Best Internet Providers · head-to-head
Frontier Fiber vs Xfinity
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for internet providers. Frontier Fiber has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Frontier Fiber has the lower entry price — Frontier Fiber starts at $29.99/mo, Xfinity at $45/mo. Free tier: Frontier Fiber No, Xfinity No. HIPAA: Frontier Fiber —, Xfinity —.
As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Frontier Fiber
$29.99/mo entryXfinity
$45/mo entrySources — Frontier Fiber: highspeedinternet.com (verified 2026-09-05) · Xfinity: highspeedinternet.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
Frontier Fiber: 100% fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) symmetrical speeds from 200 Mbps to 7 Gbps; No data caps on all fiber plans; No annual contract required; month-to-month pricing; Free professional fiber installation; Amazon eero Wi-Fi 6/Wi-Fi 7 router included (plan-dependent, no equipment fee); Symmetrical upload and download speeds on all fiber plans; Frontier Lifeline program available for eligible low-income households
Xfinity: Hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) cable network, DOCSIS 3.1; xFi Gateway included (tri-band Wi-Fi, 4 Ethernet ports, built-in advanced security); xFi app for network management, parental controls, and device pausing; Over 20 million Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide; Internet Essentials low-income program (~$9.95/mo for eligible households); No annual contract required