Vyos vs Asteraix

Vyos and Asteraix both land on Depends.

Vyos

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy it if you have network-engineering skills and want a free, scriptable router/firewall OS for cloud or bare metal.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a hands-on network team or small ISP wanting SONiC white-box gear at transparent prices, ideally in the EU.

Vyos versus Asteraix
Compare	Vyos	Asteraix
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Network engineers comfortable with CLI	Small/medium ISPs (distributed BNG)
Who it's not for	Non-technical users wanting a plug-and-play Wi-Fi router	Buyers needing Cisco/Juniper-grade support ecosystems
Privacy	Active advisories: critical CVE-2025-30095 (SSH key disclosure/MITM) fixed in 1.4.5/1.5.1; a sandbox escape issue was also reported.^⁸	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Paid support portal exists; community forums active	Promised 1-business-day engineer replies, unproven
Public sentiment	Users praise VyOS's reliability, performance, and value but consistently warn about its steep, CLI-only learning curve.	No independent user reviews were found on major review sites; ScamAdviser rates the site as likely legitimate.
Biggest gotcha	Free tier is rolling release only; LTS builds and official support require paid subscriptions^⁷	Damage claims must be filed within 5 business days of delivery, with photos and order number¹⁵