Best UniFi Hosting alternatives in 2025

Self-hosting your UniFi controller works fine for your home setup, but if you're managing multiple networks for clients, it quickly becomes a liability.

This is where managed UniFi hosting comes in, to handle deployments, updates, backups, and more, so you can focus on your networks instead of maintaining servers.

UniFi Hosting (by Ubiquiti) might seem like the obvious choice, since it's built by the creators of UniFi. But it comes with serious limitations, especially around support.

In this article, I'll walk you through some alternatives that are more affordable, offer richer features, and are built with MSPs in mind.

Let’s dive in.

Table of Contents

• What’s up with UniFi Hosting (by Ubiquiti)
• UniHosted
  • UniHosted pricing
• HostiFi
• Managed hosting vs. self-hosting
• Final thoughts

What’s up with UniFi Hosting (by Ubiquiti)

UniFi Hosting from Ubiquiti looks cheap: $29 per month for up to 1,000 devices. But there’s a catch: That pricing does not include support.

If you're an MSP or IT admin and need help from their team, expect to pay over $1,000 per site per year for professional support. Yes, per site. For MSPs managing dozens of client sites, this adds up fast and becomes unsustainable.

It’s fine if you don’t need support and can manage everything yourself. But if you work with client networks it's a must to have a support component to your UniFi Hosting subscription.

If you need support, UniFi Hosting (by Ubiquiti) quickly becomes the most expensive option. If you don't need support, there won't be any responsive help, onboarding, or troubleshooting when anything goes wrong.

UniHosted

UniHosted launched in 2023. We felt there was room for an affordable UniFi hosting solution that is more feature-rich, while maintaining service quality.

In addition to offering the basic hosting features (like instant deployment, backups, 24/7 monitoring, tested updates and round-the-clock support), we saw room to expand beyond that, like Custom Firewalls, Custom domains, Custom Wi-Fi Channels and SLA's.

In all plans real support from real people is included. We also offer a free plan to test it without risk, with up to 5 devices on shared infrastructure.

UniHosted pricing

Basic – €59 per month Includes up to 125 devices and instant deployment, daily backups, a stable (& tested) UniFi version and 24/7 monitoring.

Pro – €199 per month Includes up to 500 devices and features like UniFi Alerts & Notifications, Custom domains, Custom Wi-Fi channels and

Enterprise – €499 per month Includes custom contracts, SLA, custom firewall rules, and advanced configuration options.

HostiFi

HostiFi has been the go-to solution in this market for a long time. They're pretty good at automating UniFi controller setups and making sure everything runs smoothly.

They cover backups, updates, monitoring and customer support. These are the basic necessities that make HostiFi a reliable hosting solution.

HostiFi's pricing starts cheap, but if you setup includes more than 25 devices it becomes expensive very quickly. The next tier starts at $99 for 250 devices. That's a 10x jump. There are more reliable options out there that only cost a fraction of HostiFi and still offer the same grade of service quality.

The $99 tier includes update testing & scheduling and chat & email support, which is comparable to UniHosted "Basic" plan.

Managed hosting vs. self-hosting

Choosing a managed-hosting service over a self-hosting method is always recommendd (especially if you work with client networks).

Managed hosting:

• Instant deployment: Less hassle setting up new networks.
• Well-tested updates: No need to worry about updates anymore
• Scalable Network Management: Grow as you like without a hassle.
• 24/7 monitoring: Get issues fixed before they become problems.
• Security and Compliance: Sleep easy with top-grade security measures and compliance coverage.

Final thoughts

UniFi Hosting by Ubiquiti looks affordable, but only if you don’t need help. If you need responsive support, better features, and pricing that actually scales, UniHosted is the better option. No per-site fees. No surprises.

If you are still debating whether to do it yourself or use a cloud-hosting solution, feel free to schedule a call with me. I'd love discuss your setup and see if we can help. If you would like me to personally walk you through UniHosted, you can schedule a call with me here.