Mesh Wi-Fi systems
eero (Amazon)eero 7, Pro 7, Max 7; 6+, Pro 6E, 6; Outdoor 7; PoE 6 / PoE Gateway; eero Built-in (Echo) · App: eero · TrueMesh; also white-labelled to 200+ ISPs
TP-Link DecoDeco BE (Wi-Fi 7: BE25/BE65/BE85/BE95), Deco XE (6E), Deco X (Wi-Fi 6), Deco M/S (budget), Deco Outdoor · App: Deco · Largest retail mesh range by SKU count; also ISP-supplied
NETGEAR OrbiOrbi 970 (Wi-Fi 7), 870, 770, 370; Orbi 960/860/850 (6E/6, legacy) · App: Orbi · Premium price tier
GoogleNest Wifi Pro (6E), Nest Wifi (Wi-Fi 5, legacy), Google Wifi (legacy) · App: Google Home · Pro cannot mesh with older Nest / Google Wifi
Linksys VelopVelop Pro 7, Velop Pro 6E / Atlas Max 6E, Velop MX (Wi-Fi 6), Hydra (mesh-capable routers) · App: Linksys · Intelligent Mesh
ASUS ZenWiFi / AiMeshZenWiFi BQ/BT (Wi-Fi 7), ZenWiFi AX/XT/ET (6/6E); AiMesh turns most ASUS routers into mesh nodes · App: ASUS Router · The only vendor where standalone + mesh are one continuum
D-LinkAQUILA PRO AI M30/M60/E30; EAGLE PRO AI (legacy); COVR (legacy) · Apps fragment by generation · Small U.S. presence now
Ubiquiti AmpliFiAmpliFi Alien, AmpliFi HD / Instant (legacy) · App: AmpliFi · Consumer sibling of UniFi — a separate, much simpler profile
SynologyWRX560 (+ MR2200ac as points), RT6600ax (primary only) · Apps: DS router / SRM · Narrow, ageing line; no Wi-Fi 7 model found
Motorola (MTRLC)MH7600 series, MH7020 series mesh; Q14/Q15 · Apps: motosync / Motorola Network · App story has changed hands repeatedly — verify per SKU
ARRIS SURFboard (Vantiva)SURFboard mAX W11/W121/W21/W30/W31/W61, mAX Pro/Plus · App: SURFboard Central (publisher: Vantiva USA LLC)
HuaweiWiFi Mesh X3 Pro, Mesh 7, Mesh 3; AX3/BE3 as mesh · App: HUAWEI AI Life · HarmonyOS Mesh+; no meaningful U.S. retail
Xiaomi (+ Redmi)Mesh System AX3000 / BE3600 / BE7000, AX3000T etc. as nodes · Apps: Xiaomi Home / Mi WiFi · Up to 10 nodes; huge in APAC/EU, minimal U.S.
Budget & regional meshTenda Nova MX/MW (Tenda WiFi) · Mercusys Halo H — TP-Link sub-brand with its own MERCUSYS app, not Deco · Cudy M-series (Cudy Mesh / EasyMesh) · Zyxel Multy (legacy)
Niche but distinctGryphon (parental-control mesh, subscription) · Firewalla + AP7 (security-first, not a full mesh line) · Plume SuperPods and Calix GigaMesh (ISP platforms — see below) · Starlink Mesh Nodes
Standalone routers
TP-Link ArcherArcher AX/BE (AX73, AXE75, BE550/BE800…) · App: Tether + full web UI
NETGEAR NighthawkNighthawk RAX (Wi-Fi 6), RS (Wi-Fi 7: RS300/RS600/RS700S) · App: Nighthawk + web UI
ASUS RT / TUFRT-AX / RT-BE series, TUF Gaming routers · App: ASUS Router + ASUSWRT web — the most complete consumer web UI shipping
LinksysHydra Pro, EA series (Smart Wi-Fi, legacy), Max-Stream · App: Linksys + web
D-Link / SynologyD-Link R-series / DIR (legacy), AQUILA routers · Synology RT6600ax, WRX560 (SRM is prosumer-grade)
AVM FRITZ!Box7690/7590 AX (DSL), 5590/5530 (fiber), 6690/6660 (cable), 4060/4040 (WAN) · Apps: MyFRITZ!App + FRITZ!OS web · Dominant in Germany/EU, negligible U.S. retail
Huawei / XiaomiWiFi AX3/BE/Q series; Xiaomi AX/BE + Redmi AX · Apps: AI Life / Xiaomi Home + web
Motorola / ARRISMotorola MR/Q routers; SURFboard G gateway-combos · Apps: motosync / SURFboard Central
Budget / regionalTenda AC/AX, Mercusys MR, Cudy WR, Netis, Totolink, Keenetic KN-series (strong in RU/EMEA), MikroTik hAP ax (prosumer crossover)
Gaming routers
ASUS ROG RaptureGT-BE98 Pro / GT-AXE16000 / GT6 (gaming mesh) · Triple-level Game Acceleration, dedicated gaming port, Adaptive QoS game profile, Mobile Game Mode, WTFast GPN (separate account)
NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro GamingXR1000 / XR500 · Runs DumaOS 3.0 (Netduma) — Geo-Filter, Ping Heatmap, DumaOS QoS / Traffic Prioritizer — via its own web dashboard, not the standard Nighthawk feature set
TP-Link Archer GX / GEGX90, GE800 (Wi-Fi 7) · Tether + web: dedicated gaming band, Game Accelerator / QoS, game statistics panel
Also gamingMSI RadiX AXE6600/GRAXE66 (small share), Linksys Hydra gaming SKUs, AmpliFi Alien (gaming-adjacent QoS priorities) · Census only — low U.S. installed share
ISP-provided gateways — read as: ISP → gateway in homes → who builds it → the app
ISP / channelGateway familyBuilt byCustomer app
Comcast XfinityxFi Gateway XB7, XB8, XB10 (Wi-Fi 7); xFi PodsTechnicolor + Arris/CommScopeXfinity app (xFi)
CoxPanoramic Wifi Gateway PW7/PW8 (same lineage as XB), Panoramic PodsTechnicolor, ArrisCox Panoramic Wifi app — 2026 listings rebrand it “Cox WiFi by Spectrum” after the Charter/Cox transaction; verify branding at ship time
Charter SpectrumAdvanced WiFi routers: Wi-Fi 5 SAC2V…, 6 SAX1V…, 6E SAX2V…, 7 SBE1V… (suffix = maker)Sagemcom, Askey, SercommMy Spectrum app — app-only, no local web UI
AT&T Internet / FiberBGW210-700, BGW320-500/505, BGW620; All-Fi Hub + ExtendersArris/Pace, Humax, NokiaAT&T Smart Home Manager
Verizon FiosFios Router G3100 + Extender E3200; Verizon Router CR1000A/B; G1100 / Actiontec MI424WR (legacy)Arcadyan / Wistron NeWeb familyVerizon Home app
Verizon 5G / LTE HomeASK-NCQ1338, CR200A, LV65Askey / ArcadyanVerizon Home app
T-Mobile Home Internet (5G)Nokia 5G21, Arcadyan KVD21, Sagemcom FAST 5688W, Arcadyan G4AR, Sercomm G4SENokia, Arcadyan, Sagemcom, SercommT-Life app
Regional fiber / co-op ISPsCalix GigaSpire BLAST (u6/u10…) + GigaMesh pointsCalix — 4.4% of all U.S. Speedtest samples, larger than GoogleCommandIQ — often white-labelled with the local ISP's name/logo
Regional ISPs (Plume)Plume SuperPods as gateway/extenders behind ISP modem/ONTPlumeHomePass by Plume — often ISP-bundled
Regional ISPs (other)Adtran SDG 800-series, Zyxel, Hitron CODA, Ubee, Casa, Technicolor/Vantiva, Sagemcom F@st, Actiontec (CenturyLink/Lumen, Frontier, Windstream)Adtran, Hitron, Ubee, Actiontec, ZyxelISP-branded apps or gateway web UI only — the long tail
eero for ISPseero 6/7 families supplied by 200+ ISPs (e.g. Frontier, MetroNet, Bluepeak)eero (Amazon)eero app (+ ISP co-branding); eero Plus may be bundled as ISP “Advanced Wi-Fi / Secure”
Google FiberGFiber Wi-Fi 6/6E routers + mesh extendersGoogle Fiber OEMsGoogle Home / GFiber account
StarlinkStarlink Router Gen 2, Gen 3 (Wi-Fi 6 tri-band), Router Mini; same hardware doubles as mesh nodesSpaceX (in-house)Starlink app — no web UI
Retail cable gateways (bought, not rented)ARRIS SURFboard G34/G36/G54, SBG series; NETGEAR Nighthawk CAX; Motorola MG8702/MG8725/MT8733Vantiva, NETGEAR, MTRLCSURFboard Central / Nighthawk / motosync. Modem firmware is ISP-pushed only — the owner cannot update it, on any brand
Name tangle worth knowing: CommScope's Home Networks business (the ARRIS gateway business) and Technicolor's Connected Home business both ended up under Vantiva — so Arris / Technicolor / CommScope / Vantiva fingerprints intermingle on the same ISP platforms.
Prosumer / small-business lines sold to consumers
Ubiquiti UniFiCloud Gateways (UDR7, UDM-Pro/SE/Pro Max, Cloud Gateway Max/Fiber, UniFi Express 7) + separate U6/U7 access points + switches · UniFi Network (local controller + optional Site Manager cloud) + WiFiman companion app
Ubiquiti AmpliFiAll-in-one mesh routers (Alien, HD) · AmpliFi app — separate, much simpler profile than UniFi; never merge them
TP-Link OmadaER gateways + EAP access points, hardware/software controller · Omada app / controller web
SynologyRT6600ax / WRX560 — SRM is prosumer-grade: VLANs, dual-WAN Smart WAN, VPN Plus · DS router / SRM
MikroTikhAP ax²/ax³, Chateau · RouterOS / WinBox / MikroTik app — no consumer-style profiles or parental brand
FirewallaGold/Purple/Blue firewall appliances in front of any router/AP · Firewalla app — a security/monitoring profile, not a Wi-Fi profile
GL.iNet Flint / BrumeOpenWrt home gateways · GL.iNet app / Admin Panel
DIYOpenWrt, ASUSWRT-Merlin, pfSense/OPNsense + separate APs · Web UI only — NetPulse labels these “custom / OpenWrt” rather than forcing a brand profile
Travel routers
GL.iNet — category ownerBeryl AX (GL-MT3000) / Beryl 7, Slate AX / Slate 7, Slate Plus, Opal, Mango, Shadow, Mudi (4G/5G), Puli, Spitz AX (cellular), Collie · OpenWrt-based; repeater / tether / USB-modem WAN modes are the point of the product. In the app: AdGuard Home built in, deep VPN client + server — but no gateway speed test and no branded parental controls
TP-LinkTL-WR1502X (Wi-Fi 6 travel), TL-WR902AC (legacy) · Tether app
OthersNETGEAR (discontinued travel), RAVPower FileHub / HooToo (defunct), generic OpenWrt travel routers · Census only