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Best network switches with VLANs (2026)

Each supports 802.1Q VLANs, so you can keep IoT devices, guests and servers on separate networks. Best first, by our score. Running costs assume 24/7 at idle, at 26.32p/kWh. Where we don't have today's price, we use the typical UK price we found when researching it.

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  1. #1

    Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G

    6.3/10verdict: wait for deal

    The UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G is for people who run UniFi gear and want multi-gig speeds on a small five-port switch. It suits a home office or homelab that needs a few 2.5GbE devices linked and managed from the UniFi Network application. It is a poor fit for anyone who needs PoE output, more than five ports or fibre uplinks.

    5 x 2.5 GbE RJ45 ports2.5G/1G/100M/10M per portVLANs

    1.3W idle · £3.00/year to run · £61.98 over three years, all in

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    UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G
    £52.99typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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  2. #2

    TP-Link Easy Smart Switch TL-SG105PE

    6.3/10verdict: wait for deal

    This TP-Link switch suits a small home or office network that needs a few PoE devices such as access points or cameras. It adds VLANs, QoS and IGMP snooping to a five-port gigabit layout without a fan. It is a poor fit for anyone who needs faster-than-gigabit ports, fibre uplinks or a large PoE budget.

    5 RJ45 ports (10/100/1000 Mbps), of which 4 are PoE+ (ports 1-4)10/100/1000 Mbps on all ports; no 2.5GbE or 10GbE ports listedWeb-based UI and Easy Smart Configuration Utility; VLANs (port-based, tag-based, MTU), QoS, IGMP snooping, PoE Auto RecoveryVLANs

    4.52W idle · £10.42/year to run · £71.25 over three years, all in

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    5-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch with 4-Port PoE+
    £39.99typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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  3. #3

    Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Flex Mini

    6.1/10verdict: wait for deal

    The UniFi Switch Flex Mini is for people who run, or plan to run, a UniFi network and want a small managed switch. It offers five Gigabit ports, VLAN support and controller management in a 150 g fanless-listed box. It does not suit buyers who need PoE output, SFP uplinks or faster-than-Gigabit links.

    5 RJ45 ports, 1GbE10/100/1000 Mbps per portUniFi Network Controller management with VLAN support (1,000 VLANs), port isolation, mirroring and rate limiting; requires UniFi Network 5.12.5 or laterVLANs

    1.8W idle · £4.15/year to run · £45.45 over three years, all in

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    UniFi Switch Flex Mini
    £33typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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