Ubiquiti gear is just a step above the rest of consumer gear. You can get similar performance and coverage with something like Asus or TP-Link hardware running

Ubiquiti gear is just a step above the rest of consumer gear. You can get similar performance and coverage with something like Asus or TP-Link hardware running OpenWRT, but you won't get things like staggered upgrades, seamless AP handoff, nice looking hardware (their AP's use PoE and look like a smoke detector), or a centralized management console. Basically, if you want to run more than one AP, save some money and buy a couple of UniFi AP's. It'll actually be cheaper than top of the line routers, and will be much more reliable.