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Network Switches under $300

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12 network switches under $300 from TP-Link, NETGEAR, Zyxel and more. Most cost $220 to $299, and half cost less than $244.

NETGEARSpec score 7.8

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 8.2

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
TRENDnetSpec score 8.2

28 Ports, 0.1 Speed, SFP, 193W

+Twenty-eight ports with PoE and PoE+ support
+Managed, allowing configuration of network settings
+Two SFP slots for fiber uplinks
−Limited to 10/100Mbps speeds, slower than gigabit switches
$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
NicgigaSpec score 8.2

16 Ports, 2.5 Speed, SFP+, 250W

+Sixteen 2.5Gb PoE ports
+Two 10G SFP+ uplink ports
+Fanless design runs without a fan
$224.99-25%List: $299.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
SodolaSpec score 8.8

24 Ports, 2.5 Speed, SFP+, 500W

+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
−Managed setup requires more configuration than unmanaged models
$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
VunLinkSpec score 8.3

48 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP, 800W

+48 ports for large numbers of connected devices
+PoE+ support powers devices over the Ethernet cable
+Two SFP uplink ports for fiber connections
−Unmanaged design offers no configuration options
$299.98
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
BVSpec score 8.3

28 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP, 250W

+28 ports for large wired networks
+24 PoE+ ports at 250 watts total
+Managed Layer 2+ switch for configuration control
−Rack mount design suits server racks only
$248.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
GenericSpec score 7.6

8 Ports, 1 Speed, 110W

+Eight ports for connecting multiple devices
+Gigabit speed on every port
+Two uplink ports for connecting to other switches
−Unmanaged, so no advanced configuration options
$213.18
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
GenericSpec score 8.3

1 Speed, SFP

+Industrial-grade build for demanding environments
+Power over Ethernet for powering devices over the cable
+Web-managed for configuring traffic settings
$270.16
as of 11/04/2026 06:08 PST - Details
GrandstreamSpec score 8.3

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
ZyxelSpec score 8.3

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
YuanLeySpec score 8.8

28 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+, 400W

+28 ports: only 1 of 27 here have more ports
+400W poe budget: only 2 of 10 here have a higher poe budget
$279.98
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details

Compare specs

network switchPortsSpeedSFP cagesSpec scorePrice
2417.8$239.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
241SFP8.2$224.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
280.1SFP8.2$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
162.5SFP+8.2$224.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
242.5SFP+8.8$299.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:06 PST - Details
481SFP8.3$299.98
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
281SFP8.3$248.99
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details
817.6$213.18
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
1SFP8.3$270.16
as of 11/04/2026 06:08 PST - Details
241SFP8.3$227.71
as of 11/04/2026 03:05 PST - Details

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