Customer Ratings & Reviews

By far the easiest setup ever that I did on a router. Out the box, plug it in, input all the details you want, i.e. network name, password, router log in, that’s it,..! No frills, no hassle,..! I’m done with Netgear routers, they are amazing when they’re working, but horrible when it starts to age, somehow 4-5 months is old enough for it to go breakdown. I’ll update this review after a couple of months, but ao far the connection is stable, and REALLY fast,..!

Really good router , really fast especially for Wi-Fi 6 devices, alone with my pc I’m getting 700-850 mbs and can handle over 20 devices like nothing!

Outperformed my old router by miles! Great speed and coverage.

Great coverage and connections. Fast speed. Highly recommended...

This router is full featured and is fast. With MerlinWRT it is easy to unlock even more features. AIMesh let me use my older routers as additional access points and set up a full mesh system throughout my property. The 2.5gbps port, acting as WAN, lets me get my full internet speed to the router and LAN port aggregation lets me get that full speed to the rest of my network.

Wow what a monster of a Wi-Fi router. It's providing the internet speed that I pay for. Will recommend to gamers that required a strong connection. This beast made me a believer of Wi-fy routers.

Great WiFi speed and no latency when ever I’m gaming. Games like call of duty, over watch2, and apex. This router you must get.

Did alot of research on this router. Rated higher and better than most routers twice the price. Setup took less than a minute and all control is on your phone for easy access. Went from 2 bars in my bedroom to full bars three houses down. I have always been an Asus guy and am very happy I added this to the mix.

I did some research on routers for about a month trying to find one to replace my old dieing router and I came across this one. I've had it for alittle over a month and this thing is a beast. It can handle any kind of load I throw at it without even batting an eye. With the amount of smart devices I have in my home that's connected at any given time you still get extremely fast wifi. And the app is awesome if need be you can set priority devices to get the best experience possible say for like smart tvs or gaming devices. And set up is a breeze!

Easy to set up its fast and has great range love the app..

Great speed, pretty good coverage. OS let's you customize your network to your heart's content. HIghly recommended as a stand alone router. The con is that the AiMesh feature is very buggy. I tried to create a mesh network using another RT-AC86U and an RT-AC68U. Every combination of root/node I could think of resulted in the node dropping out consistently. I couldn't maintain a mesh network for more than 2 hours. As I need a mesh network, unfortunately I'll be returning this unit. I'm disappointed having to return this since as a stand alone router, this unit is amazing.

I bought this router to replace my old Netgear R6400 ac1750, which started to act up. This router is more expensive, but I feel the features & performance justifies the price increase. The first thing I noticed immediately was the additional range. I have several wireless cameras around the outside of my house, and I was only getting about 1/2 of the maximum ISP speed from my old router around those locations (with signal traveling through multiple walls/glass windows/brick fireplaces, etc.). Now I can get full speed (260 Mbps) at all locations. The router setup is very easy with good UI. I haven't tested out the gaming features yet, but initial spot check also shows small improvement in ping time, which is a plus. All in all very happy with the purchase with about a week or so in use.

A huge upgrade because all my neighbors are on 2.4Ghz and hardly anyone is on 5Ghz, so there's less congestion on whatever channel you're running on. I recommend downloading Wifianalyzer and checking how many people are 2.4 compared to 5Ghz and then make your decision. The only negative is that I wish ASUS would release more firmware upgrades.

This is my second Asus router and it is every bit as powerful as the previous one. It has excellent range, reaching to the far corner of the house with enough speed for HD video. (The router is at one corner of the main floor, with the extreme point being in the basement.) Since we switched to a streaming TV service, I wanted a powerful router with good range, which this Asus model delivers. The setup was quick and easy using a cellphone Asus app. The web interface is the same as the one from the earlier router, which reduced the learning curve a good bit. One unpleasant surprise was the presence CAPTCHA's at login time. Once I finally got logged in, I explored the menus until I found the checkbox to clear to get rid of them.

This is an incredible router with features galore, all without breaking the bank. Setup was certainly easy enough because the router being replaced was a RT-AC86U. Just saved the old settings off and then imported them into the new RT-AX86U. The old router was reset to factory and then used as part of our home AIMesh (Asus exclusive) system. All worked perfectly. No more dead spots. Our ISP provides 300mbs speed and a wired (ethernet) AIMesh connection 100ft away was providing 250mbs plus speeds. One system in our network has a WIFI 6 wireless adapter and it was also clocked at 220-250mps. All in all, just plain impressive!

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!

I finally decided I needed to upgrade my wifi from an old Linksys from 7 years ago. While that router was running strong, I wanted faster speeds at home and have had good luck with some older ASUS routers at family members homes. The price to feature ratio here seemed spot on for me. I don’t use the air mesh as this thing covers my whole home without trouble. Setup was easy. Much improved speeds and easy to use app. The web interface seems a bit easier to use but the app still works fine for most things. So far so good.

Always been a Netgear fan, however haven't been impressed with them lately. Tried this Asus RT86U gaming router and impressed with the range, let alone speeds. I have Gigablast and this router is extremely fast. The app for my phone is awesome and never has issues. This is one of the best gaming routers I have ever owned. Wifi 6 is the way to go, even though I'm hardwired when gaming.

This router is honestly amazing for it's price point. I was using a 4 year old Linksys router in my basement and recently it has seemed slower and has never had that great of coverage to our second story. Testing my speeds (even at my PC that is plugged into it) I would hit 150mbps max, which is terrible considering I pay for 400mbps. Switching to this router was extremely easy. Setup was probably the simplest I've had. The speeds I'm hitting are 400+Mbps. Plus I have full coverage everywhere in my home, to the garage, and I still pick up signal even across the street when I check the mail.

Good all around router - reliable, reasonable speed and range, extensive and easy to use features. I upgraded from RT-AX86S that failed on me in two weeks and this one running without any issues. Time will show how long it will last - my previous ASUS failed in 4 years. If you like you can import network configuration from an older ASUS model but that creates minor problems, e.g. prevents you from changing administrator password.