On the other end I can recommend FritzBox. Rock solid and has a lot more bells and whistles than I expected, like wireguard support, NAS-like access by attaching USB storage, and more graphs than I know what to do with. It's the happiest I've been with an electronic purchase in a long time.
Oh, I rather meant the brands to avoid. But it's still interesting to discover new ones, thanks.
Well, I don't think this build quality is solid [1]. With OpenWrt you have more freedom than FritzBox. But the UI is pretty idiot-proof indeed.
[1] https://borncity.com/win/2024/07/20/fritzbox-7590-router-the...