The Netgear XR700 X10 is a 'top of the range' VPN Router and just wins as our preferred router with the Netgear R9000 X10 coming a close 2nd .
 
The XR700 has Tri-Band 2.4GHZ/ 5GHZ / 60MHZ AD7200 WIFI with 3000sq ft coverage and a very nice Quad Core 1700MHZ CPU. This build quality of this router is stunning and it is brimming with hardware features not seen on cheaper models which includes six GigaBit LAN ports, LED illuminated high-gain antennas and all housed in a metal vented chassis. The XR700 X10 is rock solid, It easily copes with multiple connected devices, streams up to 4K IPTV and allows protected online gaming whilst still protecting all of the devices on your network. Suitable for larger houses ~ AD7200 (7.2Gbps) Nighthawk XR700 AD7200 Smart WiFi router is industry’s fastest router for media streaming. Nighthawk X10 with 802.11ac and 802.11ad WiFi technology delivers ultra-smooth 4K streaming, VR gaming and instant downloads. With a powerful 1.7GHz Quad-Core Processor and Quad-Stream architecture, you can enjoy combined wireless speeds of up to 7.2Gbps†. MU-MIMO supports simultaneous streaming, while 160 MHz doubles WiFi speeds to mobile devices. Four patent pending external active antennas amplify WiFi signals to maximize range and throughput. This is the best VPN Router available - fast, rock solid and top drawer build quality
 
The Guardian Security App Supports all of the major VPN Providers with more being added all the time.  
 
Current Providers are: 
AirVPN / blackbox / CyberGhost / ExpressVPN / GigaNews / HideMe / HMA / IPVanish / Ivacy / Ivacy China / IVPN / LeVPN / LiquidVPN / Nord / PrivateInternetAccess / PrivateVPN / ProtonVPN / PureVPN  / SaferVPN / SmartDNSProxy / SurfShark / TorGuard / UnblockVPN / VanishedVPN VPN.ac / VPNArea / VPNSecure / VPNUnlimited/  VyprVPN / Windscribe
 
Guardian Security App Advanced Features:
Mobile Friendly - control your network and quickly switch VPN servers from your phone or tablet
Easy VPN provider selection - If you have VPN accounts with multiple providers you can switch between them at the click of a button
Easy VPN Server Location selection - Switching servers is as simple as selecting a different server from the list and re-connected your VPN
30 VPN Providers - pre-installed with all the major VPN providers certificates, keys and settings
1000's of Server Locations - Server locations from around the World from all the major VPN providers pre-installed and ready for you to connect to
Auto Connect VPN - The VPN will automatically connect if you restart your router
Policy Based Routing - Select any device on your network and allow it to bypass the VPN or force it to use the VPN for all internet traffic. Block Internet access to selected devices if the VPN drops
Global Kill Switch - Block ALL Internet access on ALL devices if the VPN drops
Website Filtering - Allow direct, non VPN access to selected websites (for example you could add your banking website so when any devices on your network goes to your banking website it bypasses the VPN)
Logging - keeps a log of the status of your VPN
Router Local IP Address - Change the Local IP Address of your Router
Change DNS servers - Change your DNS servers directly
WiFi Settings - Change your wireless SSID's and passwords
Change Router username and password - Change user details required to access your Router
Auto Updates - The Guardian Security App automatically updates as new features, providers and servers come on-line
 
DD-WRT Features:
Guardian Security Router App
DNSCrypt - Turns regular DNS traffic into encrypted DNS traffic that is secure from eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks and defeats any ISPs 'Transparent DNS Proxy' like Sky in the UK by encrypting the DNS lookups
Kill Switch
OpenVPN client and server PPTP client
Advanced Qos (Quality of Service) controls for bandwidth allocation to your various Network connections.
WDS wireless bridging/repeating protocol AKA the "Repeater Bridge" mode, which allows you to easily expand your network using a second wireless router.
Built-in DNS (Domain Name System) caching - speeds up your connection to an array of sites
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) Support NAT (Network Address Translation) support