Business Choice 2023: The Top Routers, Access Points, and Servers for the Workplace

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We published the results of our previous reader survey on work routers at the height of the pandemic, in early 2021. Covid vaccines were just arriving, and more people than ever before were working from home. A lot has changed in the intervening two years, but there are still plenty of home offices—enough that we're adding a section here for routers and network storage devices that are specifically used for working from home.

Along with that, we're including the IT Managers' Choice for routers and servers at the office. We were able to conduct a successful survey thanks to our partnership with Spiceworks(Opens in a new window) and its Aberdeen Strategy & Research(Opens in a new window) division and their ability to reach IT admins.

You'll find a third new product category this year: access points, which increase the coverage area for office Wi-Fi.

When you want your office to have the best internet connection and shared file and media storage, the winning brands below should be your first choices.

(Spiceworks is owned by PCMag's parent company, Ziff Davis.)

Asus has a long history of winning our Business Choice award for use by small businesses and home offices, but this year, it takes a close second place. The top pick is Google Nest, the Alphabet brand on smart home products including mesh Wi-Fi devices (some are labeled Google, some Nest.)

Readers give Google products for home offices the same overall satisfaction rating as that of Asus devices, but Google ranks higher on almost every other criterion. The two also tie for setup.

This chart combines our audience's standalone and mesh router options at use in home offices.

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