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Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs D-Link Wireless comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN
Ranking in Wireless LAN
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
D-Link Wireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 2.0%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of D-Link Wireless is 2.3%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN2.0%
D-Link Wireless2.3%
Other95.7%
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

CristianRatoi - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Technology at THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE
Reliable Wi-Fi has consistently supported our restaurant, hotel, conferences, and offices
All the features are the same for all of them. The main difference we realized is that Cisco works better than Cambium Networks Wireless LAN, and it is obviously easier to manage as well. Meraki products are better than Cambium Networks Wireless LAN because the quality of the Wi-Fi is better, and it is easier to manage.
NadirShahzad - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Wireless projects run smoothly with more access point support and competitive pricing
D-Link Wireless offers more supported APs to the WLC with the default license compared to other brands like Cisco. With Cisco, only four to five APs are connected with the default license, but D-Link Wireless provides more flexibility. Local support in Pakistan is necessary for those with limited budgets, creating a reach in the market.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is easy to deploy. The implementation can take two weeks to four months."
"The after-sales services are helpful."
"The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity."
"Meraki products are better than Cambium Networks Wireless LAN because the quality of the Wi-Fi is better, and it is easier to manage."
"The product's initial setup phase is very simple and involves just a PnP process."
"If I implement Cambium, it has a lot of features, the main advantage is that Cambium provides a five-year warranty on all the devices and it can be managed from cloud cnMaestro, which is free of cost, therefore, it helps save an organization on costs."
"Cambium, in my opinion, completely outperforms them."
"We can scale it if we need to."
"The setup process is very easy."
"For small businesses, this is definitely a product that I recommend."
"Technical support is quite good. We also have a local team and engineers trained by D-Link."
"The initial setup is super straightforward; you just add them and in a few clicks, they are ready to go."
"D-Link Wireless is a tool that is used since it is an easy and user-friendly product."
"It's scalable, user friendly, and easy to manage."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"This is an affordable product that offers good performance, which is why it is popular with our customers, and it offers good speed and bandwidth."
 

Cons

"Cambium currently lacks such extensive analytics capabilities."
"Our areas for improvement would be a refresh with the most recent technology available."
"The product pricing needs improvement."
"If they could include some sort of web filtering, in-built antivirus, anti-malware, and data stream scanning in the next release."
"We would like this product to have more information data sheets available. At present we cannot easily access details around the full capability of a piece of equipment."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"Cambium's initial price is a problem because it is more expensive than the others, but if you calculate the total cost of ownership over three years, Cambium probably works out better because there are no license fees."
"Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues."
"In future releases, it can keep improving on countering the new patterns of security attacks."
"We've had issues with the 150MG and 300MB dongles. The 300MB works okay but the 150MB is not working well for us."
"Its interface and support system need much improvement. Sometimes, when we use the interface to reset the password and configure SSIDs, or some other changes, the "Save" option does not show and we have to go to some internal setting and then we can "save" the setting. The “Save” option should be in front of or below of the settings."
"D-Link has some catching up to do in terms of advancing and improving its technology."
"Sometimes, the solution needs to be restarted."
"The stability could be a bit better."
"D-Link Wireless’s stability needs improvement."
"The tool's technical support can get difficult sometimes. We got a technician only after complaining for 10-15 days. The tool's technicians need to be made available everywhere."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product compared to other competitors."
"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is cheaper than Aruba."
"The licensing costs for this solution are calculated per asset, and depending on the model of the equipment, it starts at $230, and goes up to roughly $1,200. The benefit of this solution is that there are no hidden costs; no cost for managing the equipment, and no cost for maintaining the equipment during its usable lifetime."
"I would place it in the mid-range market segment, balancing affordability and profitability."
"In general, the way we purchased it was we purchased it at the beginning, was with five years of support, once our initial cost was met, we didn't have to pay for anything else."
"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN has a moderate pricing."
"If one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the product price as one."
"I rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."
"D-Link Wireless' price is the same as Aruba's. You need to pay one-time costs for the product."
"D-Link pricing is very competitive when you consider other OEMs."
"There is no licensing fee for the solution."
"The product is affordable."
"The cost can range from $100 to $400."
"This solution is more affordable than others on the market."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"D-Link Wireless is cheaper than Ruckus or Cisco."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
17%
Educational Organization
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Wholesaler/Distributor
6%
Construction Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
The cost is a bit relative because it depends where you buy it from and how good you are to negotiate prices. It cost less for us to move to Meraki than Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. Even though p...
What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
I would Cambium Networks to improve by having more products on the product side.I would want more WiFi products, specifically WiFi indoor access point products. They should also look into getting a...
What is your primary use case for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
We have a restaurant, we have a hotel, we have conference centers, and we have our offices as well.
Which wireless solution would you choose - Huawei or D-Link?
Huawei wireless is a strong and solid product that has a lot of features - and for all that it offers, it happens to be very cost effective. As a wireless solution, it is simple and its user interf...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for D-Link Wireless?
D-Link Wireless is notably more affordable than Cisco and Juniper. It suits SMB needs without the financial burden of purchasing additional licenses for extended APs.
What needs improvement with D-Link Wireless?
D-Link Wireless should include the 'cleaner' feature similar to Cisco's APs. This feature reduces signal interference with access points. Working on this functionality for APs and WLC could be an i...
 

Also Known As

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D-Link WLAN
 

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Sample Customers

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Metropolitan Public Defender, Mission Motorcycles
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