Comment by aksss
2 days 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.
> The thing about the UniFi platform is it iteratively improves.
That's a very charitable and positive spin on "was expensive the day you bought it and got all the functionality you expected years later".
I'm fine with things getting better over time. I am a lot less understanding when you ship a device in 2024 and it still has trash IPv6 support but don't worry because "we'll fix it via an update coming soon!"
That is something that should have been there from day 1.
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.