For home use, a simple unmanaged Gigabit switch is all you need to expand your router's ports. Buy a managed switch or a switch with PoE only if you are running security cameras, access points, or complex VLAN setups.
Updated Apr 5, 2026
TS-HUB3K
$25.99
NETGEAR
Netgear GS516PP 16-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Unmanaged Switch
GS516PP-100NAS
$300.54
Black Box
Black Box LGB1110A 10-Port Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
LGB1110A
$302.5
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst C1200-24T-4X 24-Port Gigabit Managed Network Switch
C1200-24T-4X
$303.95
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst C1300-8T-E-2G 8-Port Gigabit Managed Network Switch
C1300-8T-E-2G
$306.99
Cisco
Cisco CBS110-24PP 110 Series Unmanaged 24-Port Rack-Mountable Ethernet Switch
CBS110-24PP-NA
$306.99
EtherWAN
EtherWAN EasyPoE Lite Series 4-Port PoE + 1-Port RJ45 Security Cabinet Solution
EASYPOE4B
$700
SonicWALL
SonicWALL SWS14-48 48-Port Gigabit Managed Network Switch
03-SSC-2110
$700
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst C1300-24T-4X 24-Port Gigabit Managed Network Switch
C1300-24T-4X
$704.95
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst C1300-24P-4G 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed Network Switch (195W)
C1300-24P-4G
$713.95
TP-Link
TP-Link Omada SG3428XPP-M2 24-Port 2.5G PoE++ Compliant Managed Network Switch
SG3428XPP-M2
$719.99
SoundTube Entertainment
SoundTube Entertainment STNet-Switch II 16-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed Switch
STNET-SWITCH-II
$1,543
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Enterprise 48 48-Port 2.5Gb PoE+ Compliant Managed Network Switch with SFP+
USW-ENTERPRISE-48-POE
$1,549
BZBGEAR
BZBGEAR Netgear AV Line M4250-8G2XF-PoE+ 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed Switch
NET-M4250-8G2XF-POE+PC
$1,560
Luminex
Luminex GigaCore 10i 10-Port Multi-Gig Managed AV Network Switch
LU0100089-10G
$1,561.5
Cambium
Cambium cnMatrix TX2012R-P 8-Port PoE 4 Compliant Gigabit Network Switch
MXTX2012GXPA11
$1,574.57
NETGEAR
Netgear MS308E 8-Port 2.5G Ethernet Managed Switch
$169.99
TP-Link
TP-Link TL-SG1005P (v1) 5-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch
$43.98
TRENDnet
TRENDnet TI-PG62 6-Port Hardened Industrial Gigabit PoE+ DIN-Rail Switch
$159.99
TP-Link
TP-LINK TL-SG608 8-Port 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch
$18.99
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch ES-48-500W 48 Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Switch
$899
ZyXEL
ZyXEL GS1100 8-Port GbE Unmanaged PoE Switch with GbE Uplink
$119.99
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst 9200L 48-port PoE+ Compliant Gigabit Managed Network Switch with SFP+
$2,836.76
AVPro Edge
AVPro Edge AC-MXNET-SW12 12-Port Multi-Gig PoE+ Compliant Unmanaged Network Switch
$2,265
NETGEAR
Netgear ProSafe 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch
$0
Veracity
Veracity CAMSWITCH Plus 4+1 Port 802.3at PoE Network Switch
$249.95
BZBGEAR
BZBGEAR Netgear AV Line M4350-44M4X4V 48-Port 2.5G / 10G PoE++ Compliant Managed Switch (TAA Compliant)
$9,360
NETGEAR
Netgear XS505M 5-Port 10-Gigabit Unmanaged Switch
$429.99
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi USW-24 24-Port Managed Gigabit Managed Switch with SFP
$225
Cisco
Cisco CBS220-16T-2G 16-Port Gigabit Managed Network Switch with SFP
$239.99
Cudy
Cudy GS105 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Network Switch
$13.99
Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch PRO 48-Port Gigabit Managed Switch with SFP+
$599
TRENDnet
TRENDnet 8 Port Gig Web Smart Switch
$99.99
TP-Link
TP-Link JetStream TL-SX3206HPP 4-Port PoE++ Compliant 10G Managed Network Switch with 10G SFP+
$399.99
TP-Link
TP-Link TL-SG105E 5-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch
$19.99
TRENDnet
TRENDnet TI-G160i 16-Port Gigabit Industrial Managed Network Switch
$449.99
ZyXEL
ZyXEL GS1900-24HPV2 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Complaint Managed Switch with SFP
$199.99
Cisco
Cisco CBS220-8FP-E-2G 8-Port Gigabit PoE Compliant Managed Network Switch with SFP
$243.99
Cisco
Cisco Catalyst 1300 Series Network Switch 24 Port
$2,032.98
NETGEAR
Netgear GS324v2 24-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch
$69.99
Basic unmanaged network switches use negligible power and have zero maintenance costs. PoE (Power over Ethernet) and large managed switches use more electricity but are still relatively cheap to run.
Common Failure Modes
Switches are solid-state devices with high reliability. When they fail, it is usually due to lightning strikes/power surges blowing individual ports or the internal power supply dying.
For home use, a simple unmanaged Gigabit switch is all you need to expand your router's ports. Buy a managed switch or a switch with PoE only if you are running security cameras, access points, or complex VLAN setups.
Network switches are extremely reliable solid-state devices. They are usually replaced because networking speed standards outgrow them, rather than due to hardware failure.
Top-rated network switches brands include NETGEAR, TP-Link, TRENDnet, Ubiquiti, Cisco and more. Covala Shopping tracks 890 network switches from 72+ brands.
Basic unmanaged network switches use negligible power and have zero maintenance costs. PoE (Power over Ethernet) and large managed switches use more electricity but are still relatively cheap to run.
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