Every small switch worth buying for a home or homelab, with ports, speeds, PoE, management, size, what each is good for and prices.
22 switches
2.5 GbE + 10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · VLANs · Homelab core · 10-inch rack
Eight 2.5 GbE ports, two 10 GbE SFP+ and full RouterOS management in a 200 mm metal box.
10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · 10 GbE · VLANs
Four 10 GbE RJ45 ports, fanless, with RouterOS, for $199.
10 GbE
Great fit for: 10 GbE · VLANs
Four 10 GbE SFP+ cages in a fanless box the size of a paperback.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
Five 2.5 GbE ports, metal and fanless: the simple way to use the 2.5 GbE ports you already have.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
Five 2.5 GbE ports in a palm-sized box, powered by USB-C or PoE, for $49.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
Five 2.5 GbE ports with VLANs and link aggregation, fanless and 5.6 W.
Gigabit
Great fit for: Silent
Eight gigabit ports with VLANs for the price of an unmanaged switch.
Gigabit
Great fit for: PoE · Silent
Four PoE+ ports, 65 W and VLANs in a palm-sized metal box.
2.5 GbE + 10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
Four 2.5 GbE ports and two 10 GbE RJ45 ports, fanless and plug and play.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
Eight 2.5 GbE ports in a fanless metal case.
10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · 10 GbE
Five 10 GbE RJ45 ports, fanless and unmanaged.
2.5 GbE + 10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · PoE
Five 2.5 GbE ports, four with PoE++ and 70 W, plus a 10 GbE SFP+ uplink, fanless.
Gigabit
Great fit for: 10-inch rack · Silent
Eight gigabit ports and two 10 GbE SFP+ cages in a fanless metal box, for little money.
Gigabit
Great fit for: Silent
NETGEAR's eight-port gigabit switch with VLANs, link aggregation and mirroring.
2.5 GbE + 10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
The same recipe as the QNAP QSW-2104-2T, 4 × 2.5 GbE and 2 × 10 GbE RJ45, in a metal case.
10 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · 10 GbE · VLANs
Four 10 GbE RJ45 ports managed from UniFi, powered by PoE+ or USB-C.
Gigabit
Great fit for: VLANs · PoE · Silent
Eight gigabit ports, four with PoE+ and 52 W, managed from UniFi.
Gigabit
Great fit for: Silent
A tiny five-port UniFi switch that can run off PoE or a USB-C charger.
Gigabit
Great fit for: Silent
The five-port gigabit switch everyone owns: metal, silent, 2.3 W and cheap.
Gigabit
Great fit for: No use rated great
Five gigabit ports with VLANs in a palm-sized box.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network
Eight 2.5 GbE ports, fanless and unmanaged, in a flat wall-mountable case.
2.5 GbE
Great fit for: 2.5 GbE network · Silent
QNAP's five-port 2.5 GbE switch, fanless and unmanaged.