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May 08, 2026 02:20 AM
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ROB.E.REINMay 08, 2026 02:20 AM
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But what does it do, Bob?
May 08, 2026 03:33 AM
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looking4themdealzMay 08, 2026 03:33 AM
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Just what I needed, thanks
May 08, 2026 03:51 AM
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AlexW7764May 08, 2026 03:51 AM
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Is it just a router?
May 08, 2026 03:58 AM
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IndigoSummer1873May 08, 2026 03:58 AM
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I think it's a non wifi router.
May 08, 2026 04:30 AM
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VVXMay 08, 2026 04:30 AM
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May 08, 2026 05:12 AM
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tropicalbMay 08, 2026 05:12 AM
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Quote from LavenderIdea284 :
10 years ago ubnt is great. Now it's worser than tplink
What makes it worse than TPLink?

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May 08, 2026 05:39 AM
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May 08, 2026 05:59 AM
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xodus52May 08, 2026 05:59 AM
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Quote from LavenderIdea284 :
That's a long story. Ubiquiti was founded by engineers who left Apple, and in their early days they were quite aggressive, whether it was software updates or releasing new hardware products. They were very active on both fronts. They also leveraged CCP companies in Apple's supply chain, which gave them a significant price advantage back then. 2013~2015 was about their best time.Then over time, that became their competitive disadvantage. First, once CCP companies learned how to manufacture these products, they started competing against Ubiquiti at even lower prices. Then in the WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 era, Ubiquiti's new product launches were significantly delayed due to supply chain issues. On top of that, their unclear market positioning hurt their revenue.They're now stuck in an awkward spot. On the high end, their product quality can't cut it for serious enterprise network management. Even back when I was still working as a network engineer, they were already clearly falling behind similarly positioned incumbents like Cisco Meraki, or newer CCP companies like Huawei, whose products and engineering support are priced at unbelievably low levels (but riddled with spyware). A Huawei on-site engineer once called me at 4am promising the issue would be resolved by 8am (well, they didn't actually fix it that day anyway), which is the kind of hours that would be unimaginable in the US.On the low end, their pricing can't compete with TPLink and similar brands for home use.Back to the supply chain point: because they relied on CCP supply chains, and their control over those chains was far weaker than Apple's, much of their software foundation was actually written by engineers based in CCP territory. This has led to a string of security incidents at Ubiquiti over the years. Just recently, for example, a critical 10/10 severity vulnerability appeared, CVE-2026-22557, a path traversal flaw in the UniFi Network Application with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0, requiring no authentication, no user interaction, and no special conditions to exploit, allowing full account takeover of the UniFi controller. I stopped using Ubiquiti in both corporate and home environments around 2019.My current recommendations: for personal use, get a non-CCP router and flash OpenWrt, or use a USA-made router with its stock firmware. For small businesses, Cisco Meraki is the way to go(but some what expensive); for medium to large enterprises, Fortinet or Aruba.
It doesn't matter how low Huawei is priced; they're not secure products. Why bother mentioning them as if they're an actual competitor in a prosumer/enterprise product space.
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May 08, 2026 11:53 AM
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palnic
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Quote from LavenderIdea284 :
10 years ago ubnt is great. Now it's worser than tplink
National Security Concerns: U.S. officials have considered banning new sales of TP-Link routers, citing risks similar to those surrounding Huawei and potential surveillance, with investigations focusing on its Chinese ownership and supply chain.
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johnyerosMay 08, 2026 03:36 PM
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Quote from xodus52 :
It doesn't matter how low Huawei is priced; they're not secure products. Why bother mentioning them as if they're an actual competitor in a prosumer/enterprise product space.
Why they aren't secure. Because of protectism policy? Byd aren't secure either right so we can stay with gm ev 😂😂😂
May 08, 2026 03:37 PM
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johnyerosMay 08, 2026 03:37 PM
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Quote from palnic :
National Security Concerns: U.S. officials have considered banning new sales of TP-Link routers, citing risks similar to those surrounding Huawei and potential surveillance, with investigations focusing on its Chinese ownership and supply chain.
Just pay trump and his buddy a few mil and you become secure and approved.
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lastwraithMay 08, 2026 04:33 PM
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Ubiquiti stuff is fine for what it is, it's prosumer gear, nothing more, nothing less. It's not Meraki/Cisco, Aruba/HP, or any other enterprise vendor with a real subscription warranty. Anyone with any clue knows to buy spare hardware (easy at the price when compared to real enterprise) and just swap out when a problem occurs. You're not getting Cisco TAC service from Ubiquiti, but you're not paying anywhere near the same price.
For a large house, SOHO, or any other small business type application, they're basically unbeatable as a solution. Software testing is basically non-existent (or used to be), so you check the forums before any upgrades and always have a backup. But their hardware is solid. We have UniFi installs at places working without issue for so long that people forget where the hardware even is because it doesn't need to be touched. On the software side, you should be doing firmware and controller updates obviously.
Tplink is also fine BTW, for budget installs. Omada is not as good as UniFi though, sorry. It's close, but we've had more hardware hiccups with that system than UniFi.
As for the govt-blessings, I think it's all BS and for sale to whomever donates money, tplink didn't all of a sudden become unsafe, but YMMV. That's for you to decide for yourself. If you're dealing with a govt client or something, you'll have to navigate by the rigged rules.
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tropicalbMay 09, 2026 02:53 AM
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Quote from LavenderIdea284 :
That's a long story. Ubiquiti was founded by engineers who left Apple, and in their early days they were quite aggressive, whether it was software updates or releasing new hardware products. They were very active on both fronts. They also leveraged CCP companies in Apple's supply chain, which gave them a significant price advantage back then. 2013~2015 was about their best time.
Then over time, that became their competitive disadvantage. First, once CCP companies learned how to manufacture these products, they started competing against Ubiquiti at even lower prices. Then in the WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 era, Ubiquiti's new product launches were significantly delayed due to supply chain issues. On top of that, their unclear market positioning hurt their revenue.
They're now stuck in an awkward spot.
On the high end, their product quality can't cut it for serious enterprise network management. Even back when I was still working as a network engineer, they were already clearly falling behind similarly positioned incumbents like Cisco Meraki, or newer CCP companies like Huawei, whose products and engineering support are priced at unbelievably low levels (but riddled with spyware). A Huawei on-site engineer once called me at 4am promising the issue would be resolved by 8am (well, they didn't actually fix it that day anyway), which is the kind of hours that would be unimaginable in the US.
On the low end, their pricing can't compete with TPLink and similar brands for home use.
Back to the supply chain point: because they relied on CCP supply chains, and their control over those chains was far weaker than Apple's, much of their software foundation was actually written by engineers based in CCP territory. This has led to a string of security incidents at Ubiquiti over the years. Just recently, for example, a critical 10/10 severity vulnerability appeared, CVE-2026-22557, a path traversal flaw in the UniFi Network Application with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0, requiring no authentication, no user interaction, and no special conditions to exploit, allowing full account takeover of the UniFi controller. I stopped using Ubiquiti in both corporate and home environments around 2019.

My current recommendations: for personal use, get a non-CCP router and flash OpenWrt, or use a USA-made router with its stock firmware. For small businesses, Cisco Meraki is the way to go(but some what expensive); for medium to large enterprises, Fortinet or Aruba.
Thanks for the info! BTW I agree, OpenWRT is a great firmware option.. especially for older routers not receiving firmware updates. If not supported by OpenWRT, DD-WRT and Fresh Tomato are some other good 3rd party firmware choices.

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FreeBird77May 16, 2026 02:19 PM
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Quote from tropicalb :
Thanks for the info! BTW I agree, OpenWRT is a great firmware option.. especially for older routers not receiving firmware updates. If not supported by OpenWRT, DD-WRT and Fresh Tomato are some other good 3rd party firmware choices.
I use old routers for access points and bridges sometimes having to re-flash with DD-WRT. But getting a new router for the latest firmware and Wi-Fi generations is the way to go. So many great routers sub $100 as well knowing it will be obsolete sooner than it will fail.

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