Alternative to Peplink: How Speedify Provides Superior Bonding Solutions
Network reliability is mission-critical within the business environment. When your enterprise depends on seamless connectivity for operations, video conferencing, cloud applications, and real-time data transfers, connection failures can cost thousands of dollars per minute.
This reality has driven many organizations to explore bonding solutions like Peplink and Speedify, which includes the flexibility of a software solution that is hardware agnostic vs. dedicated proprietary hardware only.
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Speedify offers three commercial paths. They're not exclusive — most enterprise customers combine two or more.
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Speedify Teams
Speedify on every supported OS for every team member
Centralized dashboard for billing, user provisioning, and usage analytics
CSV import/export and a RESTful management API
02
Speedify for Routers
License for supported OpenWrt routers
Powered by Speedify hardware lineup ready to deploy out of the box
Miri, GL.iNET, and other partner models
Whole-LAN bonding without per-device install
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Embed Speedify into your product
A · DIY
Build it yourself with the Speedify SDK.
Integrate Speedify into your iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, or QNX product. Full developer documentation, sample code, and supported integration paths. You own the build, we provide the bonding stack.
B · CUSTOM ENGINEERING
Have us build it for you.
Peplink’s Bonding Solution Offer
Peplink provides bonding solutions that combine multiple internet connections into a single data stream using its SpeedFusion technology. This allows enterprises to use different WAN sources such as fiber, DSL, LTE, or satellite together, supporting functions like VPN failover, WAN smoothing, and hot failover.
These solutions are managed through InControl 2, a cloud-based platform for monitoring and configuration. Peplink’s proprietary hardware, including the Balance and MAX series routers, are required for the implementation across various enterprise environments.
Why Enterprises Consider Speedify as an Alternative to Peplink
Speedify has emerged as a notable alternative to Peplink for organizations seeking bonding solutions. Built for both consumers and enterprise environments, Speedify delivers performance through channel bonding technology that combines multiple internet connections while providing automatic failover capabilities. Thanks to its strong presence in the consumer market, there’s the added benefit of having hundreds of thousands of users provide feedback on constantly making it better.
Speedify’s hardware agnostic architecture is designed for deployment across diverse network environments. This approach can result in reduced implementation time and lower IT overhead compared to traditional bonding solutions like Peplink, which require their own proprietary hardware.
Peplink SpeedFusion vs. Speedify Comparison
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Feature |
Peplink SpeedFusion |
Speedify |
|---|---|---|
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Plan Tier / Type |
Depending on peer limit options and max. throughput |
Depending on data usage, up to 31 bonded connections |
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Architecture |
On-premise software |
Cloud-native SaaS |
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Servers |
Shared |
Shared |
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Licensing Model |
Per-peer licensing |
Subscription-based licensing |
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Platform Support |
Proprietary hardware only |
Embedded Linux, OpenWrt |
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SDK Licensing |
No |
Yes |
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Failover Method |
Automatic failover |
Packet-level automatic failover |
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Hardware partners |
No (proprietary hardware) |
Yes |
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Average bonding performance |
Depending on plan |
200-300 Mbps |
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Other features |
VPN, Bandwidth bonding, WAN Smoothing, |
Encryption, QoS, WAN Aggregation, Connection Resilience, Carrier Agnostic, Prioritized streaming, Wi-Fi cellular sharing, Cost Aware, WAN Smoothing, Error correction and packet loss, Dynamically use other protocols (i.e. UDP) |
|
Management Interface |
Yes |
Yes |
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Annual Cost |
$$$$ |
$$ |
5 Differentiating Features of Speedify vs. Peplink
Hardware agnostic – you can run Speedify on any supported device and platform, including the major operating systems (Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android), as well as OpenWrt routers. No need for proprietary hardware.
Mobile and desktop clients– as an organization, you are not limited to using specific hardware devices, such as routers. Speedify can also be used directly on clients’ devices, such as computers, mobile phones, tablets, etc.
Wi-Fi cellular sharing – Speedify enables users to share and combine 4G LTE and 5G cellular connections between multiple devices connected on the same network. This feature is called Pair & Share.
Cost aware – enterprises can prioritize how each WAN connection is used with Speedify, including setting limits per connection.
Dynamically using multiple protocols – automatically switch between TCP, UDP and HTTPS to optimize speed and reliability depending on usage.
Speedify Is Used on Millions of Devices Worldwide
Speedify has powered stronger Internet for millions of consumers since 2014
15M
Millions of Speedify downloads worldwide, and growing every day5⭐️
More than 75,000 5-star reviews for Speedify in the iOS and Android app stores82
Points of Speedify presence in datacenters around the globe500TB
Hundreds of terabytes of fast, secure data streamed every week via SpeedifySpeedify Partners
Speedify partners with these amazing organizations to deliver better internet and next-generation networking technology to their customers and employees.
Making the Strategic Choice to Speedify as an Alternative to Peplink
For enterprises evaluating bonding solutions, the choice between different vendors often comes down to strategic priorities such as deployment time, cost predictability, and platform compatibility. Organizations requiring cross-platform support and subscription-based pricing models may find Speedify’s approach aligns with their operational requirements.
Speedify’s cloud-native architecture addresses current connectivity challenges while providing scalability for organizations with growing network requirements.
Ready to evaluate Speedify as an alternative to Peplink? Contact our enterprise team to discuss your specific bonding requirements and explore how Speedify’s technology can address your connectivity challenges.
Peplink vs. Speedify – Which is Better
When you’re looking for an alternative to Peplink / Pepwave, consider Speedify. Here’s how it compares from the point of view of fast, reliable and secure Internet:
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Peplink |
Speedify |
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Typical equipment – what you get for what you pay |
Dedicated hardware bonding device |
Software subscription to run directly on supported devices |
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Portability – can be used on the go |
Some solutions only – e.g. SpeedFusion Engine Series |
Yes, depending on the device it’s running on: laptop, mobile device |
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Supported connection types |
Wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, cellular |
Wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, cellular |
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Maximum bonding speed |
200 Mbps with SpeedFusion Cloud |
1 Gbps (Speedify with dedicated server) |
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Technology |
SpeedFusion and other business-oriented ones |
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Cost |
Starting at $499 for the Peplink UBR LTE + SpeedFusion Cloud subscription starting at $20 / 6 months / 500 GB |
But ultimately, both Peplink and Speedify work very well for use cases such as the ones below; the two things you have to take into account are the portability factor and the cost:
- IRL live streaming
- remote learning
- online and hybrid events – including wedding videography, concerts, etc.
- reporting from the field
- entertainment
- houses of worship
Speedify Business Solutions
Speedify Teams
Speedify for Routers
Speedify Embedded Solutions and Integrations
Embed Speedify software into your app or hardware products and leverage the core channel bonding technology of Speedify in new and interesting ways.