Customer Ratings & Reviews

The best router I have used to date. I’m a big fan of Asus WiFi routers and this one is no exception! Excellent range. I don’t get any dead spots anywhere in my 2800 sq. ft. house and I can go about 100 ft in any direction outside and still get signal. For gaming it’s a beast and comes with a variety of options to reduce lag, but remember you are limited by your service provider and are capped at the speeds and ping they offer. Also, even though it doesn’t support the wtfast network it doesn’t make a difference considering the limited games wtfast supports. Yes it is on the expensive side, but it compares with routers in the $400 range and in many instances outperforms them. Excellent and easy to use interface. If you’re on the fence get this router!

I did my research, testing systems from TP Link Deco, Eero Pro Asus ZenWiFi and determined that this was the best for my needs. I have a two-story 2500 sq ft home in an L shape. I have one in my upstairs loft and one in the garage and zero dead spots. I have a 400 MBps connection and get 440-480 all over the entire house now! I tried the other systems and found that the speeds were inconsistent, the connections dropped too frequently, hard resets were required or they just did not “wow” me for the price tag they were asking (here’s looking at you Eero Pro). After multiple hours of reviewing, I decided to try a pair of these R-AX86U’s and I’m happy to say…these are awesome! I was replacing the ZenWiFi systems, so I was already familiar with the Asus app, but what I liked was the ability to dive deeper in the URL based platform. So, after connecting both to their respective connections to the modem and the wired backhaul it was just minutes to get them up and running. Once setup, firmware updated and my settings adjusted, speed tests blew away the competition as well as their own ZenWiFi system. Stable and fast…simply amazing. I can’t say I wasted a lot of time on the other systems because they helped me determine that this was the best fit fit my needs, but I wish I found these first!

Great router the coverage on my house is amazing for a little router, I would say it’s a little pricey but worth it.

Great router. The range is good and the app is useful. Kind of expensive though.

Let's get this out of the way. This thing is expensive, but you get what you're paying for. If all you need is just a router, this isn't for you. You want all the bells and whistles then save up and buy it.

Powerful hardware. Compatible with Asuswrt-Merlin firmware. Cons: expensive; no 6E support.

Perfect but little bit pricey. But it paid what you need for.