Editorial, 23 Aug 2026. Specs from UI tech specs and named street snaps. We have not burned this chassis in. Affiliate tags are not live.
UniFi Express 7: new $199 Wi-Fi 7 gateway, not a used Dream Router
Used UDR and original Express lots are still Wi-Fi 6 with 1G copper. The new UX7 is a USB-C Cloud Gateway with Wi-Fi 7, 10G WAN, and a 2.5G LAN. UI store $199 / $214 surcharge-incl. Buy that if the house is already UniFi and you want the radio in the gateway. Need Protect or more LAN? That is Dream Router 7, not a used UDR.
SKU UX7. Compact desktop, 117 × 117 × 42.5 mm, 422 g. One 10 GbE RJ45 WAN, one 2.5 GbE RJ45 LAN. IDS/IPS 2.3 Gbps. UniFi Network only — no Protect. Maker says 30+ UniFi devices / 300+ clients. Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 (2×2), coverage claim 1,750 ft². USB-C 5 V / 5 A, adapter in the box, max 22 W. Quad Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz, 3 GB RAM, 0.96" status LCD. Can run as a mesh AP. This is not a switch. See UCG-Ultra for the wired USB-C gateway, and USW-Ultra for PoE.
UI store, 23 Aug 2026: $199 / $214 surcharge-incl. Add to cart was live on fetch. B&H printed $199 on the UX7-US card. Print the live tag. Skip Amazon third-party cards that do not say Ubiquiti.
The short list
| Box | What it is | Street, 23 Aug 2026 | Buy if |
|---|---|---|---|
| UX7 | Wi-Fi 7 Cloud Gateway. 10G WAN + 2.5G LAN. USB-C. IDS/IPS 2.3 Gbps. Network only. 22 W max. SKU UX7. | UI store $199 / $214 surcharge-incl. B&H $199. Print the tag. | Already UniFi. You want the radio in the gateway, one 2.5G LAN is enough, and you do not need Protect on this box. |
| UCG-Ultra | Wired USB-C gateway. 2.5G WAN + 4× 1G LAN. No Wi-Fi. 1 Gbps IDS/IPS. | See that note. UI around $129. | You already have APs and you need four LAN ports, not a radio in the gateway. |
| Used UDR / original Express | Wi-Fi 6 all-in-ones people still list as a UniFi deal. 1G copper. The original Express is not UX7. | We are not pricing used lots. | You like 1G and Wi-Fi 6 on purpose. Not the closet default if the WAN or the AP is already 2.5G. |
Skip
Skip used UDR, UDR-7 rumors-as-lots, original Express, and UDM-base listings. Still last-gen radios and 1G copper. We are not affiliating them. Skip this puck if you need Protect or more than one LAN port — that is Dream Router 7, not a used UDR. Skip it if you are not already UniFi. Skip Amazon generic cards. We have not sat with a unit.
Sources
UI store UX7 ($199 / $214 surcharge-incl., cart live; fetched 23 Aug 2026). UI tech specs UX7 (10G WAN, 2.5G LAN, IDS/IPS 2.3 Gbps, 22 W USB-C, 30+ devices / 300+ clients, 117 × 117 × 42.5 mm). B&H search printed $199 on the UX7-US card this pass (page fetch timed out; no product URL cited). Street moves. Print the live tag.