[amar0c]

Unfortunately they went full "Vyatta way" or "RedHat Way" by basically giving rolling release for free only. I remember times when Vyatta went behind paywalls Vyos was completely free.

Not sure who would want something rolling on device like router.

Nowdays everyone wanting something good and free go OpnSense way.

[rnhmjoj]

The biggest problem I have is that they only support (or at least that's what they release publicly) x86_64. I am forced to use openwrt because the vast majority of consumer low-power hardware is using ARM or exotic architectures. VyOS interface is vastly superior, though.

[sp0ck]

VyOS is not targeted for such usage scenarios. It is ISP who are paying for support. I have VyOS systems with BGP, MPLS, PPPoE termination, etc that are pushing gigabits of traffic. This is VyOS usecase. Not 5W router handling home or small office.

[thepill]

You can build your own LTS image relatively easy and free of charge

[LeBit]

The process is not straightforward, especially if you want to customize the image.

And I have been unable to build a cloud-init image.

But the ISO is buildable from the LTS branch and it works well.