> So... do the ubiquity things work again without being tied to their 'cloud'?

Ubiquity works without their "cloud" if you install their management software on your computer (I use a VM on my server). In my experience, you don't even have to run their management software once you have the network configured. If you are paranoid, install their s/w on a VM, set up your network, and then shut down the VM. You should bring up the management VM periodically for software updates, but otherwise it runs fine.

It does? I have a UniFi and the old admin software just started up and let me admin the boxes.

The new one wants me to register somewhere...

Mind, I haven't checked in 6+ months. I just use the old software I still have on an older machine.

Note that this also has the chance to be a security issue, the management software can run nightly software updates on your AP's, possibly closing flaws before your "periodical" manual efforts.

TP-Link EAP are decent for WiFi and for routers - Mikrotik.

Mikrotik