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> but don't like new Unifi's "use our cloud, or else..." attitude They don't have this attitude and never have. You can use local accounts, have always been a
by tristor 4y ago
> but don't like new Unifi's "use our cloud, or else..." attitude
They don't have this attitude and never have. You can use local accounts, have always been able to use local accounts.
The only thing out there that's better than Ubiquiti is actual enterprise gear, all of which now requires subscription licensing. Unfortunately if you want a buy once / cry once solution for prosumer usage, Ubiquiti is the best option. I hunted for alternatives several times, and nobody is competitive. Microtik is the next closest option, but it's frankly garbage and with bigger security issues.
- unethical_ban 4y agoThey heavily push their cloud management, apparently tried doing required cloud logins for their UDMs (implied in another comment), and 100% require you to purchase their hardware or use their cloud for Unifi Protect. In the past, one could run the Protect software on their own machine. Ubiquiti is the least smelly networking solution in a room full of really smelly options. They are not consumer friendly like they used to be.
- tristor 4y ago> Ubiquiti is the least smelly networking solution in a room full of really smelly options. Agreed entirely. Unfortunately this is a market that's not well served because there's a lot more money to be made just shoveling consumer garbage out or putting small businesses over the barrel with subscriptions rather than offering a proper prosumer product.