Best Wi-Fi Routers for WAN failover

#1 Fritz!Box 5690 Pro
5.0

Newer firmware adds automatic fallback to a mobile dongle or another FRITZ!Box, which materially improves resilience when the primary connection fails.

Pros: long-range speed, whole-home coverage

Cons: XGS-PON support, Matter support

#2 Netgear Nighthawk M7
5.0

With the optional cradle, the M7 can automatically take over when fixed broadband fails, creating a strong backup-internet setup.

Pros: Wi-Fi standard support, web interface setup

Cons: 160 MHz support, long-range speed

#3 GL.iNet GL-BE3600 Slate 7
4.9

Multi-WAN failover is one of the most useful travel features, switching among Ethernet, repeater Wi‑Fi and tethered cellular sources. It is repeatedly praised for keeping remote-work connections resilient.

Pros: Wi-Fi speed, close-range speed

Cons: mesh performance, seamless handoff