# Ubiquiti UNAS Pro

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Ubiquiti UNAS Pro and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a simple, dedicated file server that handles backups well. Critics commonly cite slow transfers from a limited CPU.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple and straightforward to use (2 comments): "super fun and straightforward. Feels like I only have to do the tinkering I want to do." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47301613)) "it works great for Time Machine backups. Dead simple." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48586667))
- Works well as dedicated NAS (2 comments): "it is just a NAS, not a home server. I have it directly connected to my home server with a 10GB SFP+ link and it works super well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49134851)) "Doesn't make the unify an inferior machine - it just reflects a narrower specialized focus on serving files" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46074748))

## What people warn about

- Slow transfers from weak CPU (4 comments): "there’s a significant throughput degradation with encryption enabled on the UNAS’s due to limited cpu" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415345)) "I heard it's pretty slow due to bad controller and on Macs has extra disconnect/time machine issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49420152)) "From the factory my understanding is that it struggles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48594350))
- Doubts about Ubiquiti's commitment (2 comments): "I hope they don't abandon or lose focus of their UNAS offerings (and/or they get better)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48591436)) "Given Ubiquiti's history of abandoning entire product lines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49417004))
- Software may be poorly built (2 comments): "They must be doing something stupid on the software side, like too many copies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48592707)) "Since samba and zfs support it, this is weird that Ubiquiti wouldn't." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49462820))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Synology NAS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/synology-nas.md): 39 recommend
- [QNAP NAS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/qnap-nas.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ubiquiti+UNAS+Pro+8&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ubiquiti UNAS Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubiquiti-unas-pro/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).