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BIRD vs VyOS: catalog facts
BIRD	VyOS
Free Free and open source under the GNU General Public License.	Freemium Open-source and royalty-free, with LTS releases distributed through the support portal and…
Linux, Command line	Self-hosted
Supports BGP, OSPF, RIP, BFD and Babel for IPv4 and IPv6 Flexible route filtering language	Routing, firewall and VPN in a single system Runs on bare metal, cloud and edge hardware
Unix-like systems only, no Windows port Configured through text files and a CLI, with no graphical interface	LTS builds are distributed through the support portal rather than a public download page Aimed at network engineers rather than home users looking for a simple setup
Downloadable app	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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