Linksys EA7500 vs Netgear BR500

The Linksys EA7500 managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and unbiased sources that conduct their own hands-on testing, namely nerdtechy.com and realgear.net. It performed great in their roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 4" title from nerdtechy.com and "Ranked 2 out of 5" from realgear.net, which makes it a product worthy of consideration.

As for the Netgear BR500 - Techradar, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its Netgear BR500 VPN Router review roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Wi-Fi Routers, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Linksys EA7500 got its highest, 9, rating from TechGearLab, while the Netgear BR500 earned its best, 9, score from Techradar.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Wi-Fi Routers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Wi-Fi Routers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Linksys EA7500 and Netgear BR500 managed averages of 8.1 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Linksys EA7500 vs. Netgear BR500 comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.