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eero 7 vs Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra

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Key differences between eero 7 and Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra

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

Web Interface (management): eero 7 — No (Setup and every network setting live in the eero app for Android and iOS; eero publishes no browser console.); Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — Yes.
Matter Controller (smart home protocols): eero 7 — Yes (eero supports Matter as a controller only, and lists eero 7 among the models that do.); Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — No.
Thread border router (smart home protocols): eero 7 — Yes (eero states that eero 7 can act as a Thread border router and carry a built-in Zigbee smart home hub.); Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — No.
L2tp Ipsec Vpn (vpn): eero 7 — No; Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — Yes.

Specifications to check side by side

Max Connected Devices (features): eero 7 — 120; Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — 300+.
2.5 Gbps LAN ports (network ports): eero 7 — 2; Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — 0.
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports (network ports): eero 7 — 2; Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — 1.
Lan 1 Gbps Ports (network ports): eero 7 — 0; Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra — 4.

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Option 1 · eero

eero 7

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra

Last updated September 2026

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What the catalog tells us

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2.5 Gbps LAN ports

eero 72
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra0

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Cellular Connectivity

Antennas Gain

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Cellular Technology

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

External Lte Antennas

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Max Download Speed

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Max Upload Speed

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Sim Card Support

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Sms Send Receive

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Features

Configuration Backup Restore

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Firewall

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Max Connected Devices

eero 7: 120
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 300+

Mlo

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

New Connection Notifications

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Qos

eero 7: Yes
Catalog note
Smart Queue Management (SQM), toggled in the eero app, manages how traffic is queued to cut latency on calls and gaming.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Speed Tests

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes
Catalog note
The tech specs list internet quality and outage reporting.

Management

Android App

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Cli

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Ios App

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Snmp

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Web Interface

eero 7: No
Catalog note
Setup and every network setting live in the eero app for Android and iOS; eero publishes no browser console.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Network Ports

10 Gbps LAN-capable ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

10 Gbps WAN-capable ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

2.5 Gbps LAN ports

eero 7: 2
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports

eero 7: 2
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 1

Lan 1 Gbps Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 4

Lan Link Aggregation

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Lan Port Count

eero 7: 2
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 4

Lan Sfp Plus Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Lan Sfp Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Total Ports

eero 7: 2
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 5

Wan 1 Gbps Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Wan Port Count

eero 7: 2
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 1

Wan Sfp Plus Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Wan Sfp Ports

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Parental Controls

Block Content

eero 7: Subscription required
Catalog note
Profiles, schedules and instant pause are free in the eero app; content filters and site blocking need eero Plus.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes
Catalog note
The tech specs list content filtering, ad blocking and zone-based advanced filtering by region, domain and application.

Instant Wifi Pause

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Wifi Pause Schedules

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

Power

Consumption

eero 7: 15W
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 6.2W

Smart Home Protocols

Matter Controller

eero 7: Yes
Catalog note
eero supports Matter as a controller only, and lists eero 7 among the models that do.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Thread border router

eero 7: Yes
Catalog note
eero states that eero 7 can act as a Thread border router and carry a built-in Zigbee smart home hub.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Usb Ports

Usb 2

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Usb 3

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: 0

Usb Storage

Ftp

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Media Sharing

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Samba

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Time Machine

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Vpn

Ddns

eero 7: Subscription required
Catalog note
eero lists Dynamic DNS among its advanced features and states it requires an eero Plus subscription.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not recorded

L2tp Ipsec Vpn

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Open Vpn

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Pptp Vpn

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No

Vpn Client

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Vpn Server

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Wireguard Vpn

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Wan Redundancy

Cellular Backup

eero 7: No
Catalog note
The router has no cellular modem or SIM slot. Hotspot Backup reaches a phone hotspot over wifi, not over its own cellular radio.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: No
Catalog note
There is no cellular modem in the unit. The tech specs offer additional internet failover only through UniFi LTE Backup, which is a separate accessory.

Multi Wan

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes
Catalog note
The tech specs list Multi-WAN Load Balancing and a maximum WAN port count of 4.

Wan Failover

eero 7: Subscription required
Catalog note
eero Hotspot Backup fails the network over to a saved hotspot or nearby network when the wired line drops. It is an eero Plus feature.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Yes

Wifi Antennas

Antennas Gain

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

External Antennas

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Internal Antennas

eero 7: Not recorded
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wifi Bands

2 4 Ghz Speed

eero 7: 688 Mbps
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

2.4 GHz bands

eero 7: 1
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

5 GHz bands

eero 7: 1
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

5 Ghz Speed

eero 7: 4324 Mbps
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

6 GHz bands

eero 7: 0
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

6 Ghz Speed

eero 7: Not applicable / unspecified
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wifi Features

Access Point Mode

eero 7: Yes
Catalog note
eero calls it bridge mode: the eero network keeps serving wifi while an existing router handles routing.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Guest Network

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Iot Network

eero 7: Subscription required
Catalog note
A dedicated IoT SSID is an eero Business feature. Profiles, guest wifi and the rest of the eero 7 network work without it.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Max Wifi Speed

eero 7: 5 Gbps
Catalog note
eero rates the eero 7 at BE5000 across its two bands; the highest wireless throughput eero quotes is 1.8 Gbps.
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Mesh Standard

eero 7: Proprietary
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Mesh Wifi

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wpa3 Encryption

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wifi Generation

Wi-Fi 5

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wi-Fi 6

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wi-Fi 6E

eero 7: No
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Wi-Fi 7

eero 7: Yes
Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra: Not applicable / unspecified

Specifications for eero 7 versus Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra
Specification	eero 7	Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra
Cellular Connectivity
Antennas Gain	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Cellular Technology	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
External Lte Antennas	0	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	No	Not recorded
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Max Connected Devices	120	300+
Mlo	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
New Connection Notifications	Yes	Not recorded
Qos	Yes Catalog note Smart Queue Management (SQM), toggled in the eero app, manages how traffic is queued to cut latency on calls and gaming.	Yes
Speed Tests	Yes	Yes Catalog note The tech specs list internet quality and outage reporting.
Management
Android App	Yes	Yes
Cli	No	Not recorded
Ios App	Yes	Yes
Snmp	No	Not recorded
Web Interface	No Catalog note Setup and every network setting live in the eero app for Android and iOS; eero publishes no browser console.	Yes
Network Ports
10 Gbps LAN-capable ports	0	0
10 Gbps WAN-capable ports	0	0
2.5 Gbps LAN ports	2	0
2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports	2	1
Lan 1 Gbps Ports	0	4
Lan Link Aggregation	No	No
Lan Port Count	2	4
Lan Sfp Plus Ports	0	0
Lan Sfp Ports	0	0
Total Ports	2	5
Wan 1 Gbps Ports	0	0
Wan Port Count	2	1
Wan Sfp Plus Ports	0	0
Wan Sfp Ports	0	0
Parental Controls
Block Content	Subscription required Catalog note Profiles, schedules and instant pause are free in the eero app; content filters and site blocking need eero Plus.	Yes Catalog note The tech specs list content filtering, ad blocking and zone-based advanced filtering by region, domain and application.
Instant Wifi Pause	Yes	Not recorded
Wifi Pause Schedules	Yes	Not recorded
Power
Consumption	15W	6.2W
Smart Home Protocols
Matter Controller	Yes Catalog note eero supports Matter as a controller only, and lists eero 7 among the models that do.	No
Thread border router	Yes Catalog note eero states that eero 7 can act as a Thread border router and carry a built-in Zigbee smart home hub.	No
Usb Ports
Usb 2	0	0
Usb 3	0	0
Usb Storage
Ftp	No	No
Media Sharing	No	No
Samba	No	No
Time Machine	No	No
Vpn
Ddns	Subscription required Catalog note eero lists Dynamic DNS among its advanced features and states it requires an eero Plus subscription.	Not recorded
L2tp Ipsec Vpn	No	Yes
Open Vpn	No	Yes
Pptp Vpn	No	No
Vpn Client	No	Yes
Vpn Server	No	Yes
Wireguard Vpn	No	Yes
Wan Redundancy
Cellular Backup	No Catalog note The router has no cellular modem or SIM slot. Hotspot Backup reaches a phone hotspot over wifi, not over its own cellular radio.	No Catalog note There is no cellular modem in the unit. The tech specs offer additional internet failover only through UniFi LTE Backup, which is a separate accessory.
Multi Wan	No	Yes Catalog note The tech specs list Multi-WAN Load Balancing and a maximum WAN port count of 4.
Wan Failover	Subscription required Catalog note eero Hotspot Backup fails the network over to a saved hotspot or nearby network when the wired line drops. It is an eero Plus feature.	Yes
Wifi Antennas
Antennas Gain	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
External Antennas	0	Not applicable / unspecified
Internal Antennas	Not recorded	Not applicable / unspecified
Wifi Bands
2 4 Ghz Speed	688 Mbps	Not applicable / unspecified
2.4 GHz bands	1	Not applicable / unspecified
5 GHz bands	1	Not applicable / unspecified
5 Ghz Speed	4324 Mbps	Not applicable / unspecified
6 GHz bands	0	Not applicable / unspecified
6 Ghz Speed	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Wifi Features
Access Point Mode	Yes Catalog note eero calls it bridge mode: the eero network keeps serving wifi while an existing router handles routing.	Not applicable / unspecified
Guest Network	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Iot Network	Subscription required Catalog note A dedicated IoT SSID is an eero Business feature. Profiles, guest wifi and the rest of the eero 7 network work without it.	Not applicable / unspecified
Max Wifi Speed	5 Gbps Catalog note eero rates the eero 7 at BE5000 across its two bands; the highest wireless throughput eero quotes is 1.8 Gbps.	Not applicable / unspecified
Mesh Standard	Proprietary	Not applicable / unspecified
Mesh Wifi	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Wpa3 Encryption	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Wifi Generation
Wi-Fi 5	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Wi-Fi 6	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Wi-Fi 6E	No	Not applicable / unspecified
Wi-Fi 7	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified

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