Ubiquiti Unifi VS TP-Link Omada

[@pitsnipe5559]

I’m a network novice. Every time I watch one of your videos, I learn a bit more. Right now, I am planning a home network built around Unifi.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Glad I could be of help

[@njain2686]

Great video kodi. I am about to build a home network using omada which will include a router, Poe+ switch , 4 access point , a Raspberry pi4/Hp thin client t620 running Docker for Omada controller and Home assistant. I have learnt quite a few things watching your video. Hope you do some more videos on Omada especially about firewall rules for IOT and Guest. Keep up the great work man!

[@Dreamtwister2k]

Thank you!! I'm glad someone finally did. I've been wondering if the silence from content creators about the similarities of these two ecosystem was being "enforced" by either one of these companies. It can't be pure coincidence that these interfaces are so alike! Thank you!!

[@javiercamacho1673]

Wow, as Freddie Mercury said, "you're going to open a hole in the sky" with your videos. Opsy, now you all know my age, haha..!!!. It's good that you dared to make this video, a bit risky, but you are the first, thanks Cody. Stupid question, can you change the Omada Controller background to a darkest color?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

@@javiercamacho1673 Not risky for me. Its just showing the difference between the device controllers. Ive done other videos on omada. As for the color I would assume you can put it into dark mode but I havent tried

[@evrenior]

Kodi, it's a great video. Thank you for your work!

[@Kesarbe]

Thanks indeed! I would love to see a detailed comparison of the multi-WAN possibilities with regard to failover, load balancing, and policy routing (assigning VLAN X to WAN Y). Even though I understood the UDM Pro is currently limited to failover only - one of the reasons why I'm considering TP-Link instead.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Those are great suggestions to a follow up video thank you!

[@MervinJohn]

@@MactelecomNetworks yes, a comparison of fail over would be great.

[@Aneudys1010]

Thanks for all the videos Cody!! Also thanks for the comparison, I have been going back and forth between upgrading to the UDM Pro or go with TP-Link since they have been coming a bit popular now. Do you still prefer Unifi over TP-Link?

[@---GOD---]

Dude, why did it take this long for someone to make a video like this LOL

[@El3andro]

Great Video! How are options for bandwidth control looking like at Omada? Can you limit the speed on VLan level? At unifi, this can only be done on a WiFi level

[@shipitin]

Quantitative analysis not qualitative, so rather dull viewing. A month or two later.............But to revise this, I have now learnt enough to understand so appreciate all the info in a succinct delivery!

[@luizcezarquaquio8763]

Nice video man! Could you do something similar for the performance?

[@abrahamamit2580]

Hi Cody, Thanks for the video. I would like to have an opinion from you. Since you are more a Ubiquiti than the TP-link kinda guy, would you recommend deploying the Omada ecosystem to a medium size campus? I just inherited this IT position at the local non profit organization. Currently we have the Cisco Meraki ecosystem which we want to get rid off because of the expensive recurring licensing.

[@danielarturotorresmares913]

soy nuevo, felicidades por tu video desde México, ¿a que te refieres con servidor incorporado? ya que quiero utilizar radius con unos UAP-AC-LITE.

[@CharlLeRoux]

HI Cody, am I correct to say that Unifi supports IPV6 accross the landscape while Omada doesn't?

[@lu4414]

Kudos on the video! Would be interesting to see the cost difference between some typical deployments...is there a case where one shines over the other?

[@davm001]

Thanks for the video Cody! I appreciate the information and material on the TP-LINK Omada ecosystem. I hope TP Link is watching. I'd appreciate a comparison to show where TP Link comes up short in a smart home with IoT devices in their own VLAN. Without mDNS and a few other features, I haven't been able to get the setup I've seen from many others with the Ubiquiti gear. Its very unfortunate. Hopefully your channel can get their attention.

[@atvking535]

I feel your pain, I'm in the same boat. I ended up shelving all my Omada gear for now and switched to Unifi because TP Link didn't have any plans to address the issues anytime soon when I asked support. Hopefully they pay attention to their own forums and comments on videos like this. Maybe then they'll realize it's important to address these problems if they don't want to lose customers.

[@azizplays8561]

Thank you for this it was very helpful

[@bradleyboots687]

I had not considered TPLink for SoHo installations but now you can not find Unifi equipment. Looks like I'll be trying a TPLink installation.

[@randalllawkin]

cool nice vid what do you think about Engenius?

[@ronm6585]

Great video, thanks.

[@daltonschrader8328]

Tp-link omada line also has lifetime warranties on most products.

[@LBarouf]

Hey Kodi, feels like this video is ready for a 2024 remake. What would say? things that come timing, is faster Fibe speeds, like Bell Puere Fibe 8. The ER8411 is capable of 10Gbps with PPPoE. UDM-SE or any unifi is capped at 3.5Gbps. Only the EdgeRouter Infinity can go to10G, and that's not unifi.

[@anthonyingersoll1982]

I finally completed my ubiquiti build at the house. I have a wide variety of Ubiquiti switches, access points and I have the UDM Pro. I also have an aggregation switch (Ubiquiti Fiber) amongst other devices such as NAS and UPS.

[@jasonluong3862]

I don’t know why both vendors can’t include a switch into their hardware controllers? Instead we are forced to have another box in our setup. The controller is basically all software not requiring any specific hardware to run.

[@sbretclark]

You are correct. Controllers are 100% software and can be hosted on many different devices or in the cloud. Both companies offer a range of switches. So I'm not sure what your question is.

[@jakubnesetril]

What else is UDM-Pro if not a Switch (& Router & Security Gateway) built into a HW controller?

[@sbretclark]

If you want a switch, buy a fucking switch and host the controller on your computer - if you don't like the controller, you don't have to buy it - just run the controller on your desktop or nas or whatever computer you have - it doesn't even have to always be on or at the location, you just need it toset up the hardware, you can have it monitor but that's not requeiured

[@lifesoftserv]

The push POE in all of their products. So if you had to diagnose an issue on a controller/switch, you now need to reboot everything on the network to do so, even if the network is working fine

[@perrinromney4555]

when you do a vs video can you pick a winner and tell us why? or at least tell us which situation each one is best suited for

[@wernerdebijl1885]

Hi Cody, after watching your video I noticed you based your hardware comparison on spec. Especially you choose an 1st gen Unify switch which hooks up the most to the TP Link. I understand your choice but you could also compare between current models and their advantages or based on price. I did like the fact that you can specify if a port acts as a WAN or a LAN port on the Omada switch if I am not mistaken. Maybe you can also do a follow up video on where you would use either system for your clients. This would also be helpful for a company to choose which system to buy. Unify indeed provides limited VPN possibilities but they work very well. Based on your video I am not sure if the extended capabilities of the Omada works as good or even better. These are suggestions for follow up video's, not critism at all. I hope you plan a follow up video for this series. This is very interesting so thanks a lot for your insights already. Keep it up Cody and stay safe. And guys... give this video a like :)

[@sbretclark]

Not to rock the boat, but this video is worthless for anyone who can read - you just read through the spec sheets. Without a comparison of real world performance and all in cost, or even your honest opinion of which brand is better, you're wasting everybody's time. For example, you noted that tplink has more vpn options, but what we need to know is whether that means tplink is a better vpn option, all things considered. Without info like that, your videos are a waste of time.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

It was showing the controllers but thanks for your view

[@Masterked]

I saw the whole video waiting on your opinion 😂, I can't make up my mind between the two

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Unifi 100% lol

[@ShaneS071]

Nice video, could you so dual wan failover on the TP-Link

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Hey yup I can planning on doing some more tp-link videos

[@S4GGY]

Does the R05 work as a ddos protector on console because I keep getting booted(Xbox)

[@EsraelNate]

i have been trying to install tp link SDN omada controller on my raspberry pi 4 running (Rasbian, ubuntu) and constantly get errors on the installation, not in the budget of spending $70 for there hardware controller, any tips ? would be really thanks :)

[@balla2172]

Can you do this with fortigatea also

[@hritikjain5595]

Does tplink omada support DPI?

[@wernerdebijl1885]

Hey Cody, thanks for this. I noticed that the Omada's offer seamless roaming which is not supported on Unify. Basically when I test it at home it stops or holds the video when my system roams to another AP. For some this could be a very important feature indeed.

[@sufyspeed]

Hmm can someone else confirm this? My understanding is Unifi also supports it but it’s in beta.

[@wernerdebijl1885]

@@sufyspeed This is from the Unify documentation: You can enable Fast Roaming by creating (or editing) a wireless network under Settings > Wireless Networks > Edit (or Create) > Advanced Options. Fast Roaming allows certain devices with 802.11r capabilities to potentially roam more quickly. However, older devices may experience connectivity issues due to their lack of 802.11r client-side support or compatibility. Select this option with caution. So I guess you are right and this is in beta. However it is not working flawlessly for my iPhone or Windows computer when moving up and down the house. But other opinions would be helpfull indeed.

[@sufyspeed]

@@wernerdebijl1885 Yep that’s the exact settings I was thinking of!

[@brucekuehnle7742]

I own an RV park AND a WISP in AZ and I belong to several WISP groups on FB. They are a mostly a bunch of snobs who think T Plink is "garbage" but the hardware is exactly the same in some cases and I have been using the TP Link out door AP's for 18 months now and they have been pretty much flawless. I AM confused about using the latest TP Link devices with the older devices and compatability with the controller.

[@zadekeys2194]

What hardware is exactly the same? Do you have proof?

[@brucekuehnle7742]

@@zadekeys2194 I have held them in my hands. You grumpy ?

[@zadekeys2194]

@@brucekuehnle7742 not grumpy, just factual. You can not realistically say "the hardware is exactly the same in some cases" and your "proof" is holding them in your hands. That's a joke, not science. Do a tear down and see the actual hardware, not the casing.

[@zadekeys2194]

@@brucekuehnle7742 you might want to do a security audit and see what is flagged in the Tplink hardware for vulnerabilities. Nmap is a good tool for this. Use its vulnerability script

[@escfxp]

@@brucekuehnle7742 So you're an RV Park owner that's suddenly a networking expert? Who are you really?

[@rafaelrodriguez3400]

Who’s the best option?

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Im still going with Unifi but TP-Link is a contender

[@netwolfstar]

Thx why no one else is comparing these and other in this band of products is concerning. I have to be with eap620 with oc200, already have vdsl tplink modem router. The only good thing in unifi is I like the size and shape of there APs. Also tplink do ax on 2.4ghz and 5ghz, not a big thing. Also the tplink has local power option, and 2.5gb connection.

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Lawrence systesm and Willie how did a video on tp-link not sure if they did a comparison

[@netwolfstar]

@@MactelecomNetworks I saw Lawrence vide but he has not yet done a follow up with full test, I also saw crosstalk do a video on the eap620 but not the eap660 yet . Crosstalk also promised a follower full test of the system but not yet come out. I will check out Willie. I just acquired a used sophos sg 135 rev2 , this gives me some options for firewall router combined with eap620 and maybe a 2nd eap620 or 660 or similar. Tplink router firewall still have some ways to go before the come up to par with unifi or others. It’s only a home network so I can always swap out if I don’t like it. I appreciate your videos though gave me lots of tips.

[@ValorHeart]

As long as TP-LINK's options are all working and doesn't have tons of bugs inside their eco system, they're gonna catch up fast

[@cattywool1]

can i mix different brands access points. I want use ubiquiti APs with Omada. My choice that's what I want it can it done?

[@markchin8044]

Do I uisp vid

[@zadekeys2194]

For business I'd never recommend TP link bar a dumb switch. Just always has seemed like a cheap brand.

[@jasonluong3862]

More of this type of videos please. I am thinking of switching from UniFi to Omada, but have been reluctant because Omada may not be mature enough to match UniFi Controller feature for feature.

[@atvking535]

You're right, it's not. Take this from someone who went full Omada first without realizing and ended up switching to Unifi and shelving my Omada gear (for now at least)

[@jasonluong3862]

@@atvking535 Can you provide some examples of Omada’s shortcomings by comparison?

[@atvking535]

@@jasonluong3862 For me it was the lack of an mDNS repeater/relay, established related ACL rules from LAN to LAN, and ACL rules at the router/gateway level. The firewall/ACL rules in general just aren't nearly as configurable. Will they fix these things in the future with firmware updates? Maybe. But they didn't seem to have any plans to address them any time soon when I sent a support ticket asking. Have a look at their forums to get a better idea about what people have issues with before buying.. I wish I had!

[@sbretclark]

@@atvking535 that's just made up gibberish - there's no such thing as an mdns reoester elay or else if there is, it's no good reason to switch from tplink to unify

[@atvking535]

@@sbretclark Of course there is, maybe do some research before leaving misinformed comments. You must not have casting devices (chromecast, Google home, etc) on a separate VLAN from the device's you wish to cast from (phone, laptop, etc). Might not be a good reason for you but it sure is for some, myself included.

[@charlesdean03]

Seriously speaking both of them are garbage as both of them run behind their cloud infrastructure even though unifi can be run via local controller but still too much outside control!!! Also the $$ guys if you are doing home lab or small business and you need to control budget get Mikrotik switches and gateway(router/firewall). AP you can get either but with that you can have more control on your network and you can block unifi and TPlink snooping in your network!

[@sbretclark]

Mikrotik has it's own set of issues - router os is ok but switch os is weak ass - but fits some circumstances. If you'd lwatch the video to you would know that tplink has a controller that can be totally self hosted with no registration with tplink - whereas unify requires registration now. Don't go talking about shit you don't know about. You look like an idiot