Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi comparison

Cambium Networks and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Cambium Networks is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.5, while WatchGuard is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.0. Cambium Networks holds a 1.9% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to WatchGuard’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cambium Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi and Cambium Networks Wireless LAN compete in the wireless networking space. WatchGuard leads in ease of deployment and customer service, while Cambium Networks offers superior feature sets and high performance.

Features: WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi includes advanced security features, seamless scalability, and user-friendly management via a comprehensive control panel. Cambium Networks Wireless LAN provides high-performance connectivity, extensive customization options, and reliable high-density support.

Room for Improvement: WatchGuard could enhance its performance capabilities, offer more flexible customization options, and improve high-density support. Cambium Networks could simplify the deployment process, reduce initial setup costs, and enhance intuitive management tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi ensures rapid deployment and is equipped with intuitive management tools, complemented by responsive customer support. Cambium Networks Wireless LAN involves a more detailed deployment process but benefits from excellent support and comprehensive integration guidance.

Pricing and ROI: WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi generally has lower initial setup costs and offers a substantial ROI through secure, cost-effective solutions. Cambium Networks Wireless LAN, although demanding higher upfront costs, provides exceptional performance and extended features that lead to a profitable ROI for extensive feature-centric deployments.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi

Ranking in Wireless LAN

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 1.9%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN	1.9%
WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi	0.8%
Other	97.3%

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Manoj Adiga

Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Reliable connectivity and robust support enhance customer experience

We are working with version 2.0, which is usually the latest one.Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 100% reliable, as I have never faced any issues in our deployment after deployment, and the support is also very good. It takes a maximum of 15-20 minutes to configure one particular site of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. The usual deployment process involves inspecting the hardware at our warehouse, dispatching it to the customer location, where the vendor installs the access point, and once it has internet, the configuration will be directly pushed from the cloud to the access point, making it up and running. Currently, around 100 plus of my customers are using this solution. My customers are a mix of medium and enterprise businesses. The least amount my customers usually pay is around $1,000, and the largest amount is approximately $10,000 per year. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Cambium Networks Wireless LAN a 9 overall.

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reviewer2562924

IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

Configuration offers flexibility but response to incidents needs improvement

We recommend using WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi, but when incidents occur, it can be very difficult to identify why they happen. Normally, the issues are simple to fix, but we recently faced a major incident. We are still trying to identify the cause, which is why I would rate it seven out of ten. Without this incident, I might have rated it eight to nine. Overall, I give the solution a rating of seven.

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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 product's initial setup phase is very simple and involves just a PnP process."

"We can scale it if we need to."

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

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 100% reliable, as I have never faced any issues in our deployment after deployment, and the support is also very good."

"It offers features that are essential for an efficient and high-performance wireless LAN deployment, where capacity, coverage, and quality are optimized, and frequency bands are selected based on the specific needs of the network."

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

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was highly scalable, allowing deployment of fewer access points while covering more area, adapting well with the evolution of wireless standards."

"It is a stable and secure platform."

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"The configuration part of WatchGuard is very flexible."

"The solution has been stable."

"We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use."

"It makes it easy to obtain all information about the client experience."

"The Wi-Fi security features of this solution have been great for our customers who need to strictly control access to their network."

"They're very easy to set up and get running."

"Cloud analytics that provide all its attributes."

Cons

"The capacity and coverage could be improved."

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

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"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."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN should improve its pricing."

"The problem with this radio wireless technology is that it cannot compete in terms of bandwidth with the fiber optics at this moment. That's the biggest weakness."

"Cambium currently lacks such extensive analytics capabilities."

"Our areas for improvement would be a refresh with the most recent technology available."

More Cambium Networks Wireless LAN cons

"I don't think they're available at the best price."

"The solution can be scaled but it has limitations from my experience."

"The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention."

"The price of this solution needs to reviewed, as it is currently high enough to deter customers from trying it."

"If a client device had issues with authentication due to out of date browser or similar difficulties, it would be nice to have the ability to migrate the client onto the portal via one click."

"Inability to import a user with one click."

"One of the things is if you buy it with a certain subscription, you can't easily change the subscription level."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is cheaper than Aruba."

"High-end products from Cambium PTP, point-to-point radio, maybe cost around $1000 per year."

"The pricing for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is much cheaper than Meraki. For example, I have to pay $200 for one AP from Cambium, while for a Meraki AP, I have to pay $450 including the user license. Meraki has a higher price over Cambium Networks Wireless LAN."

"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."

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

"The licensing costs for this solution are calculated per asset, and depending on the model of the equipment, it starts at $230, and goes up to roughly $1,200. The benefit of this solution is that there are no hidden costs; no cost for managing the equipment, and no cost for maintaining the equipment during its usable lifetime."

"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."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN has a moderate pricing."

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"Your licensing and cost, as would be required for many other solutions, being considered for eighty to two hundred and eighty different physical locations, is just about the same amount per access point."

"The solution is priced high compared to competitors. However, for the features that are included in the solution, the price becomes more reasonable."

"WatchGuard is on the upper scale for pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

15%

Educational Organization

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Non Profit

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

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's pricing is better compared to Ruckus, which has multiple components with associated costs, like license support and access point support costs. Although nominal, these costs are still there.

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What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

I would Cambium Networks to improve by having more products on the product side.I would want more WiFi products, specifically WiFi indoor access point products. They should also look into getting a...

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What needs improvement with WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention. Also, when an incident occurs, the impact can be significantly huge. A recent p...

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What is your primary use case for WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

We use WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi because we have used different tools as well, like Ubiquiti. The complexity of Ubiquiti is much more compared to WatchGuard, which provides more flexibility and is ea...

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What advice do you have for others considering WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

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Cambium Networks

WatchGuard is a global leader in network security, secure Wi-Fi, and network intelligence products and services for SMBs and Distributed Enterprises worldwide. Our mission is to make enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity, making WatchGuard an ideal solution for distributed enterprises and SMBs. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

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