Asus
Networking · Last assessed 6/9/2026
Score breakdown
Parts Availability52
Schematic Access22
Repairability62
OEM Pricing50
Software Freedom72
Why this grade
Strongest firmware-freedom story of the group: Asus releases its Asuswrt firmware under the GPL, which underpins the actively maintained third-party Asuswrt-Merlin firmware, and many models (RT-AX88U, RT-AX86U, RT-AC68U, etc.) also run OpenWrt. That raises the software-lock (freedom) score well above peers. Physical repairability is comparable to other consumer routers — openable screwed/clipped cases, replaceable external antennas and PSUs, board-level fixes — but, like all the brands here, Asus publishes no schematics and offers no official spare-parts channel, which caps the overall repairability grade.