Comment by aksss
1 day ago
The thing about the UniFi platform is it iteratively improves. Years ago you couldn’t manage NAT rules or DNS from the GUI, though there were workarounds to modify iptables at the command line and preserve customization across upgrades.
Now days, static routes, SNAT/DNAT, and DNS are all in the management interface. So.. things improve, and every time I’m back using EdgeRouters, Extreme, or Juniper elements I miss the low friction of managing UniFi stacks.
Agreed that if you need VRFs for example, DC power, and are working through similar complexity requirements, Ubiquiti is the wrong stack. I’d say Ubiquiti is not heavy weight, but it seems to address 90% of SMB setups.
I've always said that Unifi handles well enough the 10% of networking configuration that 90% of users need. If you're in that other 10% of admins who need something more complex then it's not the right pick, but in a great many cases it's strongly planted in "good enough" territory.