Sabai Passport

The Sabai OS itself is in some ways superior to the Tomato Shibby firmware I previously used. My VPN is more stable and is a bit faster than before. However you are only limited to one VPN. To change servers, for example, you have to erase the ovpn file you are using and install another. But my biggest problem are the furnished instructions. Of course, they have to be followed exactly to get the Sabai OS to work properly but a few key points are mysteriously omitted from the instructions. My VPN requires a sign in to use. There was no mention of how to do this in the instructions and finding it in the online help documents is difficult. Sabai does provide a simple way to add this information but it was not obvious to me and I contacted support for help, which came quickly. More egregious is the fact that once you install the OS you need a new login name and password, which are not included in the instructions and is very hard to find in their support documents.. Why this crucial fact was omitted is a mystery. Finally, $129 is a bit much to pay for this in my opinion. Of course, if you already have a qualified router it is the cheaper way to go. Overall I am pleased with the product and I might even buy the VPN accelerator, although from what little I can find online, may not be value to me. Maybe Sabai could add more detailed information to their site.

I flashed my own Asus N66U, as I had it before I knew Sabai existed. I was looking for a central VPN solution for my house when I found Sabai. Their support is is top-notched and friendly. The VPN Gateway function is awesome and easy to use. You WILL love this product.

This is my first experience with Sabai OS after having used DD-WRT and Generic Tomato routers and I couldn't be more pleased with the result. I acquired a Netgear Nighthawk R7000 on my own and bought Sabai Passport to flash the router with Sabai OS (simpler for me to get the router this way as I live in Canada and eliminates Customs, duties etc) I selected this option after researching ways for getting openVPN on routers. I've flashed routers with DDWRT and Tomato in the past but the hassle of identifying the correct versions that go with certain hardware and knowing exactly what functionality was embedded in which OS releases was too frustrating and so unclear after browsing through pages of conflicting details on the various blogs and sites for DDWRT and Tomato. For a router as powerful and expensive as the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 I wanted support for getting clear answers to my questions even if I could perform the flashing tasks myself. Sabai Passport was the perfect fit for my requirements and included remote support if I needed it. The instructions were so clear! I received detailed and prompt responses both before and after purchase that I was able to perform the router flashing + openVPN configuration myself just by going step by step. The other key feature unique to Sabai both in function and ease of set up is the Sabai "Gateway" feature. This allowed me to specify which devices connected to the router would use the VPN connection vs regular local internet connection. This selective VPN capability alone is worth picking Sabai over another router OS as it works reliably and so easy to set up or change. I've convinced other family members to get Sabai Passport and they're fully satisfied with the service and support as well. Those in the US or people who don't want to perform any tasks preparing a router might prefer just getting the preflashed routers directly from Sabai. But for anyone who can follow step by step it really is simple enough to put Sabai OS on a router on your own with Sabai Passport

I am very happy with this purchase. Sabah 24 works where my own wi-fi from Comcast fail me. Their support and care in helping me instal the product and actually set up my Roku 3 was exceptional and very impressive. Highly recommend this company.

If your web uplink is faster than 120Mbit, you're going to cap out your hardware's ability under this OS. With Gig fiber to the home, my speeds DROPPED by 75% on identical hardware/cabling by simply moving to SabaiOS. Reverted to stock firmware and speed came back to normal. Save your cash.

I am no techy but this does what it says on the can. The support is way beyond what I expected considering I only bought a licence. Would strongly recommend.

I work in IT Customer Service, so I have pretty high expectations when it comes to support. Thankfully I found Sabai Technology to have the highest quality of support and delightful staff who are eager to help. This was not the first time I've installed firmware to a router - but I wish my first experience had been this easy. It was very straight forward - they provided the exact files to download so I didn't have to worry about getting that wrong. Then they provided specific step-by-step instruction on the installation which was problem-free and very easy. Post-install I was able to get setup and running quickly - even OpenVPN setup was easier than I've had with DD-WRT before. I ran into trouble - my own fault I should add - when trying to use the 'Gateways' feature. I could get all devices on my VPN, but for some reason couldn't get my PC off of it to use the Local IP. I contacted their support team and they remoted in to take a look. Everything looked good to their tech, so he booked me in for an appointment (free of charge) with a more experienced Tech. The booking system was fantastic given that I'm international and their opening hours were 11pm for me! The appointment itself was very fast and on time. The matter was resolved in <5 minutes and everything is as it should be. I cannot recommend Sabai more highly - I have already sent several friends their way and will continue to buy from them in the future.

Love the OS!!! The gateway feature is not only unique but it makes configuring devices for local internet and VPN a breeze. Definitely better than the stock firmware and in my opinion it has a very simple yet feature packed GUI to make configuring the device easy. The OS favors security from the initial setup, too. Wifi was already protected with a key by default. Highly recommended for a secure installation.

This product is doing exactly where I was looking for. Using a VPN connection for some devices and local internet at the same time. Setup was very easy and software is running stable.