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Turris Omnia NG

Shares rank 12 of 15 routers by recommenders

People recommend it for its two 10 Gbps SFP+ ports and WiFi 7 support, plus open hardware design and software that runs NixOS. No critics were found.

People recommend it for its two 10 Gbps SFP+ ports and WiFi 7 support, plus open hardware design and software that runs NixOS. No critics were found.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Two 10 Gbps SFP+ ports

    “I've been looking for a WiFi 7 router that has SFP+ ports for a while now and it seems what you mentioned is just that.”

    Comment from 16 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

    “has 2x 10 Gbps SFP+ and 4x 2.5 Gbps ethernet ports”

    Comment from 14 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

    “which has two 10g SFP+ ports”

    Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router”
  • Open hardware and software support

    “People run NixOS on their Omnias, that's enough for me.”

    Comment from 15 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

    “Possibly more, they go beyond schematics on HW design.”

    Comment from 15 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

Other routers people recommend

The four most recommended other routers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Turris Omnia NG compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
MikroTik router592669%1110 yrs6 ownersApproved
GL.iNet travel router54592%9—Approved
Ubiquiti UniFi Travel Router351669%2——
OpenWrt One341077%73 mo3 ownersApproved
Turris Omnia NGThis page60100%2——
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What people said

6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“legitimately one of the best pieces of hardware I've ever owned”

RecommendsComment from 7 Jul 2026 in “OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router”

“which has two 10g SFP+ ports”

RecommendsComment from 6 Jul 2026 in “OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router”

“I've been looking for a WiFi 7 router that has SFP+ ports for a while now and it seems what you mentioned is just that.”

RecommendsComment from 16 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

“People run NixOS on their Omnias, that's enough for me.”

RecommendsComment from 15 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

“Possibly more, they go beyond schematics on HW design.”

RecommendsComment from 15 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

“has 2x 10 Gbps SFP+ and 4x 2.5 Gbps ethernet ports”

RecommendsComment from 14 May 2026 in “RISC-V Router”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.