raspberry-gateway VS asuswrt-merlin.ng

Compare raspberry-gateway vs asuswrt-merlin.ng and see what are their differences.

raspberry-gateway

Simple yet powerful home gateway environment with Pi-Hole +Unbound, VPN, Torrent client and Internet monitoring, all managed by Portainer. (by d3vilh)

asuswrt-merlin.ng

Third party firmware for Asus routers (newer codebase) (by RMerl)
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raspberry-gateway

Posts with mentions or reviews of raspberry-gateway. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-04.

asuswrt-merlin.ng

Posts with mentions or reviews of asuswrt-merlin.ng. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-18.
  • Is this possible with Wireguard/oVPN?
    1 project | /r/HomeNetworking | 7 Dec 2023
    I think you need VPN director from Asuswrt Merlin https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/VPN-Director
  • Asus Router Reviews
    1 project | /r/ProtonVPN | 4 Dec 2023
    Not an answer, but I have the AC5300 and like it. And if you're not aware, there's open source firmware for a lot of the Asus routers here. I use it and once again seems fine. Disclaimer, I'm not a power user, so probably can't answer anything more specific about VPN setup on the router itself, but from my understanding it is possible.
  • ASUS Merlin and VPN Director - Route LAN traffic through WG site-to-site VPN and WAN traffic through OVPN client
    1 project | /r/ASUS | 17 Nov 2023
    However, I am struggling with how to route the site-to-site client's WAN traffic through its own OVPN client connection. If I set up a rule routing all client subnet traffic through the OVPN connection, then the Wireguard rule never gets processed, because all OVPN rules are processed before any Wireguard rules.
  • OpenVPN Modem/Router
    1 project | /r/OpenVPN | 1 Aug 2023
    Many (all?) of the ASUS routers supported by the Merlin firmware https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/ have OpenVPN built-in. If you have an ISP-provide modem/router, you may be able to put it in transparent bridge mode.
  • Looking To Buy A New Router
    1 project | /r/HomeNetworking | 11 Jul 2023
    However, it looks like only the older model is on sale. Go for the Asus and do research if you want Merlin or not.
  • Does merlin support Asus AX RT55 router?
    1 project | /r/HomeNetworking | 11 Jul 2023
    Here's the official website. It has a list of supported routers: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/
  • Verizon fios
    1 project | /r/jerseycity | 10 Jul 2023
    If you are somewhat good with computers, get an Asus router with a broadcom chipset that can run Merlin WRT. They are rock solid and feature packed (you can even adjust the wireless power level, since you're having wifi issues). There's a list of supported routers here: https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng/wiki/Supported-Devices
  • First time testing with 2.5g adapter
    1 project | /r/Spectrum | 9 Jul 2023
  • ASUS Mesh Issues
    1 project | /r/ASUS | 8 Jul 2023
  • New Wireless Router Suggestions
    1 project | /r/teksavvy | 6 Jul 2023
    Asus may be terrible in other parts of the company, but they're good in the wifi router department because they cooperate with their users to produce a better product: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing raspberry-gateway and asuswrt-merlin.ng you can also consider the following projects:

docker-compose - Some examples of docker-compose stacks used at home and at work...

openwrt - Linux distribution for embedded devices

launchpad - A collection of quick starters for ansible, kubernetes, docker, linux, windows, and more. Great for HomeLabs!

balena-adguard - AdGuard Home is a network-wide software for blocking ads & tracking

pihole-exporter - A Prometheus exporter for PI-Hole's Raspberry PI ad blocker

pfSense - Main repository for pfSense

docker-jdownloader - JDownloader 2 Docker Image (Multiarch) - 50M+ Downloads

Home Assistant - :house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.

prometheus - A docker-compose stack for Prometheus monitoring

YazFi - Feature expansion of guest WiFi networks on AsusWRT-Merlin, including SSID -> VPN, separate subnets per guest network, pinhole access to LAN resources (e.g. DNS) and more!

pi-cluster - Pi Kubernetes Cluster. Homelab kubernetes cluster automated with Ansible and ArgoCD

wireguard-windows - Download WireGuard for Windows at https://www.wireguard.com/install . This repo is a mirror only. Official repository is at https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-windows