Huawei Wireless vs Ubiquiti WLAN comparison

Huawei and Ubiquiti are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Huawei is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.6, while Ubiquiti is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1. Huawei holds a 5.5% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Ubiquiti’s 5.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Huawei users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Ubiquiti users who would recommend it.

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Huawei Wireless and Ubiquiti WLAN compete in the wireless networking solutions category. Huawei stands out for its affordability and high-performance smart antennas, while Ubiquiti is notable for its ease of setup and management. Huawei seems to have an advantage in pricing, particularly for large-scale deployments, while Ubiquiti offers strong feature documentation and competitive capabilities.

Features: Huawei Wireless is distinguished by its user-friendly smart antennas, comprehensive coverage, and Wi-Fi 6 support. It integrates seamlessly and is cost-effective. Ubiquiti WLAN is known for its ease of setup, efficient management, and robust feature set including good documentation.

Room for Improvement: Huawei Wireless could benefit from better cloud integration, a focus on SMB markets, and enhanced technical support. Some users experience configuration complexities and performance inconsistencies. Ubiquiti WLAN needs improvements in stability, enterprise features, troubleshooting tools, and centralized management capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Huawei Wireless primarily offers on-premises solutions with varying levels of technical support, sometimes hindered by slow responsiveness and language issues. Ubiquiti WLAN provides both on-premises and cloud deployment options with an easy installation process. However, users report mixed experiences with customer support delays.

Pricing and ROI: Huawei Wireless is competitively priced with considerable savings on licensing costs, offering high ROI for large deployments. Ubiquiti WLAN is affordable without recurring fees, proving cost-effective for smaller setups. Huawei is recognized for competitive pricing among enterprises, whereas Ubiquiti is preferred for cost-effectiveness in smaller environments.

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Categories and Ranking

Huawei Wireless

Ranking in Wireless LAN

9th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ubiquiti WLAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Huawei Wireless is 5.5%, down from 5.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ubiquiti WLAN is 5.0%, up from 5.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Huawei Wireless	5.5%
Ubiquiti WLAN	5.0%
Other	89.5%

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Fahad Doguwa

Deputy Manager at Central Bank of Nigeria

Affordable platform with efficient analytics features

Huawei adapters have facilitated seamless integration with mobile devices, extending the LAN's reach. Additionally, including CampusInsight, a component offering analytics and visibility into wireless connectivity, has proven invaluable. This feature enables us to monitor network health and troubleshoot user-related issues efficiently. The reliability has had a positive impact on our operations. I advise others to go for Cisco if cost is not a factor. Otherwise, they can explore other options based on the availability of that OEM within the country. We have Huawei present in our country and provide all the necessary support, so we went forward with them. I rate it a nine out of ten.

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JanBengtsen

IT Architect and Consultant at Compuhouse working for SDC and Bernadotte Skolen

Unified management of devices ensures a consistent network configuration

I find the features of Ubiquiti WLAN most valuable. I appreciate that it has a controller instead of just a single access point, similar to how Ruckus operates. I utilize Ubiquiti WLAN unified management system, and it helps streamline network management by making consistent configuration of all my access points and switches. I also have cameras integrated, so I have everything managed through the system. I have seen benefits from utilizing Ubiquiti WLAN as it's a stable solution. I also see scalability as a positive factor for Ubiquiti WLAN.

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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

"What I like most about Huawei Wireless is that it's customizable. It has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, hiding features for different scenarios, low-density and high-density areas, and smart antennas."

"The solution's roaming feature is very nice. When you move to another place it automatically changes the access point. It's one of the most valuable features."

"At the moment, I only have experience with the on-premise deployment of Huawei Wireless, but the cloud solution looks good on paper. It looks perfect. I can say that Huawei's cybersecurity is very good, stable, and works for long periods. My company has four devices running uptime for more than four years without stopping. I also like that the support for Huawei Wireless is swift, and support does precisely what you require, at least from the point of view of the technical engineer who communicated with Huawei support, as I'm more of a technical sales guy. Good technical support is vital to my company, partners, and customers. My company had this ongoing project with an ISP provider in Bulgaria that bought some routers. Still, the existing equipment was a completely different brand, so this provider wanted to migrate to Huawei Wireless and wanted help while migrating the existing infrastructure to Huawei, so the technical engineer assigned to raise the ticket with Huawei for checking and setting parameters correctly provided feedback about Huawei technical support being good quality-wise and TAT-wise. The technical engineer was also Cisco-certified and Juniper-certified and was not experienced with Huawei equipment. Still, he did mention that the Huawei Wireless router interface was straightforward, and even a person who's new to it would find it easy to configure. Huawei Wireless is user-friendly, which is another pro of the solution. It's easy to manage, and even the program language setting can be done with fewer commands than Juniper and Cisco equipment. Some of the features in Juniper need an external program, and the same features can be found in Huawei Wireless built-in, which I find remarkable."

"The solution has high performance and we are using Wi-Fi 6 that we have found to be the best coverage."

"You can add a lot of features, such as cloud, integration with IoT, etc. They have a lot of options available but the top feature is the performance."

"The solution offers very good value for money."

"From an implementation perspective, it's easy. I rate it a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is a difficult setup, and ten is an easy setup."

"That would be more of engineering at this point. I'm from more of the business side. It's pretty much doing the standard installations with portal integrations and integrations with the Mac."

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"Ubiquiti WLAN has been stable and is easy to install."

"The web interface in the controller allows for quick configuration of devices with just one click, which is a significant advantage."

"You can save backups of this controller locally and then I can export it to wherever I want."

"It is similar to the switches, where it is one of those things where it just works. They are very reliable."

"Ubiquiti WLAN's best feature is the free controller system software."

"The solution has a lot of great features."

"I find the features of Ubiquiti WLAN most valuable."

"The product is simple to use in terms of GUI and dashboard."

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Cons

"The solution could be easier to use."

"Given that Wi-Fi 7 is a new protocol, compatibility with other devices like phones and computers that lack this technology could be enhanced."

"I have already integrated the radius system with Cisco and Huawei products, but it can be further improved to be more user-friendly and easier to use."

"While technically proficient, enhancing communication skills would greatly benefit the customer experience."

"The manageability of radio frequencies to avoid overlapping needs improvement."

"The stability could be improved."

"As such, there are no problems. It has been good. There were some issues with the network design, but that is not specifically related to the product. We had to make some improvements in the network design. The product as such is fine, and there are no big issues. We are using the latest version having most of the features available in the industry, so the specs are very high. If something new comes up new in the industry, it needs to be incorporated into the product."

"Huawei Wireless has a small technical problem. When you use a power injector, it needs to be specially configured for the switch to which it is connected. It tries to take power not from the power injector but from the switch. The funny thing when you look at it is that you have three switches or maybe four or five that are theoretically capable. However, the port on these switches is disabled. When you connect the access point to a power injector, the access point checks for features from the switch, but on this port, the switch doesn't do power. So, the access point changes these features to energy save mode and cuts off some features, especially WiFi 6. It took me two weeks to find out what's going on and how to mitigate this sort of problem. It is very easy to fix. You need to disable LLDP on the port on which you connect the access point to the power injector. Power injectors aren't quite commonly used, but I have 54 access points, and I have used about 27 power injectors. So, about half of the access points were working at reduced speed, not full speed, for two weeks."

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"The solution needs to improve robustness, security, and stability."

"There is room for improvement in providing the flexibility to change the default management VLAN from VLAN one to another for enhanced security."

"They could enhance their products by integrating cloud access into each device."

"During the configuration, we cannot get information on the network level from the regular interface."

"When I started to upgrade, the controller for Unbuntu was really struggling to start up, however, that has since been solved."

"The product could be improved with more extensive documentation or resources for network engineers."

"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."

"I think the main area for improvement with Ubiquiti WLAN is that they need to be far more specific in explaining the advantages of one product versus another. They have many access points - over 30. We often get questions about the right product for specific circumstances, and it's difficult to answer them clearly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Huawei comes at a cheaper price than competitors like Cisco and Aruba."

"The platform is less costly than one of its competitors. I rate the pricing a three out of ten."

"I rate Huawei Wireless' pricing a five out of ten."

"The price of Huawei Wireless is reasonable. The licenses are active, and everything is working fine as per the license agreement."

"Right now, my company made a one-time purchase of Huawei Wireless. It depends, but in most of the projects where customers buy hardware with some software, it's a one-time purchase. Customers pay a yearly fee for other projects for support and additional software features, such as email protection firmware updates for cybersecurity. You'll also receive information about the latest attacks and get more protection if you pay an additional fee apart from the standard license fee. You'll also get an additional warranty for Huawei Wireless, a yearly contract."

"The price is good for the solution and there is a license required."

"The price of Huawei Wireless is very good."

"Its price is reasonable."

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

"The pricing is very reasonable."

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

"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 tool is affordable."

"Ubiquiti has a good price compared to the other ones."

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

"The solution is cheap. I rate its pricing as three out of ten."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

12%

Computer Software Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	17
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	27
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

Which wireless solution would you choose - Huawei or D-Link?

Huawei wireless is a strong and solid product that has a lot of features - and for all that it offers, it happens to be very cost effective. As a wireless solution, it is simple and its user interf...

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What do you like most about Huawei Wireless?

The reliability has had a positive impact on our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Wireless?

For SMB customers with limited wireless users, Huawei Wireless may not be suitable due to the lack of multiple access points and the need for a centralized SSID. However, for large-capacity custome...

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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 features for a one-time fee and no ongoing licensing fees. Ubiquiti Wireless is ve...

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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 outdoors. It provides an enterprise-level WIFI while remaining cost-effective. U...

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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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Overview

Huawei WLAN products are compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards to establish high-speed, secure, and reliable wireless network connections for indoor and outdoor applications.WLAN products can be used in enterprise offices, schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, exhibition centers, airports, and more.

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UniFi is a revolutionary Wi-Fi system that combines Enterprise performance, unlimited scalability, a central management controller and disruptive pricing.

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Sample Customers

Anhui Agricultural University (AAU), China Everbright Bank

NASCAR Grand-AM, Maritime Parc, Outdoor Music Festival, One Republic Tour, British Armed Forces, Arcadia School District, Bartlett School District, Universidad del Azuay, Estelar Hotels, Intercontinental Bali, Moscow - Enforta, Miami - Sling Broadband, Manhattan - MST, Ecuador - Aire.EC

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