NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
What separates them
These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE is $89.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — unmanaged poe switch against managed poe switch — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
NETGEAR
NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch
$109.99
An 83 W PoE budget across all eight ports is generous for the size, and it is the reason to choose this over a 16-port switch with 45 W to share.
Full details →Ubiquiti
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
$199.00
Sixteen gigabit ports, but only eight deliver PoE and they share a 45 W budget between them -- that is the number that decides whether this switch fits, not the port count.
Full details →Who the NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch is for
Buy it if: Small camera or access point installs where the power budget matters more than management.
Avoid it if: Anyone who will need VLANs, port statistics or remote diagnosis later.
Who the Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE is for
Buy it if: A small office running up to eight access points that wants one silent switch and the UniFi controller.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering cameras or door controllers as well, who needs a larger PoE budget rather than more ports.
Specifications, side by side
8 of 11 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | NETGEAR GS308PP 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Unmanaged Switch | Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $109.99 | $199.00 |
| Annual energy use | About 876 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $149 at $0.17 per kWh | About 480 kWh a year running continuously, roughly $82 at $0.17 per kWh |
| Management | None -- unmanaged | UniFi Network controller, self-hosted or Cloud Key |
| Mounting | Desktop or wall mount | Desktop or wall mount, no rack ears supplied |
| PoE budget | 83 W total across all ports | 45 W total across all PoE ports |
| Port count | 8 x Gigabit Ethernet, all PoE+ | 16 x Gigabit Ethernet, 8 with PoE+ |
| Rated power | About 6 W with no PoE load, 100 W fully loaded | About 7 W with no PoE load, 55 W fully loaded |
| Switching capacity | 16 Gbps | 32 Gbps non-blocking |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime hardware warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Cooling | Fanless, silent | Fanless, silent |
| PoE standards | 802.3af and 802.3at | 802.3af and 802.3at |
| Input voltage | not published | 100 to 240 V AC, external power supply |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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