eero Max 7 vs Netgear Orbi 970
Netgear Orbi 970 comes out ahead of eero Max 7 on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Netgear Orbi 970 takes it, 3–2 on rounds.
On the published figures, Netgear Orbi 970 takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose eero Max 7 if…
- • You want eero Max 7's edge on what it costs and how many devices it handles
Choose Netgear Orbi 970 if…
- • You want Netgear Orbi 970's edge on how much space one unit covers and how many radio bands it has
Round by round
- Round 1What it costseero Max 7 wins
eero Max 7 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much space one unit coversNetgear Orbi 970 wins
Netgear Orbi 970 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many radio bands it hasNetgear Orbi 970 wins
Netgear Orbi 970 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many devices it handleseero Max 7 winsNetgear Orbi 9705/10
200 devices
max concurrent devices
- 200 devices, against 250+ devices
Source: netgear.com ↗
eero Max 7 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How many Ethernet ports it hasNetgear Orbi 970 winseero Max 75/10
4 Ethernet ports
ethernet ports per unit
- 4 Ethernet ports, against 6 Ethernet ports
Source: eero.com ↗
Netgear Orbi 9708/106 Ethernet ports
router ports: 1 wan + 1 10g lan + 4 2.5g lan
Source: netgear.com ↗
Netgear Orbi 970 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Which Wi-Fi generation it isTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- router 1-pack regular price (on sale for $599.99)
- $599.99, against $199.99
- $599.99, against $279.00
- 250+ devices, against 500+ devices
- 2,500 sq ft, against 3,300 sq ft
- BE27000, against 30000 Mbps
- 3,300 sq ft, against 4,000 sq ft
- $799.99, against $599.99
- 200 devices, against 250+ devices