About us

RouterVerdict started in the summer of 2026, in Bucharest, with a spreadsheet and a familiar frustration: home networking has some of the worst marketing in consumer tech. A box that shouts "AX3000" and "covers 2,800 sq ft" tells you almost nothing — the speed figure is a lab total across all bands that no single device will ever see, the coverage number assumes walls made of air, and the spec sheet buries the things that actually matter, like whether the WAN port can keep up with the internet plan you are already paying for.

We built RouterVerdict to answer one question well: of these two boxes, which one should you actually buy? Every Wi-Fi router, mesh system, network switch, access point, range extender and modem on this site is described by the same set of specifications, checked by a person against the manufacturer's own documentation, and lined up side by side so the differences have nowhere to hide.

We are a small independent team of two — no publisher behind us, no brand sponsoring the site, and we answer our own email. When a product scores badly here, that is the data talking.

What we cover

We compare access points, mesh wi-fi systems, modems, network switches, range extenders and wi-fi routers — and only those. Staying narrow is deliberate: every product in a category is described by the same structured set of specifications, so any two of them can be lined up side by side and measured on identical criteria.

The catalogue currently holds 20 published products, each with its full specification sheet, the latest prices from the retailers we track, and an editor’s note. Every head-to-head our visitors have built lives in the comparisons hub.

Where the data comes from

Specifications are taken from manufacturer spec sheets and official documentation, never from press coverage or reseller listings. New products enter the catalogue as unpublished drafts; nothing goes live until a person has checked the numbers, filled the gaps a spec sheet leaves, and written an editor’s note saying — in plain words — where the product is genuinely good and where it quietly compromises. When a figure cannot be sourced, we leave it marked Unknown rather than guess. If you spot something wrong, tell us and we fix it.

The VS Score

At the heart of the site is the VS Score: a single 0–100 number that summarises how a product stacks up against its category. It is built from the same weighted methodology for every product, so scores are comparable across an entire category. You can even retune the weights to match what matters to you and watch the scores update live.

Independent by design

We make money from affiliate links: when you buy through a “View deal” button we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. That never changes a score or a ranking. Scores are computed from specifications alone — commercial relationships have no input. You can read exactly how this works in our editorial guidelines.

Who we are

The site is run by two people, not a content farm. That is a deliberate limit: it is why we publish fewer products than the big aggregators, and why every one of them has been read by a human before it went live.

Have a product you would like RouterVerdict to add, or spotted something wrong? We would genuinely like to hear from you. Get in touch.