Ubiquiti Favorability Statistics 2021
Ubiquiti has been an integrator favorite in wireless and switches, but have recent data breaches and firmware issues affected opinion?
Inside this report, we examine statistics and commentary from ~200 security integrators on Ubiquiti's positioning, pros, and cons.
Strong ******** *******
********'* ****** *** * ****** *** positive, +**%, **** **** ***** "** Not ****" ******* **** **** ******.
Decrease ***** ****
***** ************ ** ******, ********'* *** dropped **** +** ******* ** +** in *** **** *** *****, **** negative ***** ******** *** ********* **** 12 ********** ******.
Moderately ****** ******* **
******* ** ********** ****** ******* *** US (+**%) **. ****** (+**%), **** negatives ********** ****** ***** ** ***********.
Key ******
********** ********* **** **** ***** *** themes:
- **** *******
- **** ******* *** *****
- ******* ****
- **** ** ***
- **** ****** ********
Poor *******
**** *********** ********* **** ********'* **** support *** **** *** ** * lack ** **** *******, ******* ***** an *****/********* ****** *** ********** ******.
**** *** *** **** ****** ********* among ***** ****** **********:
- "** *** ******* *** ******** **** their *******. ****** **** ********** *** impossible *** ***** **** ******* ***.... read *** ******, ***** * *** and ** *** *** *******. ** did ******* **** *** ********** *** it ***** ******* *** *******. **** on **** *** ***** * *** things ****** ********* *** ***** ** bricking *** ******. ***** ** *** and **** **** ** *****."
- "**** * ****** *********** *** *** and **********. ******** **** ** ******* cameras ** ** *** *** **** as **** ** *** *** ****** the **** ** *** **** ** technical ******* ** ******* **** *** manufacturer."
- "* ******** ******** ****** ***** **** breach ******* ** ** *** ** their ******** *** ******* *** ******** support. ***** ******* **** ******** *** for **, ******** ******** ******* ***** to ******* ******. ** *** ***** data ******, **'* **** **** ** the ****."
- "* **** ***** ******* ********. * don't **** **** **** **** ** support ***** **** * ***** **** they *** ****** ** ******."
- "* ***** *** *** **** *** commercial ************ *** ***** *** ******* cheaper *******. ** ******* ** ******** the *******, *** **** ** ******* issue ** ****."
- "*********** ********** *** *** ******** **** support."
- "** **** *******."
*** *** **** ********** ********* ** those *** ********* ********* **********:
- "******* * **** **** ******** * positive. **** ***** *** *** *****. Biggest **** **** ** ** **** tech *******. ***** ******** ** ***** Edge ******** *** **** ****. **** hate *** **** *** **** ** have ***** ********** ****** ** ********** switch ** ***** ** *** ********* and **** *** **************."
- "**** **** ********* *** ******** ********* with **** **** *******. ** **** been ********** ***** ***** ******** *** have ******* ** ********* **** ********* without **** **********. ********* ** *** space, *** ****."
- "**** ******* ** *** **** ** get ** ***** ****, **** ** everything ******** ** **** ** **** to **** * *** ** ******* an ****** *****. **** *** ** get ** ***** **** ******* **** are *******, *** *** ***'* *** an *********, ** **** **** ***, response. **** ******* ***** ********** ***** to *** ******* ** **** **** support."
- "********* ******* **** ** * ***** price. ******* *** **** *** *** on *** ********* ****. ******* ** terrible. ******** *********** ** **** ** long ** *** ***'* *** ** stay ** *** ******** ****."
- "**** ********** ********. ********* ******* ***** is *** ****** *** **** *** timely ******* - ***** ****** **** someone ** ******* ******** *** ********* in **** *********."
- "* *** ** ********* ******** ** a ********** *****. ******** ******* *** if *** **** **** **** ***** support ** *** ********* ****** *** repairs *** *******. **** **** *** a ****** *****."
- "****** ******* *** ***** ** ***** market *****. ****: **** ** ***** & ****** ******. *******: **** *******."
- "**** ******** ** *** *** **** with ******* *******."
- "**** ******** **** **** *** ******* is *** ******** ********* ** ***** their ***"
- "* **** ***** ***** ***** *** track ******. * ***'* **** ***** lack ** **** *******."
- "**** ******* ***** ****, **** ******* nonexistent *******"
- "** **** *** **** ******* **** their ***** *** ******** ** ** cost ********* *** ********. ***** ******** Support ** *** ******** ******."
- "******** ** ****** * **** **** relationship. *** ******* ***** **** ****. But *** **** ** ************ ******* can ** * *********."
*** ********** ******** ***** ***** **** of ******* ** * ******** ** it ****** ***** ********* ** ******* them ******* ** *** ************:
- "* **** ******** * *** * sell * ****** * * * ton ** ***** ** *********** ******** access ******. * **** **** ********** because **** **** ****** ** ** support ***** ***** ** ********* **** to ** *** ******** *** **********. I ****** **** **** ******* **** came ** *** ****** **** * really *** ****** *** **** ** shook ** *** ******** ***. ** doesn't ****** ** *** *** **** off ** **** ****** ** ****** micro ****'** *** ****** **% ***** range ** **** *** ***********'* ******** not **** ****** **** ****. *** that ***** ** ** ***** *** installing ****** **** **** *****. * buy *** **** **** ** *** distributor ******* **** **** *** ****** price *** * *** ***** ** and *** **** **** ***."
Good ******* *** *****
*** **** ****** ******** *** ******** was **** **** ******* ****** ******* at *** ****:
- "********* ******* **** ** * ***** price. ******* *** **** *** *** on *** ********* ****. ******* ** terrible. ******** *********** ** **** ** long ** *** ***'* *** ** stay ** *** ******** ****."
- "********* ********, * **** **** ***** gear *********** ******* *** * ****. Dollar *** ******, ** ** **** good ****. ** ** *** ****, no, *** ** *** **** **** performance *** **** ** *** ** that ***** *****. ** *** ** thier ******* *** *********, *** ********* that *****. **** ** ***, *** have ****** ******* *** ************* *** large *********** ********."
- "******* **** ** ******** ****** *********, and ***** ********/****. ***** ******** ** an ********* ***** *****. ****** ***** has **** * *** ****, *** Ubiquiti ***'* *** **** ******* ****** these **********."
- "**** ***** ***** *** ** **** a ****** ** ******** ** ****** installed *********, ********, ****** ******, *****-**-***** networks *** ***** ***********. ********* **** to ****** ************** *** ******* ****** network *******, *** **** ***** **** from ***** *** **** ******** **** as ******* *** ****** ******* ****** due ** **** ** ******* ************."
- "**'* **** ** **** *** *********** and ***** ** ******** ********. *'** exclusively **** ***** ******** ******* **** through ****** ** ************. **** **** purchased * ****** *** * ******. There *** ********* **** *** *****/****** customers, *** ***** *** ********* **** are * ******* *** *** ********. I **** ** ******** ** *** cameras, ****** ** ***** ****. *** have ** ** ******** *** "*********" support ****."
- "******** ** * ***** ******** ** very **** ********* *****. ** *** there *** ******** *** **** ******* and ****** ******* ********. ********* ******* is ******* ***** *** ***'* **** in. *** ***** ****** ******* ****** works *** *** ********* *** * respond ** *** *** ** *** if *** ****** ** *****."
- "**** **** ******** ***** *** *********. Great ******** ******** ** ** ******* price. *****'* ******* ******* ** *****, did *** **** *** *** *** release ** *** ******** *** ******** so ***** ****** ****."
- "* **** ***** ***** ***** *** track ******. * ***'* **** ***** lack ** **** *******."
- "** *** ***** ***** ******** *** the ****. **** **** ******* *** that *****, ***** *** ** ****! Never ********* ***** **** *********"
- "**** *********, **** ** ********** ********* at * **** ***** *****. *** recent ****** *** **** *********** *** I **** **** **** * ******** lesson **** **."
- "**** ****** ******** ****** ********. *** the ******** ** **** ***** **** Wi-Fi ********. ***** ***** ******** *** easy ** *** ********** ******** ******** into **** *********** ******** ********."
- "****** ********* , **** ***** *** easy ** *******"
- "**** *********...**** *****...***** ****...**** *******...**** ******* page"
- "**** ******* ******** *** * ***** price."
- "**** ******* ** * ***** *****-*****. By ** ***** ******* *** *** cheap ***** *** ********* ***** *********** are **********."
- "**** *******. *** ******. ********* ********."
- "***** ********* *** * ******** ********** price. *** ** **********."
******** ******* *********** **** ******** *** simply "*****" ** "********" ***** ****:
- "***** *********, ***** ********* *** ***** conscious ** *** ***** ****, ** don't **** ** ** ** *******, no ******* ** ******, *** ** get ** ** *********** *** *** issues ***** ****** **** *** *** savings ** ***** *********"
- "********** *** ** ****** ****** ******** grade ** ************."
- "**** **********, **** ***-*********, **** ******** oriented... ** *****"
- "***** ******* **** ** ***** ******** protections. ******* *** ******."
- "...* **** ***'* **** *** ***** prosumer ***** ********. **** **'* *****, but ** ****** *** *** ***** in ** **********."
Surveillance ****
*********** ********* ************'* ***** ******* (******** ***** *****)**** *** **** *** ** *********** cameras, **** ** ***** *******, *** high ******* *** *** *******.
- "**** * ****** *********** *** *** and **********. ******** **** ** ******* cameras ** ** *** *** **** as **** ** *** *** ****** the **** ** *** **** ** technical ******* ** ******* **** *** manufacturer."
- "****: *** ***** ** ********** ********, reasonable ******, ****** ********** ********. ****: Crappy *******, ********* **** ** **** up ** **** ** ***** ******** are *******."
- "*** ****** ** ********* ******* **** the *** **** ***** **** ******* obsolete *** ***** ** ******* *** them ** ******** ******** ** ***** VMS. ** *** ***** **** ***** wireless ******* **** ***** ** **** well. "
- "** *** ***** ******* ********* ******* as * ********** ***** ******* *** locked *** ** * ******* ** don't **** ** *** ******* **** these **** ** ********* ** ** support *** **** ************ *****."
- "** *** ** ***** ******* *** concerned, *** ********* **** *****. **** to ***, *** **** ****** ******* the ************* *** ***** *********** ********."
- "*****'* ******* ******* ** *****, *** not **** *** *** *** ******* of *** ******** *** ******** ** never ****** ****."
- "* **** *** ***** ********** ****. I ***'* ***** ***** ******* ******* they're *** *****."
- "******** ******* *********. ******* ***** ************."
- "******* - **. ******** *** ****** points *** *******."
- "******** ** ******* - ******** ** networking"
- "* **** **** ***** *******, *** there **'* *** *****"
- "***** ** ***** ********** ** **** but ******* *** ****"
Easy ** ***
**** *********** ********* **** ******** *** easy ** ******* *** ***:
- "******** ** **** ** *** *** implement, ********** **** ***** ***** *** antennae. ** **** *** **** ******** feedback **** *** ***** *** *********."
- "**** ** *** *** *****. *** sure *** *** "****" ** ***** to **** ***. *** *** ******* just *****!"
- "******* **** **** ********** *** ** are ****** **** ******* **** *** more. **** *******, **** ** ***** and ***."
- "** **** *** ********. **** *** easy ** ***, *** **** ********, and *** * **** *****. *******, lately ***** *** **** ****** ********. That ** ****** ******* ******. "
- "**** ***** *** ******* *** ********* to ****** *** *******"
- "**** ***** *** **** **** *******."
- "**** ** ******, **********, *** *** techs *** *********** **********."
- "**** ** *** **** ********** **** up *** ** * **** ***** range"
- "********* **** ** ******* ** * good **** *** ********* ******"
- "**** *****, **** ** ********* *** can **** ******* ** ******"
- "******* *******, **** *********, **********"
Data ****** ******** ********
*******, ******* *********** ********* ********'* ****** data ****** *** ***** ******** ** it (***:******** '************' **** ******) ** ***** ******** *********:
- "* ***** **** ************ ****** * read **** ******* ********* *** *** admin *** ** **** * ****** in ***** ******. * ** *** understand. * *** ******** ***** ******* and ***** ****** **** **** ***** a ****** **** ****** **** *** base ********* ** *** *** *** there **** ********, *-****, **** *** ..."
- "******** *** ** * **** ******* price *****, *** *** ****** ******** breach ***** ** ********."
- "***** ******** ** * ***** ***** I **** *** *** **** *** networking ****** **** ** *** ********. dislike *** ****** **** ****'** *** which ***** * **** ** ****** my ******** *** *** ** ****** sites"
- "**** ** ** ********, *** ****** breach *** ****** **** *******. ** were ******* ** **** ** ******** from ******** *** ****** **** **** due ** *** ****** ******."
- "* ***** *** *** **** *** commercial ************ *** ***** *** ******* cheaper *******. ** ******* ** ******** the *******, *** **** ** ******* issue ** ****."
*******, ******* **** *********** **** *** breach *** ********'* ********:
- "***** ***** ***** *** *** ********/***********. security ****** **** *** ***** ** to **** ** ""*** *** **** you *** ***"" *** ****** **** self *********** **** ***** ******** ************."
- "******* *** ******** ******, * ***** trust **** *****. ***** ** ** need *** * ***** *******, ********** can ** ****** ******* *** **** have **** **** ********. ** *** the ******* **** ** *** ******* only, ** ****** ******* *** ** vms."
- "**** * *** *** *** *****. Concerned ***** ****** ******** ******, *** optimistic **** **** ****** ** **************. Like ***** **** ******** *****, *** good ***** *** *** *****. * primarily **** ** ***** ************* ****, not ***** ******** ******* ** ****** control."
*******
***** ********'* *********** ** ******, ****** cybersecurity *** ******** ******, ***** **** falling ********** ******* *** ***** ****** forward. ***** ****** **** ****** ********** trust ** ******** **** **** ***** historic **** ** *******, ****** ***** issues, ** ******* ********.
* **** ** ***** **** *** comments ** **** *******. ** *** UBNT ********* *** ** ********* **** install ***** ******** *** ******** ****** points *** ** ******’* ***** ***** camera ** ****** ******* ***** **** a ***** ****. **’* **** * poor, **** *********, *****.