Mikrotik is pretty good for ISP-style stuff - CPEs, routers with OSPF, etc. They are rock stable and get long-term support. Great value for the money but don't expect state of the art tech or best performance.
For "better wifi", TP-LINK EAP line of APs is pretty good - they sell controller separately but it works without. Cisco WAP line was good as well, but it was discontinued I think.
But a lot of people are happy with "better" consumer routers, like better Asus (say RT-AX88) with custom firmware - or the ultimate geeky toy, Turris Omnia (I have that one).
None of that will give you the slick UI of ubnt. But it would give you more stability and less planned obsolescence and unnecessary cloud integration.
flashy UI was not the selling point for UI to me, the ability to manage multiple AP's in a single interface and add new AP's to the network seamlessly were the 2 main driving points for me.
If you only have a single AP it is over kill for sure, but if you need multiple AP's then it is a great system
TP-Link EAP systems looks integrating I will have to look into that more. Thanks for the suggestions
For "better wifi", TP-LINK EAP line of APs is pretty good - they sell controller separately but it works without. Cisco WAP line was good as well, but it was discontinued I think.
But a lot of people are happy with "better" consumer routers, like better Asus (say RT-AX88) with custom firmware - or the ultimate geeky toy, Turris Omnia (I have that one).
None of that will give you the slick UI of ubnt. But it would give you more stability and less planned obsolescence and unnecessary cloud integration.