OpenVPN Wi-Fi 7 Router Recommendation

[Tech9]

If the budget is limited and BE-class is not very important - GL.iNet GL-MT6000 now claims OpenVPN with DCO up to 880Mbps and WireGuard up to 900Mbps. This device is currently $140 on Amazon US. Selective routing is available in stock firmware. Comes with AdGuard Home pre-installed. OpenWrt vanilla firmware available. Compact size with 2.5GbE WAN/LAN ports.

 

[doczenith1]

PIA advertises wireguard VPN, with downloadable config files.
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Just chatted with PIA support and asked about WireGuard config files. The answer was:

I understand that you're looking for WireGuard configuration files.

Diana says: Please note that we only offer OpenVPN configuration files.

Diana says: We appreciate you for sharing with us what you’d like to see with our service. While the feature you're asking for is not currently available, I would be happy to add it to our feature request list for consideration in our future product updates.

 

[doczenith1]

If the budget is limited and BE-class is not very important - GL.iNet GL-MT6000 now claims OpenVPN with DCO up to 880Mbps and WireGuard up to 900Mbps. This device is currently $140 on Amazon US. Selective routing is available in stock firmware. Comes with AdGuard Home pre-installed. OpenWrt vanilla firmware available. Compact size with 2.5GbE WAN/LAN ports.

I'll just add that those looking into purchasing the GL-MT6000 "Flint 2" for VPN purposes should not upgrade their purchase to the Flint 3 as its VPN performance is slower than the Flint 2. Flint 3: "Enjoy Speeds Up to 680 Mbps on both WireGuard® and OpenVPN-DCO". Many upset users on the GL-iNet forums who bought the Flint 3 only to find out its VPN performance was slower than the 2.

 

[elorimer]

should not upgrade their purchase to the Flint 3 as its VPN performance is slower than the Flint 2 "Enjoy Speeds

Yes, a bit pricey for the extra 2.5g ports and triband. The 3e might be better if you don't need triband, but the specs are mostly the same including VPN performance.

 

[Shazb0t]

Thanks for the robust discussion! I held onto my RT-AC86U longer than intended but came across a local deal I think was too good to pass on. For $75 I picked up a lightly used RT-AX88U Pro that seems to fit the bill. Flashed the latest Asuswrt-Merlin firmware and it's running smooth. Hopefully it stays supported for a good while longer!

OpenVPN performance with PIA is ~300 Mbps, which is great! As mentioned earlier PIA stopped providing Wireguard configuration files.