Product family

UniFi switches

Five UniFi switches, from a five-port 2.5GbE desk switch to a 24-port PoE++ rack unit. Every one of them shows up in Home Assistant through the local UniFi Network integration, with per-port and PoE switches you can toggle once you enable them.

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Every column is read from the product's own notes page. Discontinued members sit last.

UniFi switches compared: standout, price band, price and where to buy.
Product	Standout	Price band	Price	Where to buy
UniFi Switch Flex 2.5G 5 USW-Flex-2.5G-5, five 2.5GbE ports, no PoE out	A small 5-port 2.5GbE switch that can be PoE- or USB-C-powered (PoE input only, no PoE output)	mid	$71.03verified Sep 5, 2026	Check price at Amazon ↗ *
UniFi Switch Lite 8 PoE USW-Lite-8-PoE, 8 ports, 4 PoE+, 52W	A compact, fanless 8-port gigabit switch with four PoE+ ports and a 52W budget	budget	$114.99verified Oct 10, 2026	Check price at Amazon ↗ *
UniFi Switch Pro Max 24 PoE USW-Pro-Max-24-PoE, 24 ports, 10G SFP+, ~400W	A 24-port Etherlighting switch mixing gigabit and 2.5GbE PoE ports with 10G SFP+ uplinks	premium	$861verified Oct 13, 2026	Check price at Amazon ↗ *
UniFi Switch 16 PoE (150W) US-16-150W, 16 PoE+ ports, 150W, Gen1 Discontinued	A managed 16-port gigabit PoE+ switch with 150W total PoE budget and two 1G SFP uplinks	mid	$299verified Sep 5, 2026	Check price at Amazon ↗ *
UniFi Switch 24 (Gen1) US-24, 24 ports, no PoE, Gen1 Discontinued	A managed 24-port gigabit switch (non-PoE) with two 1G SFP uplinks	mid	$299verified Oct 31, 2026	Check price at Amazon ↗ *

Which one to buy

For a few PoE cameras or access points in a closet, the fanless Switch Lite 8 PoE with its four PoE+ ports and 52W budget is the one I'd start with.

The Flex 2.5G 5 is for adding multi-gig ports near a NAS or an AP; it takes PoE in but doesn't put PoE out, so it won't power anything downstream.

The Pro Max 24 PoE is the rack switch with 2.5GbE PoE++ ports, 10G SFP+ uplinks and a ~400W budget for a whole house of cameras, and all of them need a UniFi OS controller for the Home Assistant integration to read them.

The 16 PoE (150W) and the Switch 24 Gen1 are discontinued; both still work in current UniFi Network, but you'd be buying used or refurbished.

I haven't run any of these; the picks are based on the spec sheets and what other Home Assistant users report.

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