Customer Ratings & Reviews

A seriously amazing router! Handles everything I have with ease and I have a 5> ping and I’m maxing out my bandwidth spectrum with this router! Amazing! It’s light years ahead of the curve!

This is a powerful router that can basically do everything. It has great coverage and doesn't need reboot like older ASUS routers. It also has much more 2.5Gbps LAN ports compared to the regular RT-BE96U and two 10Gbps LAN ports. The difference in price between the RT-BE96U and the GT-BE98 Pro is less than a 5-port 2.5Gbps switch, so it's a nobrainer to choose the GT-BE98 Pro. However, the one crucial flaw for this router is that it has dual 6GHz bands instead of dual 5GHz bands. In today's world, not many devices can take advantage of the 6GHz band, let alone the extremely short-ranged 6GHz high band. With dual 5GHz bands like the GT-BE98, you can put all IoT devices on the low band, and everything fast & modern on the high band. With this router, you can't do that.

I’ve used Asus routers for years and I have to say, they’re among the best. Their interface is great, simple and is based on open source software. This router is huge but it is powerful enough to send WiFi throughout my home. WiFi 7 is coming, and this router will prepare you for it. Something great about this router is it has Guest Networking Pro. What this means is that you can create specialize SSIDs for your guests, IoT devices, or a network for working from home. Each network you create is separate from your intranet, so it can’t access your devices on the primary network (network segregation). If you’re wondering what the difference is with this router versus their other WiFi 7 router, it’s because this one includes Quad Bands instead of Tri Band. This is beneficial if you plan on implementing mesh networking. One of the best things about Asus is that any of their routers can be used as a mesh node. Overall this is an awesome router for performance, security, network segregation and I can’t recommend it enough. Can’t recommend it enough.

Awesome router: I had the previous version and this one is as good as that (though without two 5g networks and if you transfer settings, you will have a phantom network that you aren't able to delete). But works well, good wireless range and settings. If you are transferring networks, just connect everything to the first 5g network, delete the other 5g network before saving the configuration.: then when you restore from the saved config, you should be fine.

I was originally running the Asus AX11000 with two new GT6 nodes. 1G internet service. I was getting under 900 mbs to the router, and below 400mbs to my main computer. I replaced the main router with this new BE98 Pro and post set up, I’m getting almost 1.2g to the router and over 900 mbs to the main PC! Simply remarkable. Set up was relatively simple, using the iOS Asus router app. Pretty much stuck with the initial defaults. There were a few hiccups during set up. First the GT6 nodes were showing poor connections to the main until I rebooted the BE98 Pro. Second, I tried the add an AX58 node as well, and the BE98 Pro didn’t not want to recognize it. I could not get the app to add. Finally, I logged in via browser on my phone and it recognized and added it! I cannot believe the immediate boost in performance, well worth the change!

Wifi 7 I have had this for about a month now and had the non gaming version rtbe96u this one has a dedicated gaming port as well as 10g lan port . Had very intensive features and stable connections

As a gamer this might be the greatest addition tonmy PC set-up.

We’re enjoying a Super fast WiFi w/o uses We truly recommend this device works every penny

The connection on this router is solid it has perfect traffic control and so many options in the asus app and easy to setup it has long range wich was the main reason i bought this

I wanted to love it but ASUS missed the mark with a bad product. WiFi 6 was garbage and even with a direct connection to my Nvidia Shield everything buffered like crazy with a fiber connection. Lack of firmware updates ruined this beautiful looking device. PS. I tried everything for 58 days.....

Upgraded from the GT-AX11000 - mostly for better performance in PCVR. I am very much satisfied with the performance of it. With the two 6Ghz bands, I have two different SSIDs created for the two VR headsets we have at my place (Quest Pro and Quest 3). We have 2 gaming PCs connected to the multi gig ethernet ports, and can run them both at the same time with no issues. Both headsets are able to achieve what I'm assuming must be their maximum wifi speeds (about 1300Mbs on the Pro, 1900Mbs on the Quest 3), as I haven't seen any higher numbers yet. The 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz bands provide connectivity for all the other devices, and I have seen >1000Mbs speed tests on the 5Ghz network, so that's great for my laptops, phones and tablets, and the 2.4Ghz has great range and works great for IoT devices and such. The amount of options available in the config is just great, and is a big part of why I chose this router (along with the awesome multigig LAN port connectivity options). I compared this router to the Netgear wifi 7 router (Rs700, I believe?) and found all the additional QoS and gaming prioritization features very helpful in keeping buffer bloat and overall ping times a bit lower. The WireGuard VPN works great, the Guest network Pro features are very hand, the ability to mesh with other ROG routers helps keep my GT-AX11000 relevant, and guarantees that I'll be sticking with Asus routers for the foreseeable future. Plus, being able to install AsusWRT Merlin on the device gives you even more options. Downsides? Well, the thing is pretty massive, and TBH I find the looks are a bit ridiculous and juvenile. "Do the looks of a router really matter?" you ask? Well, with Wifi 6 having less range, you're going to want to keep it out in the open in the area you want the fastest speeds. The LEDs are kinda neat, but I'm not a fan of the controller they used and the patterns and effects all look obnoxious, so setting for a static color is pretty much the best option (thankfully you can disable them altogether). Also, that little pointless plastic window that lets you view stupid stickers in an empty cavity is just dumb, it would be better to have this be more heatsink (especially because the device runs hot for a router) or at least give the option to remove the clear plastic so that there's less insulation on top of the plastic layer underneath. Not to mention that, over time, dusty and lint will probably work its way under there, just making things look gross (instead of dorky). I definitely preferred the look of the Netgear, but ended up prioritizing the performance and features, so Asus won easily there.

Minus 1 star for the cost. This thing is a beast in size. Other than that very happy with the router. Easy to set up, the interface is a little cluttered but got it set up with all my preferences pretty fast. Best of all it reaches from my 1st floor up to my 3rd floor townhouse. The previous Wifi7 (T-P Link) router I tried couldn't do that with even the 2.4GHz radio. The external antennas definitely help with maximizing coverage. Very satisfied. RGB lighting...I turned it off since it sits above eye level but others may find that cool. My PC has 2.5GbE and my NAS has 10GbE so having 10GbE ports were a must. iPhone 14pro can hit 1.2Gbps Tx and Rx. Only have 1Gbps internet service so the WiFi speed is really for internal file transfers.

Few hours wifi weak it not flow for multiple games, reset default all the time, bad product

This is a strong Wi Fi 7 router on its own. In a clean setup it delivered fast and steady speeds, often around 1200 Mbps at close and mid range, and the interface made setup simple. Wired ports handled backhaul and desktop connections without fuss, and roaming between rooms felt smooth when the signal was coming from this unit alone. Build quality is solid, the radios feel capable, and the overall experience suggests it can anchor a modern network with ease. Where it stumbled for me was mixing it with older Zen Pro Wi Fi 6E gear in a mesh. The results were inconsistent, with range pockets where the signal dipped and speeds that would drop even though peak throughput looked great. After a few tries I concluded it did not improve my network because the mixed generation mesh was the bottleneck, so it went back. If you plan to run this as a solo router or only pair it with matching generation nodes, I would buy it again without hesitation. For a blended mesh with older routers, I would skip it and keep the system consistent. For what it offers in raw speed, stability, and features, the price for the quality is good.

The new KING of WiFi 7 routers is here! The BE98 Pro is a blazing-fast router with super easy set up. While you can use the ASUS app, I prefer using a web-based browser to set it up. After a firmware update I recommend doing a factory reset/restore and making very minimal changes from the default settings as this router works great out of the box! The BE98 Pro is massive in size/footprint and has 8 large external antennas and comes at a hefty price tag - you definitely get what you pay for in terms of fast wireless speeds, extreme range and set it and forget it convenience. I have tried multiple WiFi 7 routers (Netgear Nighthawk and TP-Link), the Axus is, by far, the best of the bunch and unlike the other 2 you do not have to pay for subscription services that’s already included with ASUS free of charge. Future proof your networking with the best consumer router on the market today! Highly recommended.

I have a 2600 sqft home and game often while streaming. This router covers all my devices with no lag. Its very fast and the selection of bandwidths is nice when selecting speeds for various devices. It runs a little warm but so far thats the only thing slightly negative i can say.

pros: pretty solid range, good speed, decent features in the default firmware cons: default firmware only supports a list of ddns services and does not allow you to set your own domain

This thing is an absolute beast! I replaced my old ASUS router that had gone end of life with this one and saw my network speeds skyrocket. It's rock solid, stable, and future-proof with Wifi 7. Initial setup was easy, but it is also packed full of advanced options and features (security, VLANs, VPN, traffic analytics, and mesh networking) for those who know what they're doing and want more control over their networks. For example, I was able to set this up as the core router of a mesh network with two ASUS ROG GT6s to ensure blazing fast connectivity through all 3 floors of my home.

Upon visiting a Best Buy store I was immediately greeted by a very knowledgeable sales associate. While I had researched this router extensively, the associate added to my research solidifying the decision to purchase. The router exceeded expectations in ease of setup, range, speed and options available to customize my network. The phone app is an added bonus. I would recommend this router.

Super easy setup. Tri band with individual band setup. This has great coverage and great speeds