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TP-Link Archer BE230 vs Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
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Key differences between TP-Link Archer BE230 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
- New Connection Notifications (features): TP-Link Archer BE230 — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
- Speed Tests (features): TP-Link Archer BE230 — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
- Cli (management): TP-Link Archer BE230 — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
- Snmp (management): TP-Link Archer BE230 — No; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — Yes.
Specifications to check side by side
- 10 Gbps WAN-capable ports (network ports): TP-Link Archer BE230 — 0; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 1.
- 2.5 Gbps WAN-capable ports (network ports): TP-Link Archer BE230 — 1; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 0.
- Lan 1 Gbps Ports (network ports): TP-Link Archer BE230 — 3; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 0.
- Lan Port Count (network ports): TP-Link Archer BE230 — 4; Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 — 1.
Information still to confirm
- 12 of 75 comparison fields lack a resolved value for at least one selected device. Missing information is not evidence that a feature is absent.
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12rows with missing or unspecified information
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6 GHz bands
- TP-Link Archer BE2300
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 71
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Cellular Connectivity
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not applicable / unspecified
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
Features
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
Catalog note
Section 17.2 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings of the Archer BE230 user guide documents saving the configuration file to a computer and restoring it to the router.
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not recorded
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 300+
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
Management
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
Network Ports
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 3
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
Catalog note
The Archer BE230 is absent from the model list in TP-Link's own link aggregation FAQ, and its official specification page lists no link aggregation among the Ethernet port features.
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 4
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 5
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 2
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
Parental Controls
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
Power
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not recorded
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 22W
Smart Home Protocols
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
Usb Ports
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
Usb Storage
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
Catalog note
The official specification page lists the USB port's supported functions as FTP Server, Media Server and Samba Server, without Time Machine, and the USB Settings chapter of the user guide documents only local/remote access and Media Sharing.
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
Vpn
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
Wan Redundancy
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- No
Wifi Antennas
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not recorded
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not recorded
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 4
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 0
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not recorded
Wifi Bands
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 688 Mbps
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 688 Mbps
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 1
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 2882 Mbps
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 4300 Mbps
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 0
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 1
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 5700 Mbps
Wifi Features
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Not recorded
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- 3.6 Gbps
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- 10.7 Gbps
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- EasyMesh
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Proprietary
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
Wifi Generation
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- No
- Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7
- Yes
- TP-Link Archer BE230
- Yes
- 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
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.
| Specification | TP-Link Archer BE230 | Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Cellular Connectivity | ||
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| No | No | |
| Features | ||
YesCatalog noteSection 17.2 Backup and Restore Configuration Settings of the Archer BE230 user guide documents saving the configuration file to a computer and restoring it to the router. | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Not recorded | 300+ | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| Management | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Network Ports | ||
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | |
NoCatalog noteThe Archer BE230 is absent from the model list in TP-Link's own link aggregation FAQ, and its official specification page lists no link aggregation among the Ethernet port features. | No | |
| 4 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |
| Parental Controls | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Power | ||
| Not recorded | 22W | |
| Smart Home Protocols | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Usb Ports | ||
| 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| Usb Storage | ||
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | No | |
NoCatalog noteThe official specification page lists the USB port's supported functions as FTP Server, Media Server and Samba Server, without Time Machine, and the USB Settings chapter of the user guide documents only local/remote access and Media Sharing. | No | |
| Vpn | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Wan Redundancy | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Wifi Antennas | ||
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 4 | 0 | |
| 0 | Not recorded | |
| Wifi Bands | ||
| 688 Mbps | 688 Mbps | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | |
| 2882 Mbps | 4300 Mbps | |
| 0 | 1 | |
| Not applicable / unspecified | 5700 Mbps | |
| Wifi Features | ||
| Yes | Not recorded | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| 3.6 Gbps | 10.7 Gbps | |
| EasyMesh | Proprietary | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Wifi Generation | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| Yes | YesManufacturer sourceThe model includes Wi-Fi 7. Ubiquiti UniFi Express 7 manufacturer product page →
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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