Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

What vendors do, not what they announce.

Other: how long support actually lasted

Ranked by the firmware history we hold, longest first. Every span is measured between the first and last firmware we saw, so each is a lower bound — no vendor here publishes a launch date, and support that began before the first release we know of is support we cannot count.

Only products whose support has demonstrably ended appear. A device still receiving firmware has a span that is still growing, and ranking it against finished ones would put the best-supported hardware at the bottom for still being supported.

50 ranked

  1. ≥7 years TP-Link TL-WR941ND v6 Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence
  2. ≥7 years TP-Link TL-WR902AC v1 Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence
  3. ≥7 years TP-Link TL-WR841N v13 Gone quiet 5 releases · reasonably evidenced
  4. ≥6 years TP-Link TL-WR940N v5 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  5. ≥6 years D-Link T-Mobile Wireless Router all Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence
  6. ≥6 years TP-Link Archer C59 v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  7. ≥6 years TP-Link TL-WPA4220 v4 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  8. ≥6 years TP-Link RE200 v1 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  9. ≥6 years TP-Link AD7200 v2 Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence
  10. ≥5 years TP-Link Archer C7 v4 Gone quiet 8 releases · reasonably evidenced
  11. ≥5 years TP-Link Archer A6 v2 Gone quiet 11 releases · reasonably evidenced
  12. ≥5 years TP-Link TL-WPA7510 v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  13. ≥5 years TP-Link Deco S4 v2 Gone quiet 8 releases · well evidenced
  14. ≥5 years TP-Link Archer A7 v5 Gone quiet 16 releases · well evidenced
  15. ≥4 years D-Link AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 AI Router a Gone quiet 16 releases · reasonably evidenced
  16. ≥4 years TP-Link Deco M4R v1 Gone quiet 11 releases · well evidenced
  17. ≥4 years TP-Link TL-WPA8630 KIT v2 Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence
  18. ≥4 years D-Link Full HD Wi-Fi Camera a End of support 8 releases · well evidenced
  19. ≥4 years TP-Link RE450 v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  20. ≥4 years TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1 Gone quiet 11 releases · well evidenced
  21. ≥4 years TP-Link NC450 v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  22. ≥4 years D-Link Wireless 108G Gaming Router a Gone quiet 7 releases · reasonably evidenced
  23. ≥3 years D-Link 802 11g 54Mbps Wireless Pocket Router Access Point a Gone quiet 3 releases · reasonably evidenced
  24. ≥3 years TP-Link RE200 v3 Gone quiet 8 releases · well evidenced
  25. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WR702N v1 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  26. ≥3 years D-Link AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender a Gone quiet 3 releases · reasonably evidenced
  27. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WA5210G v1 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  28. ≥3 years TP-Link RE350 v1 Gone quiet 7 releases · reasonably evidenced
  29. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WR740N v4 Gone quiet 9 releases · well evidenced
  30. ≥3 years TP-Link NC450 v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  31. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WA801ND v1 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  32. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WA801ND v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  33. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WPA8631P v3 Gone quiet 6 releases · reasonably evidenced
  34. ≥3 years TP-Link CPE710 v2.6 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  35. ≥3 years TP-Link RE300 v1 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  36. ≥3 years TP-Link CPE210 v2 Gone quiet 7 releases · well evidenced
  37. ≥3 years D-Link Xtreme N Gaming Router a Gone quiet 8 releases · well evidenced
  38. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WR700N v1 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  39. ≥3 years D-Link AX1500 Mesh Router a Gone quiet 10 releases · well evidenced
  40. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WR902AC v3.8 Gone quiet 6 releases · reasonably evidenced
  41. ≥3 years D-Link AX1500 Mesh Range Extender a Gone quiet 11 releases · well evidenced
  42. ≥3 years TP-Link TL-WPA4220 v1 Gone quiet 3 releases · reasonably evidenced
  43. ≥2 years TP-Link TL-WA901ND v2 Gone quiet 4 releases · reasonably evidenced
  44. ≥2 years TP-Link TC85 v1.6 Gone quiet 15 releases · reasonably evidenced
  45. ≥2 years TP-Link TL-WR743ND v1 Gone quiet 3 releases · reasonably evidenced
  46. ≥2 years TP-Link TL-WPA4220 v5 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  47. ≥2 years TP-Link T1600G-28TS v3 Gone quiet 3 releases · reasonably evidenced
  48. ≥2 years TP-Link Archer A9 v6 Gone quiet 6 releases · reasonably evidenced
  49. ≥2 years TP-Link Archer AX1500 v2.6 Gone quiet 6 releases · well evidenced
  50. ≥2 years TP-Link TL-SG105PE v1 Gone quiet 2 releases · thin evidence

What this ranking leaves out

Of 1168 products in this category, 184 could be ranked.

How these figures are computed.