Best router for Openwrt in 2024?

[greghouse]

There have been so many new router releases, I was wondering which router is the best router in 2024 for stable Openwrt experience.
It has to be gigabit supported router

 

[Sanemi]

@dhyaneshwar94 btw what’s your current openwrt router ?

 

[greghouse]

@Sanemi I had Archer A7 as my main router with mwan3 load balancing BSNL ftth and airtel 4g for 6 months.
Then I had a Pi 4B as an openwrt router, load balancing BSNL FTTH and airtel 5g.
Now I got aa new Netgear router and have flashed Openwrt on it.
I have also purchased a Nanopi r4s plus.
I think the Nanopi will do the job I want well lol

 

[sloj]

The r4s is good. Costs as much as a Pi 4b but comes with two ethernet ports and it's own casing. Btw what will you do with the Pi now?

 

[greghouse]

well I already have 2 Pi4b's.
that pi is now a network monitor cum tailscale subnet router/exit node, so it is being used well
I also bought a Pi 5

 

[sloj]

 

[Sanemi]

@dhyaneshwar94 Bro how did you purchased the Nanopi r4s and how’s the performance of r4s

 

[greghouse]

@Sanemi sorry its a r2s plus and not r4s

 

[Sanemi]

@dhyaneshwar94 btw how is the performance?.
Fabtoindia product ?

 

[deepakdcg]

hey @dhyaneshwar94 I have few clarifications and questions regarding Openwrt for my home network, how can I reach u on Telegram ?
would appreciate if u can help

 

[greghouse]

@Sanemi it is a router. A proper OWRT router. Works as advertised. Does everything I want it to do. In a small cute tiny form factor. You need a seperate wifi accesspoint to have more lan ports and wifi, otherwise it is just soo good. Sorry for late response

@deepakdcg yes sure, gregoryhouse94 at telegram