There are a few important differences:
- The AyrMesh Hub provides outdoor WiFi to which you can connect with your smartphone, tablet, or laptop, as well as other WiFi devices like cameras. The Bridge does not.
- The AyrMesh Hub can “talk” to several Receivers and other devices; the Bridge, in general, cannot.
- The Receiver has to be within about 2 miles of the Hub, but the Bridge radios can be up to 5 miles apart.
If you are just connecting an outbuilding to your main building up to 2 miles away, for instance, either will do the job – and you can connect an IndoorAP and/or a Switch to either in the outbuilding to connect multiple indoor devices. The question is what else do you want to do with your network? If that’s all you’ll ever want to do and you don’t care about outdoor WiFi, then a Bridge is a little less expensive. In general, however, the Hub and Receiver provides superior service.