Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs NETGEAR Insight Access Points comparison

Cambium Networks and Netgear are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Cambium Networks is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.3, while Netgear is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0. Cambium Networks holds a 2.0% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Netgear’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cambium Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Netgear users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

NETGEAR Insight Access Points and Cambium Networks Wireless LAN are competing products in wireless networking solutions. While NETGEAR is preferable for pricing and support, Cambium takes the lead with superior features that justify its higher price.

Features: NETGEAR Insight Access Points offer cloud-based management, scalability, and simple network updates. Cambium Networks Wireless LAN features robust security, extensive coverage options, and advanced analytics.

Room for Improvement: NETGEAR could enhance security features and offer more coverage options. Cambium Networks may improve on modernizing user interfaces and streamlining complex deployment procedures. Both could benefit from further refining remote management capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NETGEAR provides easy deployment with a user-friendly management app and strong support. Cambium delivers detailed setup procedures and dedicated support, suitable for intricate network environments.

Pricing and ROI: NETGEAR Insight Access Points have a lower initial cost, appealing to small businesses with moderate ROI. Cambium Networks necessitates a higher initial investment but offers better long-term ROI through enhanced network performance and features.

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Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN

Ranking in Wireless LAN

13th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NETGEAR Insight Access Points

Ranking in Wireless LAN

22nd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 2.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETGEAR Insight Access Points is 1.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN	2.0%
NETGEAR Insight Access Points	1.6%
Other	96.4%

Wireless LAN

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Manoj Adiga

Senior Manager Solutions at iBus Network & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Reliable connectivity and robust support enhance customer experience

We are working with version 2.0, which is usually the latest one.Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 100% reliable, as I have never faced any issues in our deployment after deployment, and the support is also very good. It takes a maximum of 15-20 minutes to configure one particular site of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. The usual deployment process involves inspecting the hardware at our warehouse, dispatching it to the customer location, where the vendor installs the access point, and once it has internet, the configuration will be directly pushed from the cloud to the access point, making it up and running. Currently, around 100 plus of my customers are using this solution. My customers are a mix of medium and enterprise businesses. The least amount my customers usually pay is around $1,000, and the largest amount is approximately $10,000 per year. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Cambium Networks Wireless LAN a 9 overall.

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Denis Gillet

Owner at ERIM S.A.

Centralized management has simplified our home Wi‑Fi setup and supports multiple users reliably

Given my experience with NETGEAR Insight Access Points, my piece of advice for other organizations considering it is that they have to look at the rest of their system because NETGEAR Insight Access Points is quite useless with anything but the Wi-Fi system. I rate this product an 8 out of 10.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 100% reliable, as I have never faced any issues in our deployment after deployment, and the support is also very good."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was highly scalable, allowing deployment of fewer access points while covering more area, adapting well with the evolution of wireless standards."

"It is a stable and secure platform."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its range and stability."

"The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity."

"This solution is extremely user-friendly; it is very easy to configure and work with."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is easy to deploy. The implementation can take two weeks to four months."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced and offered a controllerless setup, which was more unusual at the time we first used them. This meant they could operate independently without a controller, unlike many other products that required a controller."

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"From the WiFi aspect, it's very intuitive and easy to use. The solution enables me to manage my entire WiFi from anywhere in the world..."

"The internet connectivity is good."

"I now have the ability to remote access my network. That works extremely well. I can access it from any place. I don't need to be physically at the device. This saves me on time and travel."

"The meshing capabilities are the most valuable feature. When I am going in-between buildings, my phone doesn't have to pick up different WiFi. They are all the same. Even in-between the buildings, I stay connected."

"[Being] able to configure the WiFi devices and to see utilization remotely, or from the cloud."

"The metrics demonstrate that NETGEAR really does a good job of balancing the load between the various access points on the networks and this results in an elimination of downtime."

"I find the centralized management of NETGEAR Insight Access Points very beneficial because we are using five access points, and it is quite useful to be able to manage them centrally."

"I am all about simplicity. With the Insight management solution, I don’t need an additional cloud controller, appliance, network manager, or PC/server to configure and manage my access points. You have to look at cost, and everything has a cost. There is a cost to using Insight. But if the cost is reasonable, I don't want another layer. The ability to deploy a network and then have that software built-in, without having to go to a third-party, is big. Also, the less pieces that I have to call in on, the better. So, when I'm calling NETGEAR, it's not like I'm using some third-party piece of software to manage their product. It doesn't add that layer of complexity, which is key."

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Cons

"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."

"The direct technical support from Cambium teams needs to be improved."

"Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"If they could include some sort of web filtering, in-built antivirus, anti-malware, and data stream scanning in the next release."

"What could be improved in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is its efficiency in large areas because we noticed that there's a need to increase the APs in large rooms or spaces for the Wi-Fi to be more efficient. Another area for improvement in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is bandwidth management. This is a feature that Meraki has that allows you to control user bandwidth, so my company has a pilot project to test Meraki Wireless LAN. Bandwidth control is an additional feature I'd like to see in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN as that would make the solution better."

"The product pricing needs improvement."

"Our areas for improvement would be a refresh with the most recent technology available."

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"Software-wise, they need to provide the ability to kick users out. If multiple users are abusing the system or the network, I should be able to block them for a time and, when I need to unblock them, I should be able to do so by using their MAC ID. That feature might already be there and I just don't know about it."

"The registration is annoying. I have to go back to NETGEAR and log tickets. Access points and router registration are something that they need to address in Insight. They need to fix the bug of getting the devices activated and enrolled in Insight without fighting with them. I have probably done about six of these in the last month. You get to see patterns."

"The product's UI needs to be simplified and made more straightforward."

"There is always room for improvement."

"Managing users could be improved as it is quite difficult to block someone, and it is impossible to block someone on one specific access point."

"Ubiquiti is a very good company. NETGEAR should look at that model and expand on its remote capabilities. Ubiquiti seems to have a better product."

"A con is the backend system which is very, very slow."

"The pricing and standard connectivity can be further improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a good price, but not the best price. It's on the higher end of what I would call affordable for small to medium-sized businesses."

"It is an expensive product compared to other competitors."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN has a moderate pricing."

"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."

"The pricing for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is much cheaper than Meraki. For example, I have to pay $200 for one AP from Cambium, while for a Meraki AP, I have to pay $450 including the user license. Meraki has a higher price over Cambium Networks Wireless LAN."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is cheaper than Aruba."

"High-end products from Cambium PTP, point-to-point radio, maybe cost around $1000 per year."

"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."

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"I can source the stuff pretty quickly wherever I go through the distributor. There is pricing available at NETGEAR if you can spend between $2,000 and $5,000 on a solution. So, there is special pricing that they can help with. The vendor's reps are very responsive. They have a good channel system."

"Price-wise, it is a little too high, about $20 higher than what it should be, but it's worth it. It's cheaper than Cisco's access point, but the products are not apples to apples."

"I think that the price of the product is reasonable."

"The pricing seems to be reasonable."

"For what you get, the price of Insight access points is very reasonable."

"My company does not need to pay anything related to the solution's licensing costs."

"We have some basic models they give without a license."

"It wasn't much more than 100 dollars a year. For the devices that we have, the pricing was pretty fair."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

16%

Educational Organization

11%

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Retailer

Outsourcing Company

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

It is a stable and secure platform.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?

Cambium's pricing is better compared to Ruckus, which has multiple components with associated costs, like license support and access point support costs. Although nominal, these costs are still there.

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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...

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What do you like most about NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

The product's deployment is straightforward.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

We have some basic models they give without a license.

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What needs improvement with NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

The pricing and standard connectivity can be further improved.

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