Compare

Every UniFi UPS, side by side.

A UPS is a battery that keeps the network up when the power blinks. The UniFi ones also show up in the app, so you see the load, the battery, and get a warning when a fuse trips. This page puts all three in one table and tells you what each step up buys.

The short answer

Pick by where the gear sits and how long it has to ride through.

A HOUSE OR A SHOP WITH NO RACK

UPS Tower

Sits on the floor next to the gateway. 600 W, ten outlets, a few minutes to ride through a flicker.

A SMALL RACK

UPS 2U

1,000 W in 2U with a battery you can swap. Shuts the recorder down cleanly when the power stays off.

A RACK YOU CANNOT LET DROP

UPS 2U Pro

Pure sine wave, 1,920 W, 22 minutes at half load, and eight outlets you can switch from the app.

The whole line

Every model, every number that matters.

Cheapest on the left. Scroll sideways on a phone. Prices are all-in, the number you pay at checkout, and they update daily.

Model
Ubiquiti UPS Tower
UPS Tower
Ubiquiti UPS 2U
UPS 2U
Ubiquiti UPS 2U Pro
UPS 2U Pro
Price, all in $247 all-in $431 all-in Ask us
Who it is for The floor model. 600 W, ten outlets, rides through a flicker and shuts things down cleanly. The rack model. 1,000 W, swappable battery, clean shutdown for the recorder. The serious one. Pure sine, 1,920 W, 22 minutes at half load, per outlet control.
Output 600 W 1,000 W 1,920 W
Runtime at half load 7 minutes 8 minutes 22 minutes
Battery outlets 5 battery, 5 surge only 4 battery, 4 surge only 8 battery
Wave form Simulated sine Simulated sine Pure sine
Per outlet control No No Yes
Where it sits On the floor In a rack, 2U In a rack, 2U
Weight 8.17 kg (18 lb) 14 kg (30.9 lb) 32 kg (70.5 lb)

Specs from techspecs.ui.com, checked against the live pages. Prices from the Ubiquiti Canada store including the memory surcharge the product pages hide. Ask us means Ubiquiti has not listed a Canadian price we can verify yet.

Step by step

What the next dollar buys you.

Read down the list. Each line is what you gain by moving up one model.

  1. $247 all-in

    Step up to UPS 2U: +$184 1,000 W, a rack mount, a swappable battery and 8 minutes at half load.

  2. $431 all-in

    Step up to UPS 2U Pro: pure sine wave, 1,920 W, 22 minutes at half load, and eight outlets you can switch from the app.

  3. Top of the line on this page.

What every UPS needs

A wall socket, a network port and a shutdown plan.

1

A normal wall socket

The Tower and 2U use a standard 15 A plug. The 2U Pro needs a 20 A socket. We check that on the site walk.

2

A network port

One port lets the UPS show up in UniFi. That is how the recorder knows to shut down before the battery dies.

3

A short list of what to protect

Gateway, switch, recorder, modem. Not the space heater. A UPS buys minutes, not hours, so we plug in only what matters.

Before you ask

Common questions.

How long will it run?

Minutes, not hours. The point is to ride through a blink and shut the recorder down cleanly if the power stays off. The 2U Pro gives you about 22 minutes at half load.

Will it shut my recorder down?

Yes. The UniFi UPS tells the UNVR and UNAS to shut down before the battery runs out, so no corrupted drives.

Can I plug a PC into it?

Yes, on the Tower or 2U for a short ride through. For a workstation that needs pure sine, use the 2U Pro.

Does it need a special socket?

The Tower and 2U use a normal 15 A plug. The 2U Pro needs a 20 A socket, which most panels can have added.

Keep reading

Want it picked and installed?

Book a design assessment. We add up what your rack draws, pick the UPS, and set the shutdown rules for the recorder. The fee comes off the install.