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VyOS vs FRRouting: catalog facts
VyOS	FRRouting
Freemium Open-source and royalty-free, with LTS releases distributed through the support portal and…	Free Free and open source with no paid tier.
Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Routing, firewall and VPN in a single system Runs on bare metal, cloud and edge hardware	Supports a wide set of routing protocols in one suite Works with the native Linux and Unix network stack
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	Requires solid networking knowledge to configure EIGRP and NHRP support is still alpha
Operating system	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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