Compare network switches

Every network switches we've reviewed, side by side. Prices are today's UK prices, checked hourly. £ per port divides the price by the thing you're buying more of. See the ranked Top 10

Product	Ports	Port speeds	Management	Price	£ per port	Idle	Per year	3 years, all in	Updates until	Score
Ubiquiti UniFi Flex Mini 2.5G	5 x 2.5 GbE RJ45 ports	2.5G/1G/100M/10M per port	–	~£52.99	–	1.3W	£3.00	£61.98	not announced	6.3/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link Easy Smart Switch TL-SG105PE	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 listed	Web-based UI and Easy Smart Configuration Utility; VLANs (port-based, tag-based, MTU), QoS, IGMP snooping, PoE Auto Recovery	~£39.99	–	4.52W	£10.42	£71.25	not announced	6.3/10verdict: wait for deal
NETGEAR GS108 8-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch	8 Gigabit RJ-45 copper ports	10/100/1000 Mbps on each port	Unmanaged, no VLANs	~£24.99	–	1.5W	£3.46	£35.37	not announced	6.3/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link LS1005G 5-Port Gigabit Switch	5 x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports, auto-MDI/MDIX	10/100/1000 Mbps per port, auto-negotiation	Unmanaged, plug-and-play, no configuration needed	~£9.99	–	–	–	–	not announced	6.2/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link TL-SG1005LP	5x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45; ports 1-4 are PoE+	10/100/1000 Mbps on all five ports; no 2.5GbE or 10GbE port listed	Unmanaged, plug-and-play; no web UI, VLAN or SNMP listed	~£29.99	–	–	–	–	not announced	6.1/10verdict: wait for deal
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Flex Mini	5 RJ45 ports, 1GbE	10/100/1000 Mbps per port	UniFi Network Controller management with VLAN support (1,000 VLANs), port isolation, mirroring and rate limiting; requires UniFi Network 5.12.5 or later	~£33	–	1.8W	£4.15	£45.45	not announced	6.1/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link TL-SG105S 5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch	5× 10/100/1000 Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports supporting Auto-MDI/MDIX	10/100/1000 Mbps, auto-negotiation, auto-MDI/MDIX	Unmanaged	~£13.99	–	1W	£2.31	£20.91	Sept 2024	6.1/10verdict: wait for deal
NETGEAR GS305v3 5-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Switch	5	Gigabit (5 x 10/100/1000Mbps ports, Auto Uplink)	Unmanaged	~£13.99	–	–	–	–	not announced	6.0/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link LS108GP	8x 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 ports (ports 1-8 support 802.3af/at PoE+)	10/100/1000 Mbps auto-negotiation, auto MDI/MDIX	Unmanaged, plug-and-play; no VLAN support listed	~£39.99	–	5.53W	£12.75	£78.24	not announced	6.0/10verdict: wait for deal
TP-Link TL-SG108S	8 RJ45 ports (8 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, Auto-MDI/MDIX)	10/100/1000 Mbps per port, auto-negotiated	Unmanaged, plug and play	~£17.99	–	–	–	–	not announced	5.9/10verdict: wait for deal

Prices marked ~ are the typical UK price when we researched the product; we show today's price once a retailer reports one. Value uses today's price, so it changes as prices move. Running costs assume 24/7 at idle, at 26.32p/kWh (the Ofgem price cap).

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