ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 vs Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000)

The ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 makes for an outstanding Wi-Fi Router at $399. The Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000), however, while overall a good product for its asking price, doesn't quite manage to stand out from its competition - there are better Wi-Fi Routers that can be found for around $590 available here.

The ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 has managed to do great in various roundups conducted by reviewers from highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Tom's Guide, Wirecutter (NYTimes), and PCmag - it was dubbed "A great whole-home solution" by Tom's Guide, "Upgrade pick" by Wirecutter (NYTimes), and "Ranked 2 out of 3" by PCmag. Any product that's held in such high regard by some of the most reliable sources should be considered by everyone who's looking for a Wi-Fi Router at this price.

Moving on to the Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like TechGearLab, PCmag, TechSpot, Techradar, PC Gamer, and MakeUseOf, enough for them to include them on those lists.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. Techradar, for example, preferred the ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8, while PCmag rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 got reviewed the highest by Techradar - it gave it a rating of 10, while the Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000) most impressed reviewers at TechGearLab, which gave it a score of 10.

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 ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 and Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000) managed averages of 8.8 and 8.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct ASUS ZenWiFi AX XT8 vs. Netgear Nighthawk X10 (R9000) 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.