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Asus RT-BE58U vs Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

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Key differences between Asus RT-BE58U and Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

A summary of selected recorded differences between these routers. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices

Speed Tests (features): Asus RT-BE58U — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
Snmp (management): Asus RT-BE58U — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
Ftp (usb storage): Asus RT-BE58U — Yes; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — No.
Media Sharing (usb storage): Asus RT-BE58U — Yes; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — No.

Specifications to check side by side

10 Gbps WAN-capable ports (network ports): Asus RT-BE58U — 0; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 1.
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports (network ports): Asus RT-BE58U — 1; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 0.
Lan 1 Gbps Ports (network ports): Asus RT-BE58U — 4; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 0.
Lan Port Count (network ports): Asus RT-BE58U — 5; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 1.

Information still to confirm

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Option 1 · Asus

Asus RT-BE58U

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Last updated October 2026

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What the catalog tells us

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6 GHz bands

Asus RT-BE58U0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 71

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Cellular Connectivity

Antennas Gain

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

Cellular Technology

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

External Lte Antennas

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

Max Download Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

Max Upload Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

Sim Card Support

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not applicable / unspecified

Sms Send Receive

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Features

Configuration Backup Restore

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Firewall

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Max Connected Devices

Asus RT-BE58U: Not recorded
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 300+

Mlo

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

New Connection Notifications

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Qos

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Speed Tests

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Management

Android App

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Cli

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Ios App

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Snmp

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Web Interface

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Network Ports

10 Gbps LAN-capable ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

10 Gbps WAN-capable ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 1

2.5 Gbps LAN ports

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

1 sockets capable of LAN 2.5 GBPS.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: I/O Ports
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

1 sockets capable of WAN 2.5 GBPS.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: I/O Ports
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Lan 1 Gbps Ports

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

4 sockets capable of LAN 1 GBPS.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: I/O Ports
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Lan Link Aggregation

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Lan Port Count

Asus RT-BE58U: 5
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 1

Lan Sfp Plus Ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Lan Sfp Ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Total Ports

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

The listed Ethernet sockets total 5; USB excluded.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: I/O Ports
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Wan 1 Gbps Ports

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

1 sockets capable of WAN 1 GBPS.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: I/O Ports
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Wan Port Count

Asus RT-BE58U: 2
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 1

Wan Sfp Plus Ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Wan Sfp Ports

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Parental Controls

Block Content

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Instant Wifi Pause

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wifi Pause Schedules

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Power

Consumption

Asus RT-BE58U: Not recorded
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 22W

Smart Home Protocols

Matter Controller

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Thread border router

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Usb Ports

Usb 2

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Usb 3

Asus RT-BE58U: 1
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 0

Usb Storage

Ftp

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Media Sharing

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Samba

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Time Machine

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Vpn

Ddns

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

L2tp Ipsec Vpn

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Open Vpn

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Pptp Vpn

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Vpn Client

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Vpn Server

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wireguard Vpn

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wan Redundancy

Cellular Backup

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Multi Wan

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Wan Failover

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: No

Wifi Antennas

Antennas Gain

Asus RT-BE58U: Not recorded
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not recorded

External Antennas

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

4 external antennas.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: Antenna
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Internal Antennas

Asus RT-BE58U: 0
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not recorded

Wifi Bands

2 4 Ghz Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: 688 Mbps
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 688 Mbps

2.4 GHz bands

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

One 2.4 GHz radio is listed.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: Transmit / Receive
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

5 GHz bands

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

One 5 GHz radio is listed.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: Transmit / Receive
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

5 Ghz Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: 2882 Mbps
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 4300 Mbps

6 GHz bands

Asus RT-BE58U

Manufacturer source

0 radios at 6 GHz in the listed band configuration.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: Transmit / Receive; Operating Frequency
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

6 Ghz Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 5700 Mbps

Wifi Features

Access Point Mode

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Not recorded

Guest Network

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Iot Network

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Max Wifi Speed

Asus RT-BE58U: 3.6 Gbps
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: 10.7 Gbps

Mesh Standard

Asus RT-BE58U

AiMesh

Manufacturer source

Router and node roles are listed.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: AiMesh
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Proprietary

Mesh Wifi

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wpa3 Encryption

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wifi Generation

Wi-Fi 5

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wi-Fi 6

Asus RT-BE58U: Yes
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wi-Fi 6E

Asus RT-BE58U: No
Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7: Yes

Wi-Fi 7

Asus RT-BE58U

Yes

Manufacturer source

802.11be is listed.

RT-BE58U manufacturer product page →

Source section: Network Standard
Model: RT-BE58U
Region: ASUS Global specifications
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7

Yes

Manufacturer source

The model includes Wi-Fi 7.

Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 manufacturer product page →

Source section: Model overview
Model: Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
Region: US Ubiquiti store
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Client support and regional radio availability affect usable features.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Specifications for Asus RT-BE58U versus Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
Specification	Asus RT-BE58U	Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
Cellular Connectivity
Antennas Gain	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Cellular Technology	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
External Lte Antennas	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Max Download Speed	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Max Upload Speed	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Sim Card Support	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Sms Send Receive	No	No
Features
Configuration Backup Restore	Yes	Yes
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Max Connected Devices	Not recorded	300+
Mlo	Yes	Yes
New Connection Notifications	Yes	Yes
Qos	Yes	Yes
Speed Tests	No	Yes
Management
Android App	Yes	Yes
Cli	Yes	Yes
Ios App	Yes	Yes
Snmp	No	Yes
Web Interface	Yes	Yes
Network Ports
10 Gbps LAN-capable ports	0	0
10 Gbps WAN-capable ports	0	1
2.5 Gbps LAN ports	1 Manufacturer source 1 sockets capable of LAN 2.5 GBPS. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section I/O Ports Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	1
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports	1 Manufacturer source 1 sockets capable of WAN 2.5 GBPS. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section I/O Ports Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	0
Lan 1 Gbps Ports	4 Manufacturer source 4 sockets capable of LAN 1 GBPS. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section I/O Ports Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	0
Lan Link Aggregation	No	No
Lan Port Count	5	1
Lan Sfp Plus Ports	0	0
Lan Sfp Ports	0	0
Total Ports	5 Manufacturer source The listed Ethernet sockets total 5; USB excluded. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section I/O Ports Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	2
Wan 1 Gbps Ports	1 Manufacturer source 1 sockets capable of WAN 1 GBPS. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section I/O Ports Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	0
Wan Port Count	2	1
Wan Sfp Plus Ports	0	0
Wan Sfp Ports	0	0
Parental Controls
Block Content	Yes	Yes
Instant Wifi Pause	Yes	Yes
Wifi Pause Schedules	Yes	Yes
Power
Consumption	Not recorded	22W
Smart Home Protocols
Matter Controller	No	No
Thread border router	No	No
Usb Ports
Usb 2	0	0
Usb 3	1	0
Usb Storage
Ftp	Yes	No
Media Sharing	Yes	No
Samba	Yes	No
Time Machine	Yes	No
Vpn
Ddns	Yes	Yes
L2tp Ipsec Vpn	Yes	Yes
Open Vpn	Yes	Yes
Pptp Vpn	Yes	No
Vpn Client	Yes	Yes
Vpn Server	Yes	Yes
Wireguard Vpn	Yes	Yes
Wan Redundancy
Cellular Backup	No	No
Multi Wan	Yes	No
Wan Failover	Yes	No
Wifi Antennas
Antennas Gain	Not recorded	Not recorded
External Antennas	4 Manufacturer source 4 external antennas. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section Antenna Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	0
Internal Antennas	0	Not recorded
Wifi Bands
2 4 Ghz Speed	688 Mbps	688 Mbps
2.4 GHz bands	1 Manufacturer source One 2.4 GHz radio is listed. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section Transmit / Receive Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	1
5 GHz bands	1 Manufacturer source One 5 GHz radio is listed. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section Transmit / Receive Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	1
5 Ghz Speed	2882 Mbps	4300 Mbps
6 GHz bands	0 Manufacturer source 0 radios at 6 GHz in the listed band configuration. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section Transmit / Receive; Operating Frequency Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	1
6 Ghz Speed	Not applicable / unspecified	5700 Mbps
Wifi Features
Access Point Mode	Yes	Not recorded
Guest Network	Yes	Yes
Iot Network	Yes	Yes
Max Wifi Speed	3.6 Gbps	10.7 Gbps
Mesh Standard	AiMesh Manufacturer source Router and node roles are listed. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section AiMesh Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	Proprietary
Mesh Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wpa3 Encryption	Yes	Yes
Wifi Generation
Wi-Fi 5	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi 6	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi 6E	No	Yes
Wi-Fi 7	Yes Manufacturer source 802.11be is listed. RT-BE58U manufacturer product page → Source section Network Standard Model RT-BE58U Region ASUS Global specifications Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 WAN/LAN-capable sockets are shared roles, not extra physical sockets. Radio availability depends on region and client support. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.	Yes Manufacturer source The model includes Wi-Fi 7. Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 manufacturer product page → Source section Model overview Model Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 Region US Ubiquiti store Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Client support and regional radio availability affect usable features. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

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