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Network Switches under $300

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13 network switches under $300 from TP-Link, NETGEAR, Zyxel and more. Most cost $225 to $299, and half cost less than $250.

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 21:08 PST - Details
TP-LinkSpec score 8.3

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+

+24 ports: only 5 of 28 here have more ports
+10G port: only 14 of 32 here have one
$299.00-15%List: $349.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 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 21:09 PST - Details
NETGEARSpec score 7.8

24 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP

+24 Gigabit Ethernet ports for wired connections
+2 x 1G SFP ports for fiber or uplink connections
+Smart managed switch with configuration options
$274.99-5%List: $289.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:09 PST - Details
NETGEARSpec score 7.1

5 Ports, 1 Speed

−5 ports: 25 of the 28 here have more ports
$239.92-25%List: $319.92
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 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
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
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 21:08 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 21:08 PST - Details
LinksysSpec score 8.3

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 21:08 PST - Details
YuanLeySpec score 8.8

28 Ports, 1 Speed, SFP+, 400W

+28 ports: only 1 of 28 here have more ports
+400W poe budget: only 2 of 11 here have a higher poe budget
$279.98
as of 11/04/2026 21:09 PST - Details

Compare specs

network switchPortsSpeedSFP cagesSpec scorePrice
2417.8$239.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 PST - Details
241SFP+8.3$299.00
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 PST - Details
241SFP8.2$224.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:09 PST - Details
281SFP7.8$281.26
as of 11/04/2026 21:09 PST - Details
241SFP7.8$274.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:09 PST - Details
517.1$239.92
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
481SFP8.3$299.98
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
817.6$213.18
as of 11/04/2026 06:09 PST - Details
281SFP8.3$248.99
as of 11/04/2026 21:08 PST - Details
1SFP8.3$270.16
as of 11/04/2026 06:08 PST - Details

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