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Network Switches under $250

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15 network switches under $250 from TP-Link, NETGEAR, MokerLink and more. Most cost $160 to $239, and half cost less than $200.

Top brands: TP-Link (4)

NETGEARSpec score 8.0

24 Ports, 1 Speed, 190W

+24 ports for connecting many devices at once
+Fanless design runs quietly without a cooling fan
+Gigabit speed on every port for fast local transfers
−Unmanaged, so no VLAN or traffic controls
$239.99-17%List: $289.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
TP-LinkSpec score 8.5

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP, 250W

+24 ports for dense wired connections
+PoE support powers connected devices
+Managed switch with VLAN support
−Gigabit speed only, slower than multi-gigabit switches
$224.99-10%List: $249.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
TP-LinkSpec score 8.0

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP

+24 Gigabit ports for connecting many wired devices
+Managed switch for configuring network settings
+Four SFP slots for fiber or uplink connections
−Not a PoE switch, so it cannot power devices directly
$199.99-9%List: $219.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
TP-LinkSpec score 8.0

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP

+24 ports for dense wired connections
+4 SFP ports for fiber or uplink connections
+Managed switch for network control
−Gigabit speed only, slower than multi-gigabit switches
$199.99-31%List: $289.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
YuanLeySpec score 8.2

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP, 400W

+24 Gigabit ports with PoE+ power
+Two SFP ports for fiber or uplink connections
+Plug-and-play unmanaged operation
−Unmanaged, so no configuration options
$161.98-10%List: $179.98
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
Real HDSpec score 8.1

24 Ports, 2.5 Speed, SFP+

+24 ports at 2.5 Gigabit for multi-gig devices
+Two 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks
+Fanless design for quiet operation
−Unmanaged, so no configuration options
$194.02-5%Was: $204.24
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
MikroTikSpec score 8.5

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+

+24 gigabit Ethernet ports for many devices
+Two SFP+ 10 Gbps ports for uplinks
+Managed switch with dual RouterOS or SwOS boot
−No PoE support for powering devices
$188.90
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
TendaSpec score 8.2

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP, 410W

+24 PoE+ ports for powering many devices
+Includes SFP uplink ports
+19-inch rackmount form factor
−Fans are not fanless, so it produces fan noise
$159.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
ZyxelSpec score 8.6

24 Ports, 130W

+24 ports with 12 PoE+ and 12 GbE ports
+Smart managed switch for configurable network settings
+Gigabit Ethernet ports for fast wired connections
$219.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
SodolaSpec score 8.1

24 Ports, 2.5 Speed, SFP+

+24 ports for connecting many devices on one switch
+2.5 Gbps port speed above standard gigabit
+Two 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks
−Unmanaged, so no VLAN or port configuration controls
−No PoE support
$159.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
GrandstreamSpec score 8.5

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP

+24 Gigabit ports with PoE support
+Layer 2+ managed for configuration control
+SFP port for fiber or longer-distance uplinks
$227.71
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
GrandstreamSpec score 8.5

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+

+24 Gigabit ports for many connected devices
+Layer 3 managed for routing and configuration control
+Two 10G SFP+ ports for high-speed uplinks
$188.52
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
LinksysSpec score 8.5

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+

+24 ports for large network connections
+Four 10G SFP+ uplink slots for high-speed backbone links
+Managed switch with configurable network settings
$249.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details

Compare specs

network switchPortsSpeedSFP cagesSpec scorePrice
241SFP8.5$199.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
2418.0$239.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.5$224.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.0$199.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.0$199.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.2$161.98
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
242.5SFP+8.1$194.02
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
241SFP+8.5$188.90
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.2$159.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
248.6$219.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details

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