Routers Price Index

What routers cost across every brand we track · as of 2026-09-25

The median in-stock router costs $199, with the middle half of the market between $100 and $450, across 145 models from 8 brands. Not enough matched models to publish a 90-day move for routers yet.

In-stock modelsBrandsCheapestMedianTypical rangeMedian discount90-day change
1458$25$199$100 – $450——

Where the router market sits

In-stock models by price band.

$0–$500115models
$500–$1,00011models
$1,000–$1,5003models
$1,500–$2,0004models
$2,000–$2,5000models
$2,500–$3,0002models
$3,000+10models

Routers by brand

Brands with at least 3 in-stock routers, cheapest median first.

BrandModelsMedian priceCheapest90-day change
GL.iNet21$130$37—
MikroTik66$134$25—
Ubiquiti24$279$69—
NETGEAR13$300$60—
Netgate13$1,998$289—
HPE6$4,349$1,474—

Biggest router price drops (90 days)

No routers moved 3% or more in the window.

Biggest router price increases (90 days)

No routers moved 3% or more in the window.

Methodology

The index tracks manufacturer-listed prices for complete systems (laptops, desktops, mini PCs, all-in-ones, servers, NAS and more) across 8 brands in the Plug PCs catalog, in USD. Movement is matched-model: each product's current price is compared to its own price 90 days earlier, and the figure shown is the median of those per-product changes. Models added or removed inside the window do not move the index. Snapshot statistics cover in-stock, USD-priced, new machines only; a refurbished or open-box price is a price for a different good and would distort every median. List prices that never sold are excluded from discount figures. The movers lists exclude moves beyond ±80% and machines with implausibly inflated list prices, since those come from configuration changes and list-price theater. Prices are re-checked continuously against each manufacturer's store.

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