Eero Pro 6 mesh router vs Linksys Velop MX5

While the Eero Pro 6 mesh router makes for a passable Wi-Fi Router for its asking price, the Linksys Velop MX5 simply doesn't make the cut and should be avoided by most people. In both cases, however, you might want to look at some better alternatives at the $340 budget range.

If you nevertheless want to learn more about the Eero Pro 6 mesh router and the Linksys Velop MX5, however, we wrote a short summary of what we know about them:

The Eero Pro 6 mesh router hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a place in any Wi-Fi Router roundups conducted by sources that do their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it a hard product to recommend.

Moving on to the Linksys Velop MX5: no sources that perform reliable and objective hands-on testing have included it in their Wi-Fi Router roundups, which usually means that a product doesn't make for a good purchase.

We tried doing a direct Eero Pro 6 mesh router vs. Linksys Velop MX5 review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Eero Pro 6 mesh router most impressed the reviewers at approvedmodems.org, who gave it a score of 9, whereas the Linksys Velop MX5 did best in its tweaktown.com review - it scored 9 points.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Eero Pro 6 mesh router earned an average review score of 9.0 out of 10 points and the Linksys Velop MX5 received an average of 9.0, compared to the 7.4 average of Wi-Fi Routers in general.