UniFi U7 Lite vs UniFi U7 Pro
UniFi U7 Pro comes out ahead of UniFi U7 Lite 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
UniFi U7 Pro takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, UniFi U7 Pro 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 UniFi U7 Lite if…
- • You want UniFi U7 Lite's edge on what it costs
Choose UniFi U7 Pro if…
- • You want UniFi U7 Pro's edge on how much space one unit covers and how many radio bands it has
Round by round
- Round 1What it costsUniFi U7 Lite winsUniFi U7 Lite8/10
$99.00
1 unit, regular store price (store also shows a higher 'Surcharge incl.' price)
Source: store.ui.com ↗
UniFi U7 Pro5/10$189.00
1 unit, regular store price (store also shows a higher 'Surcharge incl.' price)
- $189.00, against $99.00
Source: store.ui.com ↗
UniFi U7 Lite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much space one unit coversUniFi U7 Pro winsUniFi U7 Lite5/10
1,250 sq ft
coverage area per access point
- 1,250 sq ft, against 1,500 sq ft
Source: techspecs.ui.com ↗
UniFi U7 Pro wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How many radio bands it hasUniFi U7 Pro winsUniFi U7 Lite5/10
Dual-band
radios listed: 5 ghz and 2.4 ghz only
- Dual-band, against Tri-band
Source: techspecs.ui.com ↗
UniFi U7 Pro wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many devices it handlesUniFi U7 Pro winsUniFi U7 Lite5/10
200+ devices
max. client count
- 200+ devices, against 300+ devices
Source: techspecs.ui.com ↗
UniFi U7 Pro wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Which Wi-Fi generation it isTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How fast its wired port isTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 1,250 sq ft, against 1,500 sq ft
- Dual-band, against Tri-band
- 200+ devices, against 300+ devices
- 1,250 sq ft, against 2,000 sq ft
- $189.00, against $129.00
- 1,500 sq ft, against 1,750 sq ft
- 300+ devices, against 500+ devices
- $189.00, against $99.00