# VyOS Reviews **Vendor:** VyOS Networks **Category:** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 56 ## About VyOS VyOS Networks is the global leader in open-source networking for organizations that need secure, scalable, automated networking across bare metal, cloud, and edge. Designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, VyOS provides an enterprise-grade networking platform for consistent operations and automation at scale, delivering full control and high-performance with zero vendor lock-in. Our mission is to restore ownership of network infrastructure to our users through transparent, high-performance and vendor-neutral networking. Your network, your rules. VyOS Universal Router thrives on bare metal and all major hypervisors and cloud platforms: • Scales seamlessly from small devices to multi-core/nic instances • With this flexibility, you can harmonize your on-premises and cloud networks, eliminating the need for costly, proprietary VPN solutions. • Deploy VyOS Universal Router to create cost-effective, robust remote access VPNs for your off-site personnel or site-to-site VPNs Equipped with an exhaustive suite of features, VyOS Universal Router goes beyond what's expected from a router. From sophisticated routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, and RIP to advanced VPN and tunneling protocols, including IPsec, VTI, L2TP, OpenVPN, Wireguard, GRE, IPIP, SIT, VXLAN, L2TPv3, GENEVE, we have you covered. Enjoy enhanced security with an interface and zone-based firewalls, NAT, and high availability features such as VRRP and connection table synchronization. VyOS Universal Router also offers QoS, NetFlow, sFlow traffic accounting, and Telegraf for enhanced telemetry. VyOS Universal Router simplifies network management like never before. Automation is the cornerstone of modern IT management, and VyOS Universal Router doesn't fall short. With built-in SaltStack integration and an official Ansible module, and Terraform support, automate your configuration workflow effortlessly. VyOS Universal Router provides an HTTP API for those bespoke automation solutions, offering endless possibilities for network configuration and management. ## VyOS Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find VyOS to be **easy to use** , enabling quick mastery and management of complex network configurations. (13 reviews) - Users value VyOS for its **open-source flexibility** , enabling customizable and cost-effective network solutions across various environments. (8 reviews) - Users value the **open-source flexibility** of VyOS, enabling customization and preventing vendor lock-in for diverse environments. (7 reviews) - Users praise VyOS for its **powerful features** that deliver advanced networking without complexity, ensuring seamless operations. (7 reviews) - Users value VyOS for its **free/no cost** feature, benefiting from flexibility without expensive subscriptions. (6 reviews) - Users value the **flexibility and open-source nature** of VyOS, enhancing its appeal for diverse networking needs. (6 reviews) - Users value the **versatile hardware support** of VyOS, allowing easy installation on various affordable and reliable devices. (5 reviews) - Stability (5 reviews) - Versatility (5 reviews) - Cloud Computing (4 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users note **insufficient documentation** for advanced features, making troubleshooting and configuration time-consuming and challenging. (7 reviews) - Users face a significant **lack of support** for advanced features and troubleshooting, complicating their VyOS experience. (7 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve steep** , especially for beginners needing more accessible training resources and documentation. (6 reviews) - Users find the **complex configuration** challenging, especially for those unfamiliar with advanced networking concepts. (4 reviews) - Users note the **steeper learning curve** with VyOS, making it less accessible for those unfamiliar with CLI configurations. (4 reviews) - Users note the **lack of a GUI** , making the command line experience less accessible for some configurations. (3 reviews) - Poor Documentation (3 reviews) - Limited Customization (2 reviews) - Poor Support Services (2 reviews) - Complex Setup (1 reviews) ## VyOS Reviews ### 1. High-Performance Networking Lab for BGP/OSPF and VLAN Security Policies **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Utkarsh s. | Marketing head, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2026 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I mean being a network engineer I have worked in Cisco ios , fortuner , csa firewall. I mean any network engineer can use bgp, ospf and clan to train himself . Even though I use eve-ng it also works perfectly there with high performance and no lag . I also love how I can manage security policies between vlans **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Without graphical user interface, the new network engineer can't learn easily . When I use complex routing policies it can't help there ..even the stable LTS is also not too stable and accessible **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** See the enterprise labs are too costly and it hits mark there . It allows me to run full package enterprise router in EveNG and GNS 3. I mean I don't need physical components from my lab to study ospf and bgp ### 2. Rock-Solid with VyOS **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** mohamed e. | Graphic designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 23, 2026 **What do you like best about VyOS?** What I like most about VyOS is its incredible stability and the CLI-driven approach which feels very familiar to anyone used to enterprise-grade routers. Being open-source, it provides immense flexibility for customization without the heavy licensing costs of proprietary hardware. It's my go-to for building robust virtual routers **What do you dislike about VyOS?** The learning curve can be a bit steep for those who are used to graphical user interfaces (GUIs), as VyOS relies almost entirely on the CLI. Additionally, while the documentation is improving, it can sometimes be a bit fragmented when searching for very specific or advanced configurations **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS solves the issue of high licensing costs and hardware vendor lock-in. By providing an open-source yet enterprise-grade routing platform, it allows us to deploy powerful network gateways on generic hardware or cloud environments. This has significantly reduced our capital expenditure while maintaining high performance. ### 3. Flexible, Cost-Effective Networking Solution **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maushardt E. **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2026 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I love VyOS for its enterprise-grade feature parity with proprietary tools and its unmatched flexibility. The config-as-code native design and small but impactful quality-of-life features really streamline network management for me. The platform isn't just a 'free open-source router/firewall'; it stands out with these strong capabilities. Also, the initial setup is surprisingly straightforward for basic use cases, making it easy to get started. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** The documentation for VyOS is incomplete and disorganized. While the official docs cover the basic features well, they have gaps when it comes to advanced use cases like multi-WAN BGP load balancing or WireGuard site-to-site with VLANs. To set up advanced configurations, I often have to piece together information from various sources like forum posts or community blogs, since there's no single, curated 'enterprise playbook' like what you find with Cisco or Palo Alto. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS eliminates exorbitant proprietary network licensing/hardware costs and breaks vendor lock-in for network infrastructure. ### 4. Solid routing platform for an ISP **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Trendal T. | CEO / Tech Lead, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** It's open source. The fact that it can be installed on cheap, readily available hardware. In our case, coming from EdgeOS, the config structure was very familiar. It is very stable. We have been using it increasingly for ~2 years now on an eBGP network and have zero issues. 23 of our 50+ sites have transitioned to VyOS. Every VyOS router we have installed I have walked away from and never came back for a problem. They simply just do what they are supposed to and don't break. We now have 5, and soon a 6th site with multi-gig capacity using the MS-01 hardware. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I cannot honestly think of any downside or reason to not consider VyOS. But I would say that we do not ask a lot of our routers. Basic eBGP, DHCP, and now soon, IPV6. So we are not using a lot of the other features that may have issues that we are not aware of. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Originally we had a WISP network built with EdgeOS running OSPF. After reaching around 50 routed sites OSPF became unstable in EdgeOS and we began looking to VyOS to replace it. At the same time as we began that replacement we also began transitioning our network to a full eBGP network. The combination of events solved the OSPF issue, but there were a handful of EdgeOS routers on our network that were still causing issues. Power cycles and/or lock ups randomly. We have been rebuilding those troublesome sites with all new equipment, and swapping EdgeOS with VyOS based routers and so far the problems are gone. ( It could just be a grounding issue with the EdgeOS based install and the rebuild solves that ) Also, when we first began to deploy VyOS, EdgeOS stock was non-existent due to the post-pandemic stock shortage. So being able to drop VyOS on almost any hardware was an extremely nice benefit. At some bigger sites we have it virtualized and that is working well also. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for sharing your experience, Trendal! ### 5. Powerful Open-Source Routing with Flexibility, But Steep Learning Curve **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Devabhai B. | Teal Leader - Technical support engineer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Open-Source Flexibility: VyOS offers enterprise-grade routing, firewall, and VPN capabilities in a fully open-source platform. You can customize and automate almost everything using scripts or APIs, which makes it great for labs, ISPs, and advanced network setups. Unified CLI & Consistent Configuration: The command-line interface is very clean and consistent (inspired by JunOS/EdgeOS). It’s easy to learn and manage even complex network topologies once you get used to the syntax. Wide Feature Set: Supports dynamic routing (BGP, OSPF, RIP), VPNs (IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard), NAT, QoS, VLANs, and high-availability — all in one system without needing extra licensing. Runs Anywhere: VyOS works on bare metal, VMs, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), making it very flexible for hybrid environments. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Steeper Learning Curve for Beginners: While powerful, VyOS is less beginner-friendly compared to GUI-based routers or firewalls. Everything must be configured via CLI or scripts. Limited Official Support in Free Version: Enterprise-grade support and LTS builds are behind a subscription. The free rolling release can occasionally have bugs or unstable updates. Documentation Gaps: Some advanced features lack detailed or up-to-date documentation, so troubleshooting can take time or require digging through community forums. No Native Web GUI: There’s no built-in graphical interface, which might be a downside for teams that prefer visual management tools. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Reduced hardware and licensing costs Easier remote management through automation Reliable performance for routing and VPN services Freedom to customize the network without vendor restrictions ### 6. Open Source Flexibility with Commodity Hardware **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bryan T. | Vice President, Tech Strategy and Operations **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I appreciate that VyOS is open source, which is a crucial factor for us because it prevents vendor lock-in and allows us flexibility. Its open-source nature also ensures that we are not tied to expensive recurring software subscriptions that come with hardware solutions from major network hardware providers. This gives us the advantage of using commodity hardware that is cost-effective, allowing us to create high-performance routers without the high costs. Additionally, VyOS has a comprehensive set of features that suit our needs, making it a practical choice for our operations. I find VyOS easy to use, which facilitates a smooth transition and operations without the steep learning curve that might be expected with complex network solutions. This ease of use was evident when my colleague, previously accustomed to Cisco and Huawei routers, could get up to speed with VyOS in just two days. VyOS's design alleviates our concerns with hardware maintenance and scaling issues, allowing us to upgrade and extend our network capabilities efficiently without facing downtime or hefty costs of replacing physical routers. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I find the lack of a dedicated interface in VyOS a bit challenging. The documentation could be improved to be more comprehensive, even though support helps to resolve issues. Additionally, there's limited marketing and publicity around VyOS, which affects awareness. This lack of visibility means colleagues are often unfamiliar with it, making it difficult to hire people who already have the necessary knowledge. Recruitment becomes challenging because the talent pool familiar with VyOS is not plentiful. Also, VYOS being a niche product, makes it hard to explain to bank customers why we are using such a uncommon product. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS, being open source, offers cost flexibility and prevents vendor lock-in. It allows the use of inexpensive commodity hardware, enabling us to achieve high-performance routers without costly upgrades, thus facilitating scalability while minimizing downtime. ### 7. Powerful and Flexible, But Lacks Polished Support and GUI **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Savaş Furkan A. | Network Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS gives you a proper network OS without vendor drama. Solid routing (FRR under the hood), a clean declarative config system, easy automation, runs anywhere like bare metal, VM, cloud, containers. For labs, PoCs, branch routers, tunnels, it feels powerful and lightweight at the same time. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** It’s still a community-driven distro, so support isn’t like calling TAC at 3 a.m. Some features lag behind big vendors, and upgrades sometimes feel a bit “Linux-y” rather than appliance-smooth. GUI basically doesn’t exist; you live in CLI and API. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It gives you quick BGP/OSPF/MPLS labs, cheap branch routing, clean IPSec/OpenVPN/WireGuard setups, and automation-friendly configs that fit straight into GitOps or CI/CD. ### 8. Powerful Routing Without the Hardware Hassle **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 26, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** What I like most about VyOS is how clean and easy the interface feels. It gives me all the advanced network features I need, but without feeling heavy or complicated. It’s reliable, flexible, and just makes networking tasks feel smoother. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** If I had to pick something, it would be the documentation. It’s good, but not always beginner-friendly. Sometimes I have to dig through forums or GitHub issues to understand how something works. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS helps me by giving a flexible virtual router that I can run anywhere—on a VM, cloud instance, or even old hardware. It solves the problem of relying on expensive, fixed hardware routers. With VyOS, I get the same routing, firewall, and VPN features in a lightweight, portable way. It also helps me test and set up network environments quickly without waiting for physical devices. ### 9. Stable, Flexible, and Effortless to Manage **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 04, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** It’s stable, flexible, and provides the features I need without unnecessary complexity. I also like that it’s easy to manage and configure. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Some features can feel a bit limited or require extra setup, and there’s a learning curve for certain configurations. Occasional documentation gaps can also make troubleshooting slower. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS helps streamline network management by providing a unified OS for routing, firewalling, and VPN services. It simplifies overall network operations, reduces dependency on multiple systems, and gives me better control and consistency across my environment. ### 10. Great Value and Versatile, Just Needs a Little Getting Used To **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jose Luis D. | President, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** great value for money and able to perform everything we need it to. support is great. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** it's a little new for us so it's taking some time to figure it out. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** CGNAT ### 11. One of the best router distributions **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** M. Hamzah K. | DevOps Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 27, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Vyos is my go-to for router/firewall distributions. It's pretty much a swiss army knife of router/firewalls thanks to the extensive feature list. Vyos is a highly versatile networking solution that can be deployed on a range of hardware, from low-powered mini PCs for basic home routing to high-performance enterprise servers and virtual machines. This flexibility allows it to cater to a wide variety of users, regardless of their environment or specific needs. Vyos supports advanced routing topologies and a comprehensive range of routing protocols. It also offers robust VPN support, including protocols like WireGuard, IPSec, and OpenVPN. Recent versions have integrated HAProxy, which has proven to be extremely useful. The firewall configuration is intuitive, easy to manage, and effective. By far, the command-line interface is my favourite feature of Vyos. It makes setting up firewall rules, NAT rules, QoS rules, site-to-site, or roadwarrior VPNs extremely easy to implement. I haven't seen any other router/firewall distribution with such a versatile and easy-to-use command-line interface. Vyos also has an API which can be used to configure Vyos using tools like Terraform or Ansible. The documentation is generally excellent, featuring many examples. While some sections may occasionally be slightly out of date, it’s usually easy to adapt them to newer versions with minor command adjustments. I haven't had to talk to customer support directly, but I have reported bugs via their bug tracker, all of which have been promptly resolved. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I can't really think of anything I dislike about VyOS. I've been able to do everything I've wanted to do in VyOS pretty easily. If I had to be extremely picky the only thing I would say is, even though there is VyOS Stream coming soon, it would be nice if there were something like a lower cost home user/self-service/hobbyist license option to get access to the normal LTS release. Though with Stream coming soon, and with the nightly builds being pretty stable it's not a massive concern, just something that might be a good option as some users (including me!) would prefer to run LTS at home to match what we have in our "production" environments. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've used VyOS in a varity of different scenarios. I've used Vyos as a router/firewall for a small business network, and I also used it at home for my personal router, and also my parents home router. I have also used it to configure site-to-site VPNs between various cloud providers. Currently my favourite use case has been to bypass CGNAT by using the built in HAProxy function to proxy traffic over a Wireguard tunnel just because how easy the configuration is. ### 12. Best choice if you need advanced routing, VPN, firewall as open source **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Martin M. | senior consultant, freelancer, Computer & Network Security, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Works great with small applicances, as VM, with great performance. Its ability to have advanced routing, switching, multicast-routig, vpn with ipsec is outstanding. documentation is ok but in many points not complete Update (20240818) - as I am testing version 1.4.0 I also see that the documentation is getting better and a lot of effort is put into scripts to automatically convert older configurations into compatible ones for the newer version. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I missed most the option to use eliptic curves in ipsec connections (rsa suported and with "bad hack" ecdsa is also possible) and that the documentation is not complete and leave a lot of questions open (when you dive into more advanced areas), i also would like to have IPv6 to be able to turn off (all option available do not work), and i do not like that they removed tshark from recent version - it was not perfect as it has display issued when debugging vpn interfaces (would be helpfull if the output would have stated which point in the precess queue the packet displayed is from - e.g. you see non encrypted packages on the tunnel interface - but measuring direct on an external device everything is ok). thats it for now - please do not get the impression there are more bad than good thing - i really love VyOS Update (20240818) - I am in the evaluation phase of VyOS Version 1.4.0 and I have to say that version is a major step in the right direction. My beloved eliptic curves (ECDSA) are supported out of the box (no patch needed anymore) for public key materials, logging of IPsec is much better, and the new firewall implementation is now able to control any packet flow originating from VyOS (was not true for older versions). My IPv6 problem can be addressed now with the appropriate firewall rules. I also found an IGMP handling bug in the version 1.3.6, which could be found and fixed with the superb help of the VyOS support. The time to fix was incredible fast compared to traditional support I used in the past for other network software/hardware like Cisco or HPE. I am really thankful for that. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** If you need multicast routing and ipsec tunnels running on affordable hardware and do have budget restrictions this is the product to choose. in my environment is runs rock solid, stable and if you know what and how to do it absolutely smooth to administer. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you for your honest feedback! Please start a topic at our forum to discuss what is missing and what we can(or can't) do about it. Regarding tshark removal, it's due to not maintained version of the Wireshark library, but we likely can reintroduce it in 1.4/1.5 ### 13. A real alternative for the business world **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jordi V. | Director Técnico, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** A simple CLI that allows you to view complete configurations. All the necessary features for Internet connectivity in an affordable hardware device. An accessible Debian-Linux base that allows you to adapt the equipment to your needs. A lot of services and functionalities with low cost. Very fast on little hardware. Good for virtual environments. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Logging and monitoring functionalities are not up to par with commercial solutions such as Cisco IOS or Juniper. Limited IP SLA and floating routes. Scripting know-how needed for advanced set-up **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** BGP v4 connectivity to our ASN without the associated cost of specialized hardware. DMVPN wire-speed connectivity. High availability next-hop router. wire-speed firewalling **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks, Jordi! We are willing to know more about what you are missing regarding logging. Please reach out to your account manager so we can discuss in detail ### 14. Long time users since Vyatta 6.1 and can't think of anything better for our needs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Steven M. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** We find VyOS very easy to use, the CLI is very intuitive and particularly familiar if you come from a Juniper background. It's very easy to get installed and you can build up configuration slowly without tying yourself up in knots, it'll give you useful messages when things aren't working. Although we don't have a support contract ourselves, we've found the VyOS developers and staff very supportive and welcoming. We've used VyOS ever it first started as a project (moving away from Vyatta 6.1), so we've been using either Vytatta or VyOS since 2010 and have never stopped. The fact that it has a built in PPPoE server makes it very easy to allow other routers (e.g. OpenWRT) to sit behind VyOS and get a public IP. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I can't really think of any. Obviously from time to time you might wish it had an extra feature or two, but nothing that you can't suggest or contribute yourself... as it's an open source project. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Function Office leverages VyOS to enhance the IT infrastructure of our Seaquake project, enabling us to provide no-cost IT services to other non-profits, community groups, and charities who receive help through our IT Outreach programme. ### 15. A Powerful and Flexible Networking Solution for Advanced Users **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** SONIA G. | assetent manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 29, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** What I like best about VyOS is its flexibility and open-source nature. It provides a comprehensive set of networking features, from routing and firewalling to VPN and NAT, making it suitable for a wide range of environments, from home labs to enterprise-level network **What do you dislike about VyOS?** There is nothing to be dislike. It is very ease of use. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS’s CLI allows for deep customization, letting businesses configure networks exactly as they need, whether it’s routing, firewall rules, or VPN setups. It’s particularly beneficial for environments where fine-tuned control is essential. ### 16. Vyos has enabled us to white label devices we use for customer deployment in a cost effective manner **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeff W. | Manager-Network Operations Center, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** It is fairly easy to use and makes implementation a breeze. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** It is vastly different than many other OS's we use, so there was a learning curve. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has allowed us to white label custom designed devices to meet the needs of our customer deployments. It has been very reliable and predictable. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks, Jeff! ### 17. Revolutionizing Network Management with Open-Source Technology **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** sanjog y. | Associate Procurement operations , Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** According to me,VyOS provides a robust networking solution that is: Open-source: Free and customizable Robust: Offers reliable performance and strong features Secure: Focused on protecting networks and users its very user friendly **What do you dislike about VyOS?** As per my observation, limited native mobile app and GUI customization options exist. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** As per my usage VyOS addresses network management and scalability challenges through its open-source routing software, providing efficient solutions for network configurations and performance enhancement offcourse it is very much beneficial for me and my work. ### 18. A reliable and stable platform for critical infrastructure **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tristan M. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 23, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS offers a robust and flexible platform that is essential for our operations at Bushfire.io. It provides core network services that allow us to efficiently manage and scale our infrastructure to serve hundreds of thousands of users. The reliability and customisability of VyOS enable us to deliver critical natural disaster information swiftly and securely, ensuring that our users receive timely updates during emergencies. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** VyOS is a great platform. Having never deployed VyOS, we went from zero to production within a short time period. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS solves several critical problems for us at Bushfire.io, primarily by providing a reliable and scalable network infrastructure. It ensures seamless connectivity and robust network management, which is crucial for delivering real-time natural disaster information to our users. The platform's flexibility allows us to customise our network setup to meet specific needs, enhancing our service's overall efficiency and reliability. By using VyOS, we can focus on our core mission of keeping communities safe, knowing that our network infrastructure is secure and capable of handling high traffic volumes during emergencies. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you, Tristan! You guys are doing very important work, and we are happy that VyOS is useful for your efforts! ### 19. Highly stable and feature rich **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civic & Social Organization | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Ease of use Ability to automate tasks - ease of integration Versitility of platform - able to use same system for multiple tasks **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Could use a GUI for newer users and graphical monitoring **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to supply multiple VPN connection points - both remote users/road warriors and for site-to-site. Using as main WAN edge device in multiple locations - NAT, Firewall Internal systems routing - between subnets Dynamic routing protocols - OSPF One platform, one unit - multiple technology solutions - simplifed management **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for sharing your use cases! What will be the most helpful capability in the Web User Interface for you and/or your team? ### 20. The Swiss Army Knife of Open-Source Networking **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** paramjeet S. | Senior Procurement Specialist, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 16, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS best features include its cost-effectiveness, open-source flexibility, and comprehensive networking capabilities. Its powerful command-line interface, support for advanced routing protocols like BGP and OSPF, and ability to run on various hardware make it an incredibly versatile network operating system **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Nothing to dislike. Customer always asks for this due to amazing performance. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS provides flexible, open-source networking solutions that enable cost-effective, customizable routing and firewall infrastructure across multiple cloud and physical environments. ### 21. Great networking product for versatility. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lupe S. | Senior Network Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I love the ability to install VyOS in the virtual environment and on standard physical computers to help resolve complicated network scenarios. I also like utilizing the Linux back end to extend the capability beyond the typical router setup. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** The main downside of VyOS is currently the lack of a GUI. For me personally, working in the command line my entire IT career, it is not an issue, but some of my colleagues would prefer a GUI to help them with configurations. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I utilize VYOS for site-to-site VPN, virtual routers in our virtual infrastructure, and at our many sites as a network diagnostic tool, including speed tests and multicasting testing. ### 22. Vyos as firewall, proxy,VPN for **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kristijan Z. | Network administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 05, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Easy to install and use, free for education. You can install on PC, server, as VM, on cloud. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** It doesent have GUI. Wiki coud be better. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** For me Vyos solve problem with firewall, NAT, routing, VPN(wireguard). We are using Vyos as our main router with configured firewall, VPN, NAT, VRRP. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for your feedback, Kristijan! Please tell us what you don't like/are missing in the documentation; this will help us to improve it! ### 23. Greate opensource router and great support **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bas v. | CEO HCC!hobbynet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Its opensource and its stable it has a lot of protocols like whireshark openvpn gre etc etc **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Miss auto backup option Integration grafana and prometheus It had a small learning curv comming form microtik and cisco, it would be nice if there where some online trainings **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Stabilty and speed ### 24. We are using as Firewall and VPN with great result. Support is incredibly quick and valuable. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Support response. Good life cycle. Usability. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Still not deeply tested on big configuration. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We faced life cycle problem with previous appliance. With VyOS is much more easier to manage followign periodical release and patch deployment. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for sharing your experience! Please share what you are missing via the forum or dev portal ### 25. Vyos is reliable choice for managing Complex network. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kamal Kant G. | Team Lead, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2025 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Vyos is flexible, runs on Physical hardware,cloud platform like AWS, Azure. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** CLI can be threatningfor user with adavancenetworking concept or CLI based configuration **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Vyos provide completerouting , firewall and VPN support. ### 26. Experience with VYOS **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Prazin Bhakta S. | Network Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VYOS in my experience is very stable and upgrade process is also very easy. I used it in my HomeLab and it had many features like IPSEC, BGP even some new routing protocol like babel. Containerization in another thing i like the most where you can download Docker images so integration was easy. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** now that LTS version you cannot build it yourself. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS is very fast VPN with services like Wireguard and IPSEC with ease of use like juniper . ### 27. Easy to configure, bringup and use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yogesha M. | Manager - Technical Solutions, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** The documentation is excellent with most ready to use commands. Easy to configure, bring and use. Built on Linux makes it most appealing. Stable and cost effective. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Nothing significant i noticed, some routing functionality can be improved not a big concern though. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Edge Router **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you, Yogesha! Glad you like it! ### 28. PPPOE server and IP POOL **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cho Lin M. | Senior Network Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I like BNG service. It is free and very good for small business **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I have to know hardware resources because if I don't know about it, I cannot use service powerfully. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** PPPOE name pool service. Now upgraded. ### 29. VyOS: A Versatile Networking Solution for CSPs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS stands out as a robust and flexible networking solution, offering a wide range of features. VyOS provides robust support for BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) configuration, it allows fine-grained control over BGP route advertisements. VyOS enables AS path manipulation, which is crucial for traffic engineering and load balancing. By selectively prepending AS path information, we can influence route selection across multiple BGP peers. VyOS is built on a Linux-based operating system, which provides a significant advantage for troubleshooting and diagnostics. VyOS’s Linux foundation means we can create custom scripts, automate tasks, and integrate with other tools. Whether it’s monitoring, backup, or dynamic configuration changes, the Linux shell provides endless possibilities. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** There is very little i dont like about Vyos. It has been an excellent product so far. It would be useful to have tools to quickly analyze the bandwidth traffic (top talkers). **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS is a cost effective and fully virtualized solution for our edge and core network infrastructure allowing us to grow the business while keeping our cost structure low. Network engineers have no issue jumping from Cisco or Juniper to VyOS. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for sharing your experience with VyOS! ### 30. Independent, robust and affordable emcomm gateway **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** We can use a wide spectrum of hardware and tailor the software to fit our needs, its affordable and have so far been very robust. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** We have so far not experienced any downsides. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Main problems are budget limits and availability of flexible solutions. Vyos is free for us to use, supports affordable hatrdware and has been possible to customiza. ### 31. VyOS is great! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Bob W. | Network Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Open source Linux OS is easy to udse and familiar. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Set ande delete commands can be confusing sometimes, i.e,"set interfce disable" and "delete interface disable". **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Routing and WAN security **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for the feedback Bob! ### 32. You need to code, but it does everything you need **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fabio P. | System administrator, network administratore, Manager, Technical Advisor, Teacher, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** price, features, ways to configure, ease of implementation **What do you dislike about VyOS?** no interface, but is not a really problem **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** many networks to route on many vlans dhcp relay firewall ### 33. Fantastic solution that I enjoy working with **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Derek O. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** The availability and completeness of documentation. The ease of installation, configuration & integration. The feature set is vast. Very good customer support **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Honestly I have yet to come across a downside **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had an old router die on us and replaced it's functionality with a VyOS baremetal instance **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Hello Derek! Thank you for sharing your feedback! ### 34. Excellent operating system for teaching router functions **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** The University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen uses VyOS in undergrad courses to teach computer networks. As operating system for software routers, VyOS is a very good choice for lab experiments. VyOS includes all basic functions of a router. It has a sophisticated Command Line Interface (CLI) that is also well documented. Our students learn how to use VyOS easily. We have been using VyOS for several years and we are very satisfied with it. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** VyOS is very useful. A Web frontend would be nice-to-have, but the CLI has been sufficient so far. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** The KTlab laboratory at the University of Applied Sciences in Esslingen uses Virtual Routers to enable network experiments for a larger number of students. VyOS is a very comprehensive and easy-to-use software router. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you for sharing your experiences with VyOS! Your work is important, and we're excited to help! We have future UI drafts — feel free to comment directly on Figma. ### 35. Best SDN Software For Hosting **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ashish K. | IT Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 01, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Its best virtual routers Software that help to define newtork as well help protect network. Its solve problem to switch network from one machine to another. its open source and well documented. we using this software 2020 to till now its esy to deploy on network. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** we dont notice any drawback in vyos Software since 2020 **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** its help in manage VM and vpn service through virual router and firewall features **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks, Ashish! Your feedback is much appreciated! ### 36. Simple and Powerful Virtual router for business **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** huy p. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** CLI and VPN support is incredible powerfull **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Nothing of Vyos makes me upset at all. Totally positive experience with it. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** High performance VPN-supporting edge router that help us to securely connect our VMS servers with remote IP cameras via FTTH network. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > We are super glad it works well for you! ### 37. A strong router and firewall OS with strong documentation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephen G. | Security Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 17, 2021 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS is a strong router and firewall that is easy to configure and has strong documentation. Since the product has a significant userbase, many of the common problems and pitfalls have strong documented solutions. It is also a robust and reliable solution, not requiring significant maintenance. The lack of maintenance is a huge benefit. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** VyOS doesn't seem as efficient as other offerings in the field, both open source and closed source, such as pfSense. The inefficiently causes larger instances to be required for supporting a significant amount of traffic. While maintenance is infrequently needed, when it is, the upgrade process can be difficult and convoluted. Sometimes, upgrades can require significant configuration changes to maintain performance. **Recommendations to others considering VyOS:** Look at other competitors in the space, such as pfSense. Especially for larger deployments, systems with higher throughput may make more sense. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS helps create a routing endpoint that is easy to configure and upgrade. The large community support around the product makes it easier to find configurations and solve problems with the system. ### 38. Great functionality available only in hi-end hardware products **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Володимир . | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** We are using quite extensively as one of the core pieces of our infrastructure, primarily as L2 VPN routers. It is performing quite well with 24/7 high load tasks. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** With a lot of great functions better documentation with relevant updates and examples will help **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using quite extensively as one of the core pieces of our infrastructure, primarily as L2 VPN routers. It is performing quite well with 24/7 high load tasks **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you for sharing your experience! We are glad VyOS helps you achieve your goals! ### 39. Pretty good for what it is **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civic & Social Organization | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** The ease of use coming in from other devices. It's extremely easy to get a grasp of how it works **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Just how different it is from everything else, no similarity to a lot of things is a tad annoying **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I needed a free, and easy to use virtual router ### 40. VyOS - excellent support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Networking | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 06, 2024 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Vyos has provide InnovaIT with great ability to tackle complex routing with excellent support to match. Our groundbreaking routing requirements have really pushed the envelope with VyOS and there excellent support tech with technical ability have really shinned when it was required. I would highly recommend VyOS and working with the team. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** VyOs has been great, there isnt much to dislike **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS is solving complex VXLAN over EvPN routing requirements into the cloud and their technical team really helped in this solution. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you so much for your kind words! ### 41. The most stable networking software I've ever used **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** We've been using VyOS for several years now, both for internet edge routing and site-to-site VPN connectivity. For someone who's experienced in working with networks it's not only easy to use but also quite feature rich, and most importantly it's incredibly stable. I trust VyOS more than I trust any of the other networking equipment we use today. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Honestly, nothing comes to mind. It works exactly as intended. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing a stable platform for routing and VPN connectivity **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you very much for your kind words! Our team is thrilled to have gained your trust at such a high level. The stability of VyOS is a result of the numerous projects it utilizes, including but not limited to Debian, FRRouting, Strongswan, and Keepalived. It's amazing to see the synergy between all these components! ### 42. VyOS: Empowering Network Administrators with Reliable Open-Source Routing Solutions **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ravi Shankar C. | Researcher, Research, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS stands out as a highly versatile routing platform, offering diverse routing protocols and features. This flexibility allows network administrators to construct complex and customized network infrastructures to suit their specific requirements. From static routing to dynamic protocols like OSPF and BGP, VyOS caters to a broad range of routing needs, ensuring dependable and efficient network connectivity. Another remarkable aspect of VyOS is its commitment to open-source principles. Furthermore, VyOS provides a robust and user-friendly command-line interface (CLI). **What do you dislike about VyOS?** A more user-friendly web-based management interface or graphical user interface (GUI) could benefit administrators who prefer a visual approach to network management. Although VyOS primarily focuses on CLI-based management, offering a GUI option would provide an alternative for those who prefer a graphical interface for configuration and monitoring. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** VyOS addresses challenges related to routing versatility, cost-effectiveness, streamlined management, community collaboration, and network configuration options. ### 43. VyOS sagitta for research **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Constantinos V. | Senior Research Associate, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** VyOS is a virtual, open-source network tool that offers a wide range of routing capabilities. Universities can also benefit with free premium membership and support, making VyOS a must-use in networking projects. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** IT would be extremely helpful if more examples of implementing advanced network protocols were available online. For example, applying route policies and bgp. Some video tutorials would also be nice. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** No need to purchase an expensive router to deploy and control a fully functional network with advanced routing capabilities. The open-source router virtualisation is also ideal for low budget builds where space is also limited. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Hi Constantinos! Thanks for your feedback! We definitely will work on educational content around advanced networking! ### 44. Good software router **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 22, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** All features needed for a full fledged ISP are available, from VRRP, to OSPF and BGP. The community is great and helps out whenever there are issues. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Sometimes the documentation is not detailed enough. No LTS access without paying. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Stable connectivity platform for all my users, both in the cloud, in DC and via VPN. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you for sharing your experience. We appreciate your feedback and are actively working on improving our documentation. Please let us know if you have any specific suggestions. ### 45. VyOS in Academic Network Education Program **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** I use VyOS for academic education in The University of Tokyo. I provide some courses for students to exercise constructing network in virtual environment. I implement the environment using GNS3 and VyOS. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Nothing to say because currently no problem. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Before using VyOS, I provide physical small routers to students for exercise. It is costly to prepare the environments for all students. After using VyOS, I can provision the environment for each sdudent easily and students can make exercise just using web browser. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you for sharing your experience! Let us know if we can do anything to make it easier for you! ### 46. A VoIPforAll and your teams trust VyOS products **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jose Alexandre F. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 27, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** the products from VyOS company are based on open-source (Debian-based) and we liked it very much it. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** I mean, I am not sure about if something I disagree or something. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** routing and BGP issues **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > We are glad that VyOS is helpful to you! ### 47. Simply awesome **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akil A. | Plant manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 29, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Small footprint fast performance low cpu load **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Documentation for new releases may not be immediately available **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is open-source and lunux based with all modern features which are enterprise grade **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for your feedback, Akil! Regarding documentation, you can switch between versions. It's true that new features in rolling releases are not always documented immediately but in most cases, contributors add documentation relatively fast ### 48. Amazed with what it can do for free **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Usaia T. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** It's free for us, and we are using it in our critical infrastructure **What do you dislike about VyOS?** So far, for us, all is working well. No dislike so far **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Acting as one of our border/edge routers participating in BGP. We use Vyos as well for our critical site-to-site VPN between our locations around the Pacific Island countries and territories. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thank you very much for your feedback Usaia! We are glad it works for you. Our VyOS for Good program was meant precisely to help communities! ### 49. An innovative product for a service that needed solutions. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emilio M. | Cloud Solutions Architect, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** Its easy implementation and the possibilities that the product offers to the different virtual environments that we deploy with Openstack. **What do you dislike about VyOS?** The non-existence of a friendly management to delegate its administration to clients and sell it as a service. **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** Extends the capacity of virtual networks between Openstack environments with a product that currently has no competitor in the market. **Official Response from Yuriy Andamasov:** > Thanks for your feedback, Emilio! We know that GUI is important to many people, and we are working on that ### 50. VyOS philosophy is the way to go **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2023 **What do you like best about VyOS?** It has most of the features any regular switch-router-firewall must have It's open-source and free **What do you dislike about VyOS?** Syntax is sometimes too verbose There many interesting features in roadmap not implemented yet **What problems is VyOS solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm computer science teacher and I use VyOS to teach dynamic routing protocols (RIP,OSPF,BGP...) -among other things, like L2 features, DHCP, NAT, etc- inside GNS3 labs ## VyOS Discussions - [Does VyOS have a GUI?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-vyos-have-a-gui) - 6 comments, 1 upvote - [What OS is VyOS based on?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-os-is-vyos-based-on) - 3 comments - [View VyOS pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/vyos/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-15+06%3A24%3A11+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=f58d0425-df66-458b-bb14-9da50b583c14&secure%5Btoken%5D=045f3235bd59a900e8510e8b61b778619be958da1247509f4de9578bdf5644e0&format=llm_user) ## VyOS Integrations - [EVE](https://www.g2.com/products/eve/reviews) - [Git](https://www.g2.com/products/git/reviews) - [IBM Terraform (formerly HashiCorp Terraform)](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-terraform-formerly-hashicorp-terraform/reviews) - [Mi-Case](https://www.g2.com/products/mi-case/reviews) - [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) ## VyOS Features **Network** - Overlay and Underlay - Connectivity - Availability **Memory Management - Operating System** - RAM management **Usage** - Multi-Device Usage - Multiple Concurrent Connections - Protocol Choices - Unlimited Bandwidth - No Log Storage - Varied Server Locations - Unlimited Server Switches **Application** - Integration - Performance - Health - Self-Heal - Simplify - Expenses **Device Management - Operating System** - I/O management **Miscellaneous** - Live Customer Support - Open Source Code - Multiple Payment Methods **Backup and Recovery - Operating System** - Data backup **Error Detection - Operating System** - System operations monitoring ## Top VyOS Alternatives - [Netgate pfSense](https://www.g2.com/products/netgate-pfsense/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (317 reviews) - [CentOS](https://www.g2.com/products/centos/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (409 reviews) - [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (2,315 reviews)