Best managed switch on Reddit
202 reviews from r/homelab, r/networking, r/HomeNetworking and 10 more subreddits
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#1
Cisco
4.1
(28)
"Cisco CBS series is fantastic."
"Cisco is all I use for NDI. I have stacks of SG350X, SG500X and SG550X models."
"$100 USD gets you a refurbished cisco 3650 or 3750, seems hard to best that for features and manageability."
"We have installed many Cisco SF302-08p switches as Range extension access switches over the years... RMA over the last 10-12 years on the units are less than 10."
"Would be a good fit for you."
"The 1000 series is on the way out but was a good option"
"Have a look at a Cisco IE-3300-8T2X-E, they are nice and compact too"
"I’d look at a Cisco IE-3300-8T2X-E"
"Cisco has the 9200cx line. It's the upgrade from the 3560cx which they still sell."
"Cisco 2960 is a solid choice."
#2
Mikrotik
4.1
(24)
"MikroTik products. A lot, if not almost all, of their networking products run on ARM processors and are fanless."
"Mikrotik is a great brand and over delivers for the price."
"Mikrotiks 24 or 48 port. Their management system is bar none the simplest vlan tagging on the planet."
"Mikrotik RB5009."
"I like mikrotik."
"I am a massive fan of Mikrotek."
"Take a look at Mikrotik."
"I also like Mikrotik."
"[MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S] is a good option."
"I've been really pleased with MicroTik offerings."
#3
Aruba
4.3
(18)
"Are my goto. They are solid devices."
"Are my goto. They are solid devices."
"Been pretty happy with Aruba all the way through."
"Includes eight PoE+ gig ports."
"Definitely can't go wrong with Aruba."
"If you just need something easy, priced fairly, and has a lifetime warranty."
"Aruba CX6100 series and 6200 series would be in the running here."
"Aruba 6000 series."
"Aruba Instant on 1930 JL682A#ABA."
"Aruba 1930 or 1960 series"
#4
Ubiquiti
4.1
(17)
"Omada and Unifi are both great for simplifying management and bringing settings for all your devices under one interface."
"I went all in with ubiquity."
"We now use Unifi almost exclusively due to the great features."
"That being said I love my unifi switches!"
"Use Unifi for switches and access points in a home network."
"If you dont mind spending a little bit more I would recommend going with Unifi devices."
"For the money and Ubiquiti Edge Switch24 port with 250W POE gets the job done."
"Ubiquiti! What's fun is that Ubiquiti gets a lot of hate on this sub, despite their products being in more pictures on this sub then any other network provider."
"Never had issues with Ubiquiti tough series."
"I'm more into UniFi switches and their APs, as their security track record are pretty clean and with enterprise features without enterprise price tag."
#5
TP-Link
4.1
(16)
"I've been using the TP-Link Jetstream family switches for about 5 years."
"TP Link makes good very affordable managed switches."
"TP Link makes good very affordable managed switches."
"I saw the posted by another and it filled the gap until I was able to get a TP-Link TL-SX3008F."
"TP-Link TL-SG108PE"
"Check out this one."
"I've used that exact model of switch as the core switch in my lab/home network and I've filled it and have no complaints about performance at all."
"Big fan of TP-Link Omada."
"I have had good luck with TP-Link Business class devices."
"I'd second TP-Link business switches, like T1600G-18TS / TL-SG2216."
#6
Netgear
4.4
(13)
"[Netgear MS510TXPP] is a good choice."
"Another recommendation for the Netgear M4250 or 4300."
"Netgear AV Line M4250 is your answer, and I'm beginning to be convinced is the only professional answer for NDI workflows."
"We just deployed some of the Netgear M4300 series switches. I’m very happy with them so far."
"They've never let us down."
"Great little units web interface manage interface, VLANs and all the goodies."
"I think that my other Netgear GS110TPP is much much better."
"I ended up having to go with two Netgear."
"Depending on how many ports I don't mind using the M Series from Netgear."
"Good switches. Good features."
#7
HP
3.8
(9)
"Rock solid. No complaints."
"HP 2610's are $50 or less now-a-days, enterprise grade, and silent."
"Switches are good."
"We use HP switches and they just work."
"Which comes in varieties from 8-48 ports and runs silent."
"They tend to go for ~$45 on eBay."
"It is very reliable."
"HP Procurve J9450A, 24 x 1GB ports + 2 alternate SFP ports, web managed, fanless."
"Do. Not. Buy. Hp1920s. Omg garbage."
#8
Juniper
4.8
(6)
"Juniper EX2300-c"
"Juniper makes the EX2300-C switches which is a 12-port 1Gig copper switch with 2x 10Gig SFP+ uplink ports."
"Just snagged a Juniper EX3300-48P."
"Ran me I think $70 last year."
"Which has 12 POE ports, 2 no poe ports, and is fanless."
"They also come in POE versions."
#9
Brocade
4.7
(6)
"I can recommend the Brocade ICX6450 it is a cheap switch released from enterprise use."
"I am a big fan of the Brocade ICX6450-48P. Really cheap, free licenses available."
"Give this a whirl!"
"Get a used brocade switch off eBay for $100."
"BROCADE ICX6450-48 ~50w."
"Use brocade or ubiquity switches."
#10
UniFi
4.8
(4)
"Really, it's wonderful stuff."
"We now use Unifi almost exclusively."
"Fantastic for any home lab user that isn't looking to become a Cisco technician."
"Their 16 port is quiet."
#11
Zyxel
4.0
(4)
"I recently bought the Zyxel Xgs1250."
"Zyxel do 2.5Gbe cheap switches."
"The Zyxel XS/XGS1930 series compare in price and offering to the Aruba1930."
"It will be a game changer."
#12
D-Link
4.3
(3)
"Meets all your requirements+ 10gig uplink bonus."
"DGS-1510-20 has 16 ports GigE, 2 SFP, 2 SFP+ and is managed."
"Very happy with it. And it’s stackable."
#13
Stratix
4.0
(3)
"No issues, decently fast, way more expensive than they should be."
"We use N-Tron, but I think stratix are cheaper."
"I’ve been told the CLI isn’t even changed on them."
#14
FS.COM
4.5
(2)
"The price is right and it does everything I'm looking for and then some."
"The equivalent switch there is probably the S3900-24T4S."
#15
HPE
4.5
(2)
"2x fanless HPE Aruba Instant On 1960 24G 2XGT 2SFP+ (JL806A) which you can stack."
"Goes for ~$70."
#16
Moxa
4.5
(2)
"Take a look at Moxa. I put in 60+ EDS-G512E on one project back in 2018 and have only had one failure."
"Moxa has been the standard at 2 different companies I’ve been at."
#17
HP Procurve
4.0
(2)
"HP Procurve J9450A, 24 x 1GB ports + 2 alternate SFP ports, web managed, fanless."
"Web managed, fanless around $50 on eBay."
#18
Cambium
4.0
(2)
"Cambium has these."
"Seconding the suggestion to check out the Cambium range as an option. I have found them to be cheap and capable."
#19
Arista
4.0
(2)
"Any Arista you can afford."
"Arista 7048t."
#20
Hasivo
3.5
(2)
"The [Hasivo S600WP-5GT-2S+_SE] is managed, does 2.5Gbps."
"If you don't need PoE, you could get one Hasivo S600W-5GT-SE for relatively cheap."
#21
Ubiquiti UDM Pro
5.0
(1)
"Depending on your budget, go with the UDM or UDM Pro."
#22
Managed Switch
5.0
(1)
"Don’t even think to use anything less than a real managed switch."
#23
MokerLink
5.0
(1)
"Https://www.amazon.com/MokerLink-Managed-2-5Gigabit-Compatible-1000Mbps/dp/B0CQ6VGY3S/ref=sr_1_10"
#24
Omada
5.0
(1)
"Omada and Unifi are both great for simplifying management and bringing settings for all your devices under one interface."
#25
Phoenix Contact
5.0
(1)
"Would probably be perfect for your application."
#26
Meraki
5.0
(1)
"Is the way to go."
#27
M4300
5.0
(1)
"Specifically are a gem of a switch."
#28
HP Aruba
5.0
(1)
"Have great switches and work great with VoIP."
#29
Ruckus
5.0
(1)
"Ruckus 7150-c12p is a likely contender."
#30
Red Lion
5.0
(1)
"Red lion hands down could always go Cisco if you got money to burn"
#31
NTron 700
4.0
(1)
"No issues, decently fast, better pricing"
#32
Cisco 3560G PoE
4.0
(1)
"Can be had pretty cheap and can help with your CCNA material."
#33
Cisco SG220-26P
4.0
(1)
"They are fully featured, have a web interface and SSH access."
#34
Cisco IE 1000
4.0
(1)
"The equivalent Cisco industrial switch without the Rockwell firmware."
#35
Cisco SG 300
4.0
(1)
"Looks like the Cisco SG 300 series can do this."
#36
Fanless Switch
4.0
(1)
"My main take was that it's fanless and silent."
#37
Old Switch
4.0
(1)
"Old but good and cheap. Fanless and low power and supports SNMP."
#38
Edgecore
4.0
(1)
"Ive had good luck with Edgecore for industrial switches"
#39
Ruggedcom
4.0
(1)
"The Ruggedcom RST916C fits the description and has 4 SFP+ uplinks."
#40
Dell
4.0
(1)
"L3 capabilities, no IPv6 && dynamic routing protocols"
#41
XGS
4.0
(1)
"Can do this."
#42
Cambium Networks
4.0
(1)
"Cambium Networks, you can have enterprise grade or more dedicated for remote sites switches."
#43
Etherwan
4.0
(1)
"Etherwan makes some nice hardened switches as well."
#44
B+B
4.0
(1)
"They might have what you need."
#45
Advantech
4.0
(1)
"Have a great range of industrial switches"
#46
Engenius
4.0
(1)
"In order of favorite brands."
#47
SG300
4.0
(1)
"As it has L3 routing as an option."
#48
Extreme
4.0
(1)
"The 210 series ones work well enough."
#49
fs.com
4.0
(1)
"Anyone with experience on those?"
#50
N-tron and Hirschmann
4.0
(1)
"Both do what they need to do."
#51
Fortinet
4.0
(1)
"Fortinet offer rugged switches."
#52
ADTRAN
4.0
(1)
"I've always liked working with ADTRAN for these applications."
#53
Quanta
4.0
(1)
"Quanta LB4M, add the brocade firmware to it."
#54
FS
4.0
(1)
"Maybe FS."
#55
N-Tron
4.0
(1)
"N-Tron"
#56
Antaira
4.0
(1)
"Came into a city that uses Antaira. They are working really well and we have several Layer 3 deployed with fiber."
#57
TP-Link T1500G 10MPS
3.0
(1)
"I personally like my T1500G 10MPS, but it does lack sfp+ connections."
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