VyOS
Open-source network operating system for routing, firewalling, and VPN
- Also known as
- vyos
Available worldwide
What is VyOS?
A Linux-based networking platform providing enterprise-grade routing, firewall, and VPN capabilities, deployable on bare metal servers, virtual machines, and cloud infrastructure, with automation-friendly APIs for management and configuration.
VyOS pricing
We don't have VyOS's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Open source. Optional paid subscriptions for binaries, support, and custom development.
What VyOS does
The capabilities that matter for firewalls, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Form factor
- Virtual appliance
- Ips ids inline
- -
- App id l7 filtering
- -
- Tls ssl inspection
- -
- Sdwan integrated
- -
- Threat intel feed
- -
- Central management console
- -
- Ha clustering
- ✓
- Site to site VPN
- ✓
- Remote access VPN ZTNA
- ✓
- Fips 140 validated
- -
- Common criteria certified
- -
- Open source
- ✓
- Pricing model
- Open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Linux
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (11)
Independently observed- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Ansible
- Terraform
- NAPALM
- Netmiko
- salt
- cloud-init
- Active Directory
- Dell NativeEdge
VyOS FAQ
Common questions about VyOS, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is VyOS?
A fully open-source network operating system built on Linux that supports multiple VPN protocols and offers remote management via HTTP API and scripting interfaces. Commercial subscriptions are available for prebuilt packages, technical support, and custom development services. It is indexed under Firewalls.
Source: https://vyos.io
Is VyOS free to use?
VyOS is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://vyos.io
What platforms does VyOS support?
VyOS supports Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://vyos.io
Can VyOS be self-hosted?
Yes. VyOS can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://vyos.io
What does VyOS integrate with?
We have confirmed 11 integrations for VyOS, including AWS, Azure, GCP, Ansible, Terraform, NAPALM, Netmiko and salt, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://vyos.io
VyOS alternatives
Other firewalls we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Check Point QuantumSecurity monitoring and diagnostic support services for gatewaysmedium · 63%
- Zscaler Internet AccessCloud-native secure web gateway that inspects all internet and SaaS traffic to protect users, devices, and datalow · 6%
- Sophos FirewallA unified firewall platform that consolidates network security and threat defense for hybrid environmentslow · 6%
- Palo Alto Networks NGFWA machine learning-powered firewall designed to detect and stop network threats.low · 7%
- pfSenseA network security appliance and VPN solution built on open-source technology, deployed in millions of installations across homes, businesses, and enterprise enlow · 19%
Compare VyOS
Side by side against other firewalls, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for VyOS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.06 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.06 | 0.5 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.21 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Form factor: virtual_appliance · Open source: Yes · Ha clustering: Yes · Pricing model: open_source · Site to site vpn: Yes · Remote access vpn ztna: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-09-28 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-28 · 75% |
Pricing
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