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# Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V vs VyOS Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V** [

4.3/5(34)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v/reviews#reviews)

**VyOS** [

4.5/5(57)

](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
No pricing available

**VyOS**
Free Trial

**Free** · VyOS For Good

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
Not enough reviews yet

**VyOS**
2 months

Based on 16 responses

Return on Investment

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
Not enough reviews yet

**VyOS**
9 months

Based on 13 responses

Perceived Cost

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
$$$$$

**VyOS**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
Not enough reviews yet

**VyOS**
40%

Pros & Cons

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
Not enough data

**VyOS**
[
Ease of Use (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1077062&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Features (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1077310&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Insufficient Documentation (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1077555&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lack of Support (7)
](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1076569&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_897b66f083df6301cb1e3bd3f104aa74/cisco-catalyst-sd-wan.png "Product Avatar Image")

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-catalyst-sd-wan/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v/integrations)

**VyOS**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_16497ed5ff1fb7e6d8a84128d4097bb1/eve.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

EVE

](https://www.g2.com/products/eve/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4ae003c4d9b2b7615189af32032183d/git.png "Product Avatar Image")

Git

](https://www.g2.com/products/git/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_99cb722fb43074ad0429bafaa469868a/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform.png "Product Avatar Image")

IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6efb793010142d6b5c5fed9887fca3b7/mi-case.png "Product Avatar Image")

Mi-Case

](https://www.g2.com/products/mi-case/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/integrations)

Screenshots

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**
No screenshot available

**VyOS**
 ![VyOS screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1313455/image.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

9.3

9.326

**VyOS**

8.9

8.950

Ease of Use

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

9.2

9.223

**VyOS**

8.7

8.751

Ease of Setup

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

9.4

9.412

**VyOS**

8.8

8.847

Ease of Admin

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

8.9

8.912

**VyOS**

9.0

9.038

Quality of Support

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

8.8

8.823

**VyOS**

9.0

9.040

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

9.2

9.212

**VyOS**

9.5

9.532

Product Direction (% positive)

**Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V**

8.7

8.726

**VyOS**

8.9

8.951

Features

WAN Edge Infrastructure[Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.0

23

Network

Overlay and Underlay

Not enough data

8.3(won by default)

20

Connectivity

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

22

Availability

Not enough data

9.4(won by default)

22

Application

Integration

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

22

Performance

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

23

Health

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

22

Self-Heal

Not enough data

8.7(won by default)

18

Simplify

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

19

Expenses

Not enough data

9.6(won by default)

19

Operating System[Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.5

10

Memory Management - Operating System

RAM management

Not enough data

8.8(won by default)

7

App Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Device Management - Operating System

I/O management

Not enough data

8.6(won by default)

7

Backup and Recovery - Operating System

Data backup

Not enough data

7.9(won by default)

8

Error Detection - Operating System

System operations monitoring

Not enough data

8.5(won by default)

9

Additional Functionality

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

System Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

For Developers

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Desktop Interface

Not enough data

Not enough data

Business VPN[Hide 50 FeaturesShow 50 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

8.3

20

Usage

Multi-Device Usage

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

19

Multiple Concurrent Connections

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

19

Protocol Choices

Not enough data

8.9(won by default)

19

Unlimited Bandwidth

Not enough data

9.0(won by default)

18

No Log Storage

Not enough data

7.3(won by default)

17

Varied Server Locations

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

17

Unlimited Server Switches

Not enough data

8.1(won by default)

15

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Miscellaneous

Live Customer Support

Not enough data

7.7(won by default)

15

Open Source Code

Not enough data

8.4(won by default)

16

Multiple Payment Methods

Not enough data

7.1(won by default)

14

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Inspection

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Language

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Kill Switch

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN Tunneling

Not enough data

Not enough data

No-log VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Encryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Browsing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anonymous Browsing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Rules-Based Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ad Blocker

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

IP Masking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Geo-spoofing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Show 1 feature category with incomplete data

Network Security[Hide 40 FeaturesShow 40 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Penetration Testing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Vulnerability Scanning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

VPN

Not enough data

Not enough data

Behavior Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Patch Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anomaly/Malware Detection

Not enough data

Not enough data

DNS Leak Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Two-Factor Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Firewalls

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Spam

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threat Response

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_33e164d73c37e0ec234a4b40d51f0507/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v.jpeg "Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v/reviews)

Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

19.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

30.8%

[![VyOS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3754360463667a448fedb7474654c51f/vyos.svg "VyOS")](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews)

VyOS

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

50.0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

33.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

16.7%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

19.2%

50.0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

50.0%

33.3%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

30.8%

16.7%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_33e164d73c37e0ec234a4b40d51f0507/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v.jpeg "Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-cloud-services-router-1000v/reviews)
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V

Information Technology and Services

37.0%

Computer Networking

11.1%

Financial Services

7.4%

Apparel & Fashion

7.4%

Textiles

3.7%

Other

33.3%

[![VyOS](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/3754360463667a448fedb7474654c51f/vyos.svg "VyOS")](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews)
VyOS

Information Technology and Services

18.5%

Computer & Network Security

16.7%

Telecommunications

9.3%

Computer Software

9.3%

Higher Education

7.4%

Other

38.9%

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## Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V vs VyOS

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V easier to use and set up. However, VyOS is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with VyOS overall.

- Reviewers felt that Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V meets the needs of their business better than VyOS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VyOS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VyOS over Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V.