Customer Ratings & Reviews

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!

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.....

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.

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

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.

Great router. Very fast speeds and good range. Setup is easy with the app, with more advanced options for ones that know how to use them. Vpn is also easy to setup for all devices connected or you can choose which devices will be connected at all times.

This thing is a beast and the factory packaging is excessive. It took longer to unwrap all the packaging than to set my network up. Once you’re plugged in setup is easy through the app or web interface and very user friendly. The router itself is a beast and the lighting is kind of obnoxious but that’s ok because that’s the target audience and besides, you can turn it off. I simply care that it performs and it truly does. I had an Eero 6 Pro 3 base station setup before this which worked great in my 2600 sq ft single story house. I just upgraded to AT&T 2 Gig internet and this router is exactly what I needed as most routers on the market will not cut it. Wired tests were phenomenal: 2300/2300 Mbps download/upload on Cat 6 cable and 940/940 on Cat 5E through a gigabit switch. I don’t have any Wifi 7 devices so I tested with my Wifi 6E iPhone and I got the following in order of closest to furthest distance from the router: Office at front of house(router location) 1230/1400 Living room (adjacent to office) 1000/600 Family room 580/190 Garage (adjacent to office) 1120/850 Guest bedroom 640/260 Bedroom 1 720/280 Bedroom 2 480/150 Master Bedroom 520/160 Master bathroom (furthest room to router) 50/10 Standing next to the router it will use the 6GHz band which is great but the range is minimal. Standing at the furthest room in the house it drops to 2.4 GHz where the signal will be great but the actual throughput on this band is kind of mediocre but still usable. There’s always room to expand as it can mesh with other Asus routers so that’s a plus. I highly recommend this router if you’re getting more than 1 gig from your ISP: this and Cat 6 cables are the ticket for the ultimate home network.

I replaced my ASUS AXE11000 with the BE98U as my main router and saw an immediate improvement in signal quality - especially in the length of travel of the 6 GHz band I have become so dependant on. ASUS had ruined my version 1 ET8 Mesh nodes with firmware updates. I had used with the AXE11000 for 6 GHz client connections. I now use the BE98U with the AXE11000 as a Mesh node and have fair 6 GHz coverage. I am upgrading the AXE11000 with the BE96U this week and expect to have even better 6 GHz coverage in my home and expect the BE96U Meshed with the BE98U will further improve all signals with the much improved interference rejection of WiFi signals in my neighborhood the BE98U has already provided. WIFi 7 and the multiple lanes provided using top end BE ASUS routers is unbeatable. If I find I still need more 6 GHz signat one point in my home, I will just keep the AXE11000 as Mesh node there. In any case, the performance will still be far above what I had using four ET8s as Mesh nodes with my AXE11000 as the main router in my previous setup - before ASUS ruined the 6 GHz broadcasting on ET8 Mesh nodes with firmware updates. I won't be using any more ASUS ZEN products.

The 4x 2.5GbE ports and 2x 10GbE ports really make this worth the money. Add that to the way this router utilizes 2 bands of 6Ghz WiFi as a backhual and standard offering for devices actauuly makes a 6GhZ mesh system worth it. Or maybe only worth. However thr distance of the wifi isnt great with the fater speeds this thing offers. So if thats your primary reason for purchasing this keep that in mind. My home network uses the Dual WAN and is a hybrid of Aimesh and Cat6 runs. Having the ability to have multi-gigabit WAN connections and then more ports to send that across my homes Cat6 is a must have for me. The GUI isnt unfamiliar from other Asus router offerings and still seems to operate much like all other Asus Dual WAN routers. So kinda meh for some but I never have had an issue. I hate RBG so being able to turn it off on thr router is also very nice.

Absolute BEAST!! WiFi speeds are fantastic and I love the RGB options. The range is amazing! I definitely recommend especially for gaming!

I upgraded to the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro after years of using the Netgear X10. The X10 was a great router in its time, and honestly, I was happy with it for a long while. But lately, I started to notice that it just wasn’t keeping up. I pay for 1 Gig internet, and with the X10, I was lucky to see around 700 Mbps, even though I have a Netgear CM2000 modem that’s supposed to handle up to 2.5 Gig. Something clearly wasn’t working right, and it became obvious that the bottleneck was the router. Since switching to the GT-BE98 Pro, everything has been on a different level. My speeds are way higher and much more consistent across all my devices. Gaming connectivity has improved noticeably too, matches feel smoother and more responsive, and I’m not seeing random ping spikes like I used to. The ASUS app is another huge plus. It makes setting up and managing the network super easy, but it still gives you real control over everything if you want to dig deeper. I actually feel like I’m managing my network now instead of just hoping for the best. The 6 GHz range is a little shorter than the other bands, but honestly, it’s already giving me speeds higher than what I’m even paying for, so it’s absolutely worth it. This router completely crushed my expectations. If you want serious performance and total control over your WiFi, this is the one to get.

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.

It works great as it should! I would purchase it again. One thing I noticed though is it seems since having this I noticed devices connected to router like my computer, iPad, phone, and such... etc... I noticed one on it called Cloud Network Technology singap, which I do not have a device that says that, I looked it up and apparently the China company that makes this will connect to you network randomly, I do not think china needs to be connecting to my network at any time, they should connect to there now stuff not mine. But it is what it is, and seems to work great.