Product Price Number of Ports (port) Speed (Gbps) Management Interface POE Support VLAN Support Stacking Ports (port)
Zyxel GS1920-24HPv2 24-port GbE Smart Managed PoE Switch
US
£388.48 28 10/100/1000 Mbps Web GUI, CLI, SNMP, Zyxel One Network (Cloud optional) None (no dedicated stacking ports)

The GS1920-24HPv2 is a 24-port Gigabit Smart Managed PoE+ switch with four Gigabit combo uplinks, 375 W PoE budget, and management via web GUI/CLI/SNMP with optional cloud support. It offers Layer 2 features including 802.1Q VLANs, QoS, and PoE scheduling, aimed at SMBs needing power for APs, cameras, and VoIP devices. Rack-mountable and suitable for networks requiring centralized basic management and PoE delivery.

★ Ideal for

Ideal for reliable managed switches with PoE because it provides 24 Gigabit PoE+ ports, a 375 W PoE budget, and Smart Managed features (web GUI/CLI/SNMP) for SMB deployments.

HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 48G 4SFP/SFP+ (PoE)
US
£386.55 48 RJ-45 + 4 SFP+ 10/100/1000 for RJ-45; 1/10 Gbps for SFP+ Instant On cloud web portal; Instant On mobile app; local web GUI; SNMP null

A smart-managed 48-port Gigabit switch with four 1/10Gb SFP+ uplinks, Class 4 PoE with a 370 W budget, and cloud or local web/mobile management. It offers Layer 2+ features (VLANs, LACP, 802.1X), security controls and is aimed at small and medium businesses needing PoE for APs, phones and cameras.

★ Ideal for

Ideal for reliable managed PoE switches because it provides 48 Gigabit PoE ports, four 1/10Gb SFP+ uplinks, Class 4 PoE with 370 W budget, and cloud/local management.

Netgear GS724TPv2 24-Port Gigabit Smart Managed PoE+ Switch
US
£276.42 24 RJ45, 2 SFP Gigabit Web GUI, SNMP, optional Insight Cloud/app No

24 Gigabit RJ45 ports plus 2 SFP uplinks, Smart managed with Web GUI/SNMP and optional Insight Cloud management, and 802.3at PoE+ with a 190W power budget. Offers Layer 2 features including VLANs, QoS, ACLs and IGMP snooping, suitable for SMB deployments powering IP phones, cameras and access points. Rack-mountable with a 52 Gbit/s switching capacity.

★ Ideal for

Suitable for reliable managed PoE switches because it provides 24 Gigabit PoE+ ports, a 190W PoE budget, Smart management (Web GUI/SNMP) and Layer 2 features for voice/video/data convergence.

TP-Link TL-SG205PE 5-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 4-Port PoE+
US
£41.08 5 10/100/1000 Mbps Web-based user interface and management utility; Omada Controller cloud management No
TRENDnet TPE-TG327 7-Port 2.5G PoE+ Unmanaged/Semi-Managed Switch
US
£14403.90 7 5 x 1G, 2 x 2.5G Unmanaged

Compact 7-port multi-gig PoE+ switch with five 1G RJ-45 ports and two 2.5G RJ-45 ports, fanless design, 70W PoE budget, and 20 Gbps switching capacity. It's unmanaged (plug-and-play), supports IEEE 802.3af/at and 802.3bz, and is wall-mountable for small office or surveillance/Wi‑Fi deployments.

★ Ideal for

Suitable for reliable managed-PoE switch lists because it provides multi-gig ports (2.5G on ports 6-7) and PoE+ on all ports with a 70W budget, offering higher-than-gigabit throughput for access points and cameras.

Ubiquiti UniFi Switch 8 PoE (US-8-60W)
US
£77.69 8 Gigabit UniFi Network Controller (Ethernet)

Compact 8-port Gigabit managed switch with four auto-sensing 802.3af PoE ports and a 60W total PoE budget, silent fanless design, and centralized management via the UniFi Network Controller. Suited for small offices or homes that need to power APs, IP cameras, or VoIP phones while providing Layer 2 features and reliable gigabit throughput.

★ Ideal for

Good for reliable managed PoE switches because it provides 8 Gigabit ports, 4 IEEE 802.3af PoE ports with a 60W budget, and centralized UniFi controller management.