco Wireless WAN and Aruba Networks Wireless WAN, whereas Ubiquiti Wireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless WAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Aruba Wireless, ExtremeCloud IQ and Fortinet FortiWLM. See our Cambium Networks Wireless WAN vs. Ubiquiti Wireless report.
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