Asus RT-BE58U vs TP-Link Deco BE23

Nearly identical on paper, split by price and warranty: the Asus RT-BE58U edges out the TP-Link Deco BE23 overall on a lower price and a longer 3-year warranty against the Deco's two years, even though the Deco BE23 posts a higher owner rating. Both are dual-band Wi-Fi 7 routers rated at an identical 3.6 Gbps combined, with no 6 GHz band, yet they take very different forms: the Deco BE23 is an expandable mesh system with proprietary node-to-node coverage, a built-in speed test and support for up to 150 connected devices, while the RT-BE58U is a standalone router with no additional nodes to add beyond AiMesh pairing. The RT-BE58U counters with things the Deco skips: a USB 3.0 port for network storage (FTP, Samba, Time Machine, media sharing), WireGuard VPN and command-line access, none of which the Deco BE23 offers. Buyers who want to expand coverage across a large home with simple app-managed nodes should look at the TP-Link Deco BE23; anyone who wants one router with USB storage, WireGuard and hands-on control at a lower price should pick the Asus RT-BE58U.