Maybe consider MikroTik switches running RouterOS (ROS) / SwitchOS (SwOS)? The learning curve is steeper than other switches, but the functionality is quite pow

Maybe consider MikroTik switches running RouterOS (ROS) / SwitchOS (SwOS)? The learning curve is steeper than other switches, but the functionality is quite powerful. At first I was not a fan of WinBox, but it grew on me after I learned they had a beta version for Linux/macOS and that it could connect to a router by using just a L2 MAC address. It can also be virtualized / dockerized, so you can experiment with it before buying hardware. The newer hardware is even better, but I have the compact desktop version of this 24-port MikroTik switch: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-css326-24g-2srm-review-the-one-to-get/ https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-css326-24g-2srm-review... As well as this Wifi 6 AP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrDw8_PZ3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrDw8_PZ3o They recently released a small 10G ethernet switch that looks seriously good: https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs304-4xg-in-review-this-is-a-must-have-10gbase-t-marvell-switch/ https://www.servethehome.com/mikrotik-crs304-4xg-in-review-t... If I had to do my network all over again, I'd probably get either the MikroTik L009UiGS-2HaxD or RB5009UG+S+IN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIxkkNxsEhs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIxkkNxsEhs Side Notes - The Terraform provider for RouterOS is actively developed: https://github.com/terraform-routeros/terraform-provider-routeros https://github.com/terraform-routeros/terraform-provider-rou... - If you want Linux without actually needing to poke at the underlying OS, then you might also be interested in Palo Alto NGFW products running PAN-OS. Terraform is also an option: https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/terraform-provider-panos https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/terraform-provider-panos - The one area I found RouterOS majorly lacking was IPv6 support, which is provided as a separate plugin/package. My ISP doesn't support IPv6, so this did not make any difference for me. - The best IPv6 support in a network product advertizing a unix-like OS is OPNsense / PFSense, but those are routers and not switch hardware. Terraform providers are also available for these.