2.5 GbE + 10 GbE
MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN
- Ports
- 2 × SFP+ + 8 × 2.5 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 21 W
VLANs:Great fit
Eight 2.5 GbE ports, two 10 GbE SFP+ and full RouterOS management in a 200 mm metal box.
from $219 (list price)Highly recommended
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10 GbE
MikroTik CRS304-4XG-IN
- Ports
- 4 × 10 GbE + 1 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 21 W
VLANs:Great fit
Four 10 GbE RJ45 ports, fanless, with RouterOS, for $199.
from $199 (list price)Highly recommended
10 GbE
MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN
- Ports
- 4 × SFP+ + 1 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 18 W
VLANs:Great fit
Four 10 GbE SFP+ cages in a fanless box the size of a paperback.
from $149 (list price)Highly recommended
2.5 GbE
Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G (USW-Flex-2.5G-5)
- Ports
- 5 × 2.5 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 6.4 W
VLANs:Good
Five 2.5 GbE ports in a palm-sized box, powered by USB-C or PoE, for $49.
from $49 (typical price)Highly recommended
2.5 GbE
NETGEAR MS305E
- Ports
- 5 × 2.5 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 5.6 W
VLANs:Good
Five 2.5 GbE ports with VLANs and link aggregation, fanless and 5.6 W.
No reference price: check the storeHighly recommended
Gigabit
TP-Link TL-SG108E
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 2.7 W
VLANs:Good
Eight gigabit ports with VLANs for the price of an unmanaged switch.
No reference price: check the storeHighly recommended
Gigabit
TP-Link TL-SG105PE
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- 4 (65 W)
- Max power
- 4.5 W
VLANs:Good
Four PoE+ ports, 65 W and VLANs in a palm-sized metal box.
No reference price: check the storeHighly recommended
Gigabit
MikroTik CSS610-8G-2S+IN
- Ports
- 2 × SFP+ + 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 11 W
VLANs:Good
Eight gigabit ports and two 10 GbE SFP+ cages in a fanless metal box, for little money.
from $119 (list price)Good budget option
Gigabit
NETGEAR GS308E
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 3.7 W
VLANs:Good
NETGEAR's eight-port gigabit switch with VLANs, link aggregation and mirroring.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
10 GbE
Ubiquiti UniFi Flex XG (USW-Flex-XG)
- Ports
- 4 × 10 GbE + 1 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 25 W
VLANs:Great fit
Four 10 GbE RJ45 ports managed from UniFi, powered by PoE+ or USB-C.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
Ubiquiti UniFi Lite 8 PoE (USW-Lite-8-PoE)
- Ports
- 8 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- 4 (52 W)
- Max power
- 8 W
VLANs:Great fit
Eight gigabit ports, four with PoE+ and 52 W, managed from UniFi.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini (USW-Flex-Mini)
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- 2.5 W
VLANs:Good
A tiny five-port UniFi switch that can run off PoE or a USB-C charger.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended
Gigabit
NETGEAR GS305E
- Ports
- 5 × 1 GbE
- PoE
- No
- Max power
- —
VLANs:Good
Five gigabit ports with VLANs in a palm-sized box.
No reference price: check the storeRecommended