eero mesh Wi-Fi system
Ranked 10 of 15 routers by recommenders
Mesh Wi-Fi system that people say works reliably and performs well; the main caveat is cloud dependence, limited configurability and paywalled features.
Mesh Wi-Fi system that people say works reliably and performs well; the main caveat is cloud dependence, limited configurability and paywalled features.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 12
- approval share
- 40%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works well and just works
“great performance, no web config (only mobile app), cloud dependent, half the features paywalled for monthly subscription”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G” “my WiFi actually "just works" now”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G” “they actually work really well”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” Good hardware, quality holding up
“I don't have the impression quality has deteriorated from past gens of the product, quite the opposite from where I'm sitting.”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Drilling down on Uncle Sam's proposed TP-Link ban” “they are good hardware otherwise”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Ask HN: Do you want a router that has DD-WRT pre-installed?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Limited configurability and missing features
“even it has some features here that I'd like to see more of in polished "home-user" style network tools”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Network Monitor – a GUI to spot anomalous connections on your Linux” “The main downsides to Eero are the cloud requirements and limited configurability”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT” “I wish Eero offered this feature”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “Unifi Travel Router” - Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G”
Cloud-dependent with no web interface
“great performance, no web config (only mobile app), cloud dependent, half the features paywalled for monthly subscription”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G” “The main downsides to Eero are the cloud requirements and limited configurability”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “Indoor Wi-Fi Roaming with OpenWRT” “eero has no web UI (ONLY mobile phone!) and almost zero network configurability”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G” Amazon ownership seen as decline
“But the one thing I really thought I was buying into by choosing an amazon brand was ease when it came to buying upgrades”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” “I fear that this will eventually happen to all Amazon Eero products”
Comment from 6 Jun 2026 in “Motorola effectively bricked its entire line of WiFi routers without explanation” “went to shit as Amazon capitalized on their brand cachet”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Drilling down on Uncle Sam's proposed TP-Link ban” - Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS”
- Comment from 15 Oct 2026 in “Wanted to download an ISO, ended up writing a kernel exploit”
Paywalled features and rising prices
“great performance, no web config (only mobile app), cloud dependent, half the features paywalled for monthly subscription”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “UniFi 5G” “But the one thing I really thought I was buying into by choosing an amazon brand was ease when it came to buying upgrades”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” “the current pricing on amazon.ca is $2300, compared to the $650 I paid for the Pro 6 3-pack”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Wi is Fi: Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7/8 (802.11 n/AC/ax/be/bn)”
Other routers people recommend
The four most recommended other routers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MikroTik router | 59 | 26 | 69% | 11 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| GL.iNet travel router | 54 | 5 | 92% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Ubiquiti UniFi Travel Router | 35 | 16 | 69% | 2 | — | — |
| OpenWrt One | 34 | 10 | 77% | 7 | 3 mo3 owners | Approved |
| eero mesh Wi-Fi systemThis page | 8 | 12 | 40% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“far too much Amazon crap going on there”
“they are good hardware otherwise”
“I would never rely on the likes of Eero”
“they actually work really well”
“They all had something that just enraged me.”
“But the one thing I really thought I was buying into by choosing an amazon brand was ease when it came to buying upgrades”
“I fear that this will eventually happen to all Amazon Eero products”
“The main downsides to Eero are the cloud requirements and limited configurability”
“the current pricing on amazon.ca is $2300, compared to the $650 I paid for the Pro 6 3-pack”
“I have an Eero mesh network that leaves a lot to be desired”
“blocking sites on my Eero router doesn't seem to work”
“I wish Eero offered this feature”
“which is more permissive than nextdns and doesn't generally block tracking links”
“The eero also has a privacy policy that allows them to record your DNS traffic”
“my WiFi actually "just works" now”
“great performance, no web config (only mobile app), cloud dependent, half the features paywalled for monthly subscription”
“eero has no web UI (ONLY mobile phone!) and almost zero network configurability”
“even it has some features here that I'd like to see more of in polished "home-user" style network tools”
“I don't have the impression quality has deteriorated from past gens of the product, quite the opposite from where I'm sitting.”
“That sort of thing is only possible in a small passionate company.”
“went to shit as Amazon capitalized on their brand cachet”
“The ISP provided eero modem/router doesn't provide VLAN capability.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.