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If you are riding the Geerling train you would probably be interested in the upcoming mono router: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/testing-mono-gateway-...

Personally I use an x86 PC (supermicro E300 with X11SDV motherboard with integrated Intel X540 10Gbe NICs) running opnsense.

ServeTheHome is a good place to look for reviews of the switches available, e.g. https://www.servethehome.com/10gbe-in-2026-is-finally-hittin...

Full, multiport 10GbE switches are still rather pricy. You could look at 2.5Gb or 5Gb port routers that have a 10Gb input. You won't be able saturate it with a single device, but you would using multiple devices. Ubiquiti has some nice stuff.

https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/usw-aggregation

https://mikrotik.com/product/crs304_4xg_in

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLGLRTGF

The Microtik in the link draws 15 watts at idle...