Poe Switch reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 160 Reddit reviews across 13 subreddits and 52 posts to rank the best Poe Switch brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/networking, r/homelab, r/Ubiquiti, r/HomeNetworking, r/reolinkcam. Top-rated brands include Ubiquiti (4.5/5), Mikrotik (4.4/5), TP-Link (4.1/5).
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Reviews160
Subreddits13
Posts52
Brands38
Products88
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#1
Ubiquiti
4.5
(34)
"Ended up going with this. should be more the sufficient for what i need."
"Another vote for Unifi. I go for future proof so I have a 48 POE switch."
"USW-FLEX"
"I absolutely love my little Enterprise 8 PoE. Good value (relatively) for a 10 gig uplink and all 2.5Gbe w/ PoE+ ports."
"Ent 8 poe I would say. One of the few ones with multiple 2.5gbit ports with poe and you could also link from 24 poe to the ent8 using sfp+"
"Ubiquity my man. Unifi no licenses, very pretty GUI to manage devices."
"USW-16-POE is great! Been using is for over a year now"
"Ubiquiti. Or Transition Networks (these are specifically designed for cameras, and map out your network, ID cameras, power cycle on failures, etc.)"
"The cheapest Unifi switch to get what you want is probably the US-8-60W"
"Us-8-60w will work for 4 ports, the us-8-150w will give you 8"
#2
Mikrotik
4.4
(20)
"Mikrotik's NP16 is a great device for this. I have a bunch of them out there for wISP and security sites."
"MikroTik's netPower 16P would be a good candidate for this project: Rated for 70C operation... Only $280 MSRP... 16 x 1G 802.1at PoE ports."
"Mikrotik Netpower 16P, and maybe you can ditch the NEMA box."
"Have a look at Mikrotik, I installed a bunch of Mikrotik gear in an underground mine, it’s so cheap, very rugged and not too hard to configure."
"The mikrotik was a fantastic switch and highly recommend."
"It's the one I recommend."
"Mikrotik CRS328-24P-4S+RM"
"Mikrotik CRS328-24P-4S+RM"
"Mikrotik might be an option for you as far as price/features."
"If you don't already have an investment into an ecosystem, Mikrotik products are always worth a look for CLI/web manageabili."
#3
TP-Link
4.1
(18)
"I've had TP-Link Router ER605, PoE Switch(s), and WiFi Access Point(s) EAP245 & EAP670 in mesh for years never had a problem"
"The Switch inside the garage is probably 10-15 degrees C warmer and had no issues all winter."
"This is a great switch and allows a lot of expansion."
"This is a great switch and allows a lot of expansion."
"TP-Link or Netgear ProSafe is my go-to for this type of need."
"If you just need a simple managed PoE switch and don't already have one in place, TP Link, Netgear, or Zyxel may be the route to go down."
"Look at the consumer vendors tplink, netgear."
"I've had good luck with the TP-Link line of PoE switches."
"The little five port switches are sometimes on sale for 20 bucks with POE and work great."
"I use the TP-Link ones, they are cheap & work perfectly"
#4
Cisco
4.4
(14)
"I have SG3218XP-M2 and every port is being used with two EAP773, oc200, and different types of cameras from axis and Hanwha. The switch been great since I installed it two months ago."
"Cisco IE or RuggedCom, been using them for years on all our industrial automation projects."
"The Cisco IE has served me well over the years and the IE3000 (now Eol) and IE4000 are workhorses in high heat, enclosed environments."
"We have used a myriad of Cisco SBS 302-08PP and it's replacement 352-08P inside NEMA boxes together with a piezoelectric heating element and a thermostat. This has worked well for outdoor installations in all kinds of weather."
"Extreme x460 is my current favorite followed by Cisco 3750/3850."
"The Cisco 2960s is a great switch."
"The 9200 series are pretty solid. Have deployed about 20-30 of them in the last couple months."
"I myself use a 48 port cisco 2960s that is poe+."
"We've had good luck with Cisco IE3200 in cell towers... The IE 1000 series is supposed to be good to 80*C, supports POE and fiber uplinks."
"You can usually get a cisco 3750g or similar pretty reasonably on ebay."
#5
Netgear
3.9
(10)
"I really like them all, and i recommend them if you need 10Gb connections"
"I just deployed twenty GXP2130's today and used a Netgear FS728TP."
"We've had good luck with Negear's ProSafe switches. You can get managed and unmanaged ones, and the managed offerings can be switched between cloud and on-prem management whenever you want."
"NETGEAR 8 Port PoE Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308EP) - with 8 x PoE+ @ 62W. Not the cheapest option but solid and reliable."
"Any of the big brands will work fine. Netgear makes nice budget switches, same with Dlink. If you can't find them, then TP-Link is your next best bet."
"If I needed this I would look at GS108PP or the managed equivalent if I wanted to manage VLANs etc."
"Netgear m4100/4300 is our current deploy for a nationwide rental house."
"If you want affordable PoE switches I recommend Netgear and HP."
"I went with an unmanaged netgear switch that had enough ports to support my house."
"I have a Netgear FS728TP. It's old, it's shit, but it's mounted sideways to a wooden pole in a freezing cold humid garage and it's working fine."
#6
Juniper
4.6
(5)
"2 x EX2300-12P in my garage and old barn, and they see temps around -15C each winter, and are exposed to whatever the humidity is outside. They are 3 years old now, and have held up just fine."
"I have the juniper 2300 at home and its great it lives in my garage and we get about 30ish degree temps out there and never had a problem."
"I have a bunch of Juniper 2300 compact poe switches that see freezing temps often. They have been very reliable."
"Note that the EX4100-F-12P is the current generation of the compact line."
"Juniper ex-2300 48p is damn affordable."
#7
Aruba
3.8
(5)
"Aruba CX 4100i."
"Aruba 4100i rated down to -40C."
"Aruba 2530 8G are available quite cheap on 2nd hand markets. Great switch, 10 ports (two ports are shared SFP/cooper)."
"Aruba 2530 are solid. Next day swap out on faults is also very good."
"Aruba 1900 series maybe?"
#8
Siemens
4.8
(4)
"I use Siemens RuggedCom now…. What you would be looking for is a RSG916P. It might be abit overkill but it’ll be future proof. They aren’t hard to setup and they offer pretty good support."
"I am in the industrial automation an we use Siemens SCALANCE series switches. In your case a XC206-SFP G would do the trick."
"We used these on a mountain peak that got encased in rime ice for about 3 months per year and we never had issues with the switches."
"May be checkout Ruggedcom Switches. I have been using them for urban railway infrastructure which has cenelec requirements to support -40 to +85 C. Also it's cheap :)"
#9
Zyxel
4.0
(4)
"Zyxel GS1920-24. There is an option to use Cloud management."
"We use Zyxel managed switches so I'm gonna get a whole heap of downdoots but Nebula just works and gives us full visibility."
"I'd recommend something like the Zyxel GS1900-24EP, a 24-port Gigabit switch, with 12 POE+ ports, and a total POE budget of 130 watts."
"Two suggestions for managed switches - Zyxel GS1900-24EP $229 24 ports, including 8 POE ports with 130W budget."
#10
TRENDnet
3.8
(4)
"Fast and Reliable Data Transfer Speeds (backed by 11 comments)"
"Easy Setup and Use (backed by 5 comments)"
"Trendnet actually has some managed industrial switches that'll go to 75c and have SFP ports."
"I had a trendnet with a lifetime warranty. It died after about 3+ year of light poe use."
#11
Moxa
4.7
(3)
"+1 for Moxa. Have some of those in surface cabinets on seagoing vessels and they just keep on trucking."
"We use them in our blue-light emergency phones in the SoCal sun with no ventilation. They just keep on trucking."
"Used Moxa but could try any of the DIN rail mount industrial rated switch’s"
#12
Pro Max
4.0
(3)
"I actually found a Pro-48-POE on eBay for $799"
"I think I saw someone selling a Pro Max 48 POE in the homelabs forum for around $800."
"Have you considered the value proposition of the 48 promaxpoe 😀"
#13
Alcatel-Lucent
3.7
(3)
"ALE 6465-P12 Plenty in stock and approved for the Florida DOT. They can handle the environmentals."
"I use an Alcatel Lucent OS6855 in the attic to run some cameras... reliable and stable in 100+ degree temps and below-freezing temps."
"Alcatel 6465-P12 might do the job for you?"
#14
Versitron
5.0
(2)
"Versitron’s 8-port PoE Gigabit switches support PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at), perfect for powering your cameras while also supporting Gigabit speeds"
"Versitron industrial-grade PoE switches are used in government, military, and security system projects, built to last in harsh environments."
#15
Netonix
3.0
(3)
"Netonix, Made in PA."
"I have 100+ Netonix WS-12-250-DC deployed on towers on south Patagonia. Not a single problem with them. Temps range from -20C on winter to 25C on summer."
"I’ve used loads of Netonix switches and I can not recommend them at all. They are buggy and if you ever reach out to their forums with a problem, you get bashed over the head with, “have you checked your grounding?”"
#16
HP
4.0
(2)
"If you want affordable PoE switches I recommend Netgear and HP."
"Switch is hp they've overnighted a replacement both times."
#17
UniFi
4.0
(2)
"Microcenter has a number of UniFi POE switches in-stock."
"Another for Unifi, but I would suggest something other than grandstream."
#18
Planet
4.0
(2)
"I use Planet industrial switches for these setups. If you are doing Axis cameras, they make all on one setups where you can patch directly in with Fiber."
"I have some planet switches that have taken a beating during winter with no problem."
#19
Fortinet
4.0
(2)
"We have a few FortiSwitch FSR-112D-POE switches sitting in fully sealed enclosures with ambient >35°C temperatures. Reasonably priced compared to a few Cisco rugged switches."
"FortiSwitch Rugged is outdoor rated with IP30 ingress protection and subzero cold start (-40c)."
#20
Red Lion
3.0
(2)
"Red Lion has some stuff I think. They acquired N-Tron years ago after I left. Price is probably reasonable."
"Take a look at Red Lion stuff. Not the most full featured in every model but if you’re ok din rail mounting them potentially they might suit the bill."
#21
MikroTik
5.0
(1)
"We have a Mikrotik Netbox PoE switch mounted 30ft up a 60ft tower in the country in central Illinois. I know we've hit -20°F without a single hiccup."
#22
Antaira
5.0
(1)
"Antaira high temp industrial switches everywhere. Poe+ managed and unmanaged options. Sfp etc."
#23
Cisco, Hirschmann
5.0
(1)
"Cisco IE switches have been rock solid for us... Also seen Hirschmann switches working for years in terrible conditions."
#24
Extreme
5.0
(1)
"Extreme x460 is my current favorite followed by Cisco 3750/3850."
#25
Luminex
5.0
(1)
"Luminex Gigacore switches. Having used them in anger on a recent install, they're rock solid and designed for entertainment networks."
#26
Black Box
4.0
(1)
"For some sites, we are using unmanaged rugged ones from BlackBox down to -40c with no real issues for many years now."
#27
Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, Moxa
4.0
(1)
"Look for industrial rated switches. Fiber Store has some fairly affordable models now but Cisco, Juniper and Aruba all make their own industrial models as well. Then you have the companies that tend to focus on industrial SCADA application like Moxa with offerings as well."
#28
Reolink
4.0
(1)
"Reolink just released their own POE switch at a good price too compared to the major brands"
#29
Altronix
4.0
(1)
"Altronix has a nice line of Netway switches and enclosures, which can function off a hybrid fiber + copper pair where there is no AC available."
#30
EtherWAN
4.0
(1)
"Etherwan industrial switches."
#31
Extreme Networks
4.0
(1)
"Just swapped a bunch of Cisco IEs for extreme networks ISWs. Good trade for me."
#32
Cisco, Hirschmann, Phoenix Contact, Moxa, fs.com
4.0
(1)
"Cisco IE, Hirschmann, Phoenix Contact, Moxa, even fs.com has an industrial switch (IES3100-8TF-P)."
#33
Lantronix
4.0
(1)
"Lantronix makes some IE models as well. These were purchased for light posts and POE cameras where I work."
#34
Engenius
4.0
(1)
"I currently use Engenius EWS1200 for about 100 cameras mostly Watchdog without any trouble."
#35
Pathway Via
4.0
(1)
"I use all Pathway Via switches. They’re built for this."
#36
FS
4.0
(1)
"If you don't need POE, there's a FS S3900-24T4S 24-port switch with 4 SFP+ slots for $179."
#37
Nortel
4.0
(1)
"I have a Nortel 5520 48-port gigabit layer-3 POE switch I got off eBay for less than $100."
#38
Linksys
3.0
(1)
"Maybe check Linksys LGS100, Zyxel GS1900, D-Link DGS-1100 or... Mikrotik, if 24 ports are "overkill" for you."
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