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Only used Unifi and their stuff is pretty solid. Better than Meraki where you never truly own your hardware.
What do you mean? I have a Unifi 24 poe switch at home and I feel like Ubiquiti could do whatever they wanted with it. If I had more time I would have chosen some device with OPNSense.
UniFi doesn't need a license, you just buy the switch and install the network app. Meraki will totally turn off your network if you ever stop paying for a license.
You're just renting their hardware until you stop paying for the license, then it's an expensive paperweight.