Ubiquiti UNAS Pro
Ranked 2 of 3 network attached storage by recommenders
Recommended as a simple, dedicated file server that handles backups well. Critics commonly cite slow transfers from a limited CPU.
Recommended as a simple, dedicated file server that handles backups well. Critics commonly cite slow transfers from a limited CPU.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Simple and straightforward to use
“super fun and straightforward. Feels like I only have to do the tinkering I want to do.”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “My Homelab Setup” “it works great for Time Machine backups. Dead simple.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” Works well as dedicated NAS
“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.”
Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “Ten Ways NAS Is Getting Enshitified” “Doesn't make the unify an inferior machine - it just reflects a narrower specialized focus on serving files”
Comment from 28 Nov 2025 in “DIY NAS: 2026 Edition”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow transfers from weak CPU
“there’s a significant throughput degradation with encryption enabled on the UNAS’s due to limited cpu”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel” “I heard it's pretty slow due to bad controller and on Macs has extra disconnect/time machine issues”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel” “From the factory my understanding is that it struggles.”
Comment from 19 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” - Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS”
Doubts about Ubiquiti's commitment
“I hope they don't abandon or lose focus of their UNAS offerings (and/or they get better)”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” “Given Ubiquiti's history of abandoning entire product lines”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel” Software may be poorly built
“They must be doing something stupid on the software side, like too many copies.”
Comment from 18 Jun 2026 in “Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS” “Since samba and zfs support it, this is weird that Ubiquiti wouldn't.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Migrating a Synology NAS to a UniFi UNAS Pro 8 with Robocopy, SMB Multichannel”
Other network attached storage people recommend
The two most recommended other network attached storage, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synology NAS | 39 | 39 | 50% | 11 | 9 yrs9 owners | — |
| Ubiquiti UNAS ProThis page | 9 | 6 | 60% | 4 | — | — |
| QNAP NAS | 5 | 7 | 42% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
16 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Since samba and zfs support it, this is weird that Ubiquiti wouldn't.”
“I heard it's pretty slow due to bad controller and on Macs has extra disconnect/time machine issues”
“Given Ubiquiti's history of abandoning entire product lines”
“there’s a significant throughput degradation with encryption enabled on the UNAS’s due to limited cpu”
“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.”
“Especially Ubnt just released their UNAS Pro.”
“It won't with just a single user, though, so for homelab enthusiasts it's less attractive even though the price is appealing.”
“From the factory my understanding is that it struggles.”
“They must be doing something stupid on the software side, like too many copies.”
“I hope they don't abandon or lose focus of their UNAS offerings (and/or they get better)”
“the CPU physically cannot transfer bits fast enough”
“it works great for Time Machine backups. Dead simple.”
“super fun and straightforward. Feels like I only have to do the tinkering I want to do.”
“a testament that Ubiquiti did a great job optimizing the UNAS Pro”
“Doesn't make the unify an inferior machine - it just reflects a narrower specialized focus on serving files”
“does pretty much all my family and I need, at reasonable speeds”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.