Comparing Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 and Netgear Nighthawk AX8
Experts recommend Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 more than Netgear Nighthawk AX8
As of 4 Jan 2023, experts prefer Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 over Netgear Nighthawk AX8, but both Routers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 received 2 recommendations: from TechRadar (6 Dec 2022) and How To Geek (24 Aug 2022). By contrast, Netgear Nighthawk AX8 received only 3 recommendations from T3 (17 Aug 2022), Lifewire (8 Nov 2021) and Tom's Guide (6 Dec 2022).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 6 Dec 2022
TechRadar ranked Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 as #1 Rank Router Comment #1 out of 10 Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 The best wireless router overall... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 24 Aug 2022
How To Geek ranked Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 as #5
Rank Router Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 10 Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 Best Mesh Router... ... ... Source: www.howtogeek.com - On 17 Aug 2022
T3 ranked Netgear Nighthawk AX8 as #10 Rank Router Comment ... ... ... #10 out of 10 Netgear Nighthawk AX8 Wi-Fi 6 support and much more besidesSource: www.t3.com - On 8 Nov 2021
Lifewire ranked Netgear Nighthawk AX8 as #6 Rank Router Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 9 Netgear Nighthawk AX8 Best Design... ... ... Source: www.lifewire.com - On 6 Dec 2022
Tom's Guide ranked Netgear Nighthawk AX8 as #3 Rank Router Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 13 Netgear Nighthawk AX8 A great router overall... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 87 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 outranks Netgear Nighthawk AX8. This is not to say that Netgear Nighthawk AX8 is a bad option. Like Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 
Netgear Nighthawk AX8 Customers like Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Netgear Nighthawk AX8
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Netgear Nighthawk AX8.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling router receives a consumer score of 7.8 (good). Both Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 and Netgear Nighthawk AX8 receive customer reviews that average out below that median threshold.
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In comparison:
7.8 Good
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Netgear Nighthawk AX8 is more popular than Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8
It's fairly safe to say that Netgear Nighthawk AX8 is a more popular router than Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8, based on its 4,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 and Netgear Nighthawk AX8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Netgear Nighthawk RAXE300 | $370 | 2 expert recommendations | Better Reviews | |
 | Asus Rapture GT-AX11000 | $343 | 4 expert recommendations | Cheaper Better Reviews | |
 | Netgear Nighthawk AX8 | $400 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | Asus RT-AX88U | $260 | 4 expert recommendations | Cheaper Better Reviews | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Router | T3 | Digital Trends  | Lifewire | Tom's Guide | Laptop Mag  | Wirecutter  | Business Insider  | TechRadar | How To Geek | PCMag  |
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| 1 | - | $108 |  TP-Link Archer AX50 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | - | $260 |  Asus RT-AX88U | - | - | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3 | - | $72 |  Google Nest WiFi | - | - | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | +1 | $200 |  TP-Link Archer AX11000 | 1
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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Expert reviews [16]
- with a score: 10
- without a score: 6
| Highest score by TechRadar | 100 |
| Average score based on 16 reviews | 90 |
| Lowest score by Tom's Guide | 70 |
Score distribution:
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| 60-80 | |
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- Maximum Range : 5500 Sq Ft
- Banish WiFi Dead Zone—Tri-band mesh WiFi system with unique antenna placement delivers strong WiFi to every corner of your home providing total wireless speed of 6600Mbps
- Next-Gen Wi-Fi 6 Technology— With OFDMA and MU-MIMO ZenWiFi AX enables more efficient stable and faster transmission even when multiple devices are transmitting data at the same time
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- WIFI 6 – STREAM EVERYTHING AT EPIC SPEED: Simultaneously stream uninterrupted movies, games, video calls or download/transfer files at 6Gbps WiFi speed; Works with existing and new WiFi 6 devices like iPhone 11, Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10.
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Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 is a popular option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling routers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 or Ubiquiti Edgerouter Poe .
Asus ZenWiFi AX XT8 is $200 more expensive than the average router ($149.99).
Netgear Nighthawk AX8 is a very popular option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling routers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as TP-Link Archer C5400 or TP Link Archer VR2800 .
Netgear Nighthawk AX8 is $250 more expensive than the average router ($149.99).
